fixed    Game list footer - show "penalties" scores if extra time is not set

  fixed    updated Twitter icon in Player and Club profile

  fixed    referee saving on Data Import tool

  added    option to show Player's Current Club based on the last game (Customizer >> Football Leagues >> Player & Staff)

option to show Player's Current Club based on the last game

New arguments in shortcode "Stat :: Players (Single Stat Value)"

Layout Builder - option to select a custom layout for National teams and teams by IDs

Layout Builder - inline CSS option

Shortcode "Stat :: Players (Single Stat Value)" - Use cases

Default layout

With "nationality" filter

nationality="es" 

Average rating per game 

calculation="avg_game" digits="1"

Goalkeepers with fewer goals conceded in 90 minutes with a minimum of 5 games played

stat="goals_conceded" calculation="avg_90" digits="1" type="g" min_games="5" sort="asc"

one_line="1"

  fixed    Frontend Game Edit - fixed size of substitute icon

  fixed    Club page - duplicated transfers

  fixed    game status "penalties" if extra time is not set

  fixed    Calendar Slider - multiple competition IDs support

  fixed    show Trophies metabox on the Club edit page

  fixed    Frontend Edit (Edit Game & Live Edit) - possible JS name conflict with other plugins (e.g.: Essential Addons for Elementor)

  fixed    Game Edit admin  - show save button on mobile

  fixed    game status "penalties" if extra time is not set

  fixed    errors in Game >> Missed Penalties 

  fixed    lineup data migration of non-existent games (removed)

  fixed    show multiple player nationalities in the Squad section and in Players shortcode

  improved    migration process (show some debug info on errors)

  fixed    Transfers shortcode layout="player" - custom club_out is not rendering

  fixed    problem with rendering temp players in the game lineups

  fixed    migration issues with too long lineups

  fixed    migration problem with too long events list

  fixed    incorrect referee's games rendering on the Referee Page

  fixed    missing temp players in the game lineups

  fixed    date of death incorrectly calculated in some cases

⚠️ Warning

⚠️ Some plugin functionality wouldn't work till the end of the migration process.

⚠️ It is recommended to begin the data migration process during less busy hours to minimize disruptions to website visitors. If you have a large database, it may take several hours.

  improved    performance improvements

  added    new circle flags - https://github.com/HatScripts/circle-flags

  improved    Data Import tool

  added    tool to export game data in CSV format

A special migration tool has been introduced in v0.16.0 to guide you through the migration process.

  improved    moved player metadata from "postmeta" to new "player_data" table

  improved    moved games metadata from "postmeta" to "matches" table.

  improved    moved lineups from "postmeta" to the new "lineups" table

New Circle Flags

Added new circle flags with some former countries (Soviet Union, Yugoslavia)

If you don't like, you can switch back to legacy flags in Customizer >> General >> Flags 

⚠️ Warning

⚠️ Some plugin functionality wouldn't work till the end of the migration process.

⚠️ All "API Import" scheduled tasks will be disabled. Do not activate them till the end of the migration process.

⚠️ It is recommended to begin the data migration process during less busy hours to minimize disruptions to website visitors. If you have a large database, it may take more than several hours.

  fixed    "date_from" and "date_to" arguments in the Player Stats Panel shortcode are not working properly

  improved    API Import settings have been moved to a dedicated page  

  fixed    Subteams summary page is not working properly

  improved    automatic user's timezone functionality (logic of kickoff time converting)

  improved    Calendar Slider performance

Database Optimization

The new version will reduce database size by 200-300% and improve performance for most database queries.

A special migration tool has been introduced in v0.16.0 to guide you through the migration process.

  improved    custom player statistics moved into "anwpfl_players" table (from "anwpfl_player_stats" table)

  removed     "anwpfl_player_stats" table (after migration)

  improved    moved prediction from "postmeta" to new "predictions" table (less db size, better performance)

  improved    moved all formations from "postmeta" to new "formations" table (less db size, better performance)

  improved    moved all transfers from "postmeta" to new "transfers" table.

Migration Process

Test Results

1st website (23K - games, 28K players, DB size - 0.9GB)

After migration: DB - 0.45GB, migration process - 4 hours 

2nd website (6K - games, 10K - players, DB size - 304MB)

After migration: DB - 141MB, migration process - 12 minutes

Player Statistics Optimization 

From v0.16.0, custom player statistics are saved in the "players". The creation of appropriate database columns takes place automatically during saving statistics configuration.

Result: less db size, good performance for rendering shortcodes based on custom player statistics.

API Data Import - UI Improvements

New Menu and minor changes in Dashboard UI

API Data Import - new settings page

Old settings will be automatically migrated to a new format during the update.

  added    new Standing Table Advanced shortcode - info

  fixed    mobile YouTube loading error

  fixed    LIVE manual scores 0:0 on start

  fixed    minor API Import fixes

  added    new arguments in "Stats :: Players (Custom)" shortcode: "filter by columns" and "filter by column value (min)"

  added    new layout in "Stats :: Players (Custom)" shortcode: "tabulator" with sorting and filtering

  improved    %kickoff% placeholder in Builder will use plugin date format (if set in Settings >> Display >> Custom Match Date format)

  added    icons to basic statistics in "Stats :: Clubs" shortcode

Tabulator and undocumented "layout_mod" argument

All tabulator tables have a special argument "layout_mod"

The default value is layout_mod="even" (spread all free space on equal sizes between all columns)

layout_mod="auto" (automatic width)

layout_mod="first" (add all free space to the first column)

layout_mod="second" (add all free space to the second column)

  added    new Gutenberg Block:  Competition Header (based on Competition Header shortcode)

  added    new Gutenberg Blocks: Last and Next Game (based on appropriate shortcodes) with new arguments (max logo width, offset, transparent background)

  added    new Gutenberg Block: Game Countdown

  added    new Gutenberg Block: Teams

  fixed    JS errors with JetPack Boost "Concatenate JS" active option.

  fixed    "load more" in Matches shortcode: "days_offset_to" and "days_offset" arguments are ignored

  improved    %kickoff% in "Match title generation rules" will use plugin date format (if set in Settings >> Display >> Custom Match Date format)

New Gutenberg Blocks

Gutenberg Block: Competition Header

Gutenberg Block: Last Game

If you have JS errors with Jetpack Boost installed in Football Leagues v0.15.0, disable "Concatenate JS".

New animated countdown

New Addons menu

  fixed    edit Stadium - autocomplete places and addresses

  added    option in Customizer to load stadium map after user approval

  improved    load scripts only on required pages (Plyr)

  improved    JS script to load native YT player

  improved    JavaScript files have been rewritten in order to remove the jQuery dependency

  changed    game kickoff flipped countdown to a simple one (removed old jQuery script)

  added    season dropdown switcher in the Competition header

  added    "load more" argument in Matches shortcode ("limit" argument required  to show the initial number of games)

  added    "load more" button under the "Fixtures" and "Latest Matches" sections on the Club Page

  added    Subteams functionality - #759

New Tutorials

- Subteams functionality

Option in Customizer to load Stadium Map after user consent

New simple game kickoff countdown

Season Dropdown switcher in the Competition Header

Load More argument in Matches shortcode

  fixed    rendering Calendar Slider and widget with non-Latin characters in no-data-text after installing v0.14.18.2

  improved    performance improvements

  fixed    bracket manual layout has incorrect order in some cases

How to Add Full Page Cache on manual LIVE

  fixed    youtube video not visible

  fixed    additional temporary referee name is not displayed

  added    Standing - home/away table data

  added    Game Formation - new display options (photo & shirt, rating, game events, nationality) - "Customizer" >> "Football Leagues" >> "Match"

  added    player rating color depends on the value (from red to blue). You can change min/max values in "Customizer" >> "Football Leagues" >> "General"

  fixed    Standing table colors with Conference support

Standing - home/away table data

Game Formation - new display options

  improved    Matches shortcode - group by competition order and sorting

  added    support for custom countries ("Settings & Tools" >> "Settings" >> "Custom Fields")

  improved    Standing table - added initial sorting by team name

Custom Countries

  improved    Widget Birthdays - hide birthdays for the players with a filled date of death (can be changed with a hook)

  fixed    Full Page Caching - improved W3 Total Cache support

  fixed    Frontend Edit - game events on save don't update the plugin cache

  fixed    Layout Builder - Stadium season selector not visible

  improved    Import API - minor UI fixes

New Tutorials:

- https://www.anwp.pro/how-to-override-and-create-new-templates-in-anwp-football-leagues/

  fixed    Data Import tool: problem with temporary players import 

  improved    API Import - LIVE update logic

  added    Experimental support for the full-page caching (purge cache on API Import - game update)

  improved    LIVE Import - LIVE scores data are updated by WP Rest API that can be cached on web server level

  fixed    API Import - Penalty Shootout parsing 

  fixed    Import API - minor LIVE import improvements 

  improved    Bracket - added "free mode" and kickoff time field

New Tutorials

- https://www.anwp.pro/tournament-bracket-football-leagues-wordpress-plugin/

  improved    API Import - minor fixes on LIVE import

  added    API Import - added option to force update player photos on squad update 

  added    VAR event

  fixed    Player: all seasons block - season sorting

  fixed    Player: "all seasons" as the default player page doesn't work in some situations

  fixed    Standings shortcode: incorrect sorting by title

  fixed    manual LIVE is not working together with API LIVE Import

  fixed    logic in calculating Standing Table arrows 

Manual LIVE import support together with API LIVE Import

  fixed    API Import - error with 00:00:00 GMT time

  fixed    LIVE block style in slim game layout with competition logo

  added    "All Seasons" page in Player profile

  improved    "Stats Totals" blocks for "All Seasons"

  added    option in Customizer to select team Abbreviation or Full name in "Simple" and "Modern" Match List layout

"All Seasons" page in Player profile

"Stats Totals" blocks for "All Seasons"

Option to select team Abbreviation or Full name in "Simple" and "Modern" Match List layout

  added    automatic user timezone functionality + timezone switcher ( #1530 )

  added    Layout Builder > Player - "Show on Player Position" filter option

  added    new arguments in Calendar Slider shortcode:

    - calendar_size="small" (small or default)

    - competition_title="league" (league name or competition title)

    - centered (1/0) - make active day centered

    - day_width - day width (px)

  added    new argument in Referees Stats shortcode - order

  improved    API Import - LIVE Import: improved performance

New Tutorials

- Automatic User's timezone

Automatic user timezone functionality

Layout Builder > Player - "Show on Player Position" filter option

Calendar Slider - calendar_size="small"

  added    new option in Customizer 'Competition Title in Competition Header'

New option in Customizer 'Competition Title in Competition Header'

  added    Dynamic SEO - conditional tags

  fixed    empty row in Referees Stats shortcode (games without referee assigned)

  fixed    kickoff game edit in frontend Game edit mode

  added    new dynamic variables in Layout Builder - Match: referee_id and referee_name

  added    new arguments "date_from" and "date_to" in Shortcodes: Stat Players, Stats Players (Custom) & Players Stats

  added    new Player Stats Panel shortcode (improved version of old Player's Stats Panel)

New Tutorials

- Player Stats Panel (shortcode)

Player Stats Panel shortcode

Dynamic SEO - conditional tags

  improved    loading some scripts by request only (DataTables, Flatpickr)

  improved    added optimized Swiper library (twice smaller). If you have a problem with it, disable it in FL+ Customizer

  added    API Import - update stadiums and referees on "Update Kickoff time" action 

  added    API Import - option to reset squad on update (NO - default)

  added    new "plain" layout in shortcode Matches

  added    new Referee Stats shortcode

  added    new Referees Stats shortcode

New Tutorials

- Referee Stats

- Referees Stats

Referees Stats shortcode

Referee Stats shortcode

Optimized Swiper library

Swiper is used in Calendar Slider, Matches Scoreboard and Matchweek Slides.

API Import - option to reset squad on update (NO - default)

"plain" layout in Shortcode "Matches"

  fixed    show Fourth official referee finished games

  fixed    display temporary players in Penalty Shootout

  fixed    rendering SEO title of non-plugin pages in SEO plugins

  fixed    show non-standard Referee's countries (England, Walles, e.t.c.)

  fixed    Transfers shortcode - show team title with a logo

  added    dynamic SEO title and descriptions in Layout Builder

  added    more dynamic variables in Layout Builder

  fixed    API Import: no games to create in some situations (when API League's "from" parameter is not set correctly)

New Tutorials

- https://www.anwp.pro/seo-options-in-layout-builder-title-and-description/

Dynamic SEO title and descriptions in Layout Builder

  added    API Import - support Cancelled game status on import

  added    API Import - update Team code (abbreviation)

  fixed    API Import - error on creating games on some servers

  added    API Import - (Beta) Automatic Import Wizard for the most popular leagues

  added    new Game special status - "Match Cancelled"

  fixed    Game Lineups - Captain badge on a temporary player

  added    Data Import tool - Custom Fields in Club, Referee, Stadium

  added    Data Import tool - Staff import

  improved    thumbnails (player, staff, referee) and logos (club, competition) are available on the site search page

  added    Squad - option to disable Group By Position

  improved    Match Edit: Referee selector in the Match edit page

  added    Match Edit: possibility to add Referee and Coach as text string without creating its profile in the site database

  added    Match Edit: possibility to select a Temporary player as Captain

Possibility to add Referee as text string without creating its profile in the site database

Squad - option to disable Group By Position

  removed    API Import V2. If you are still using V2, migrate to V3 before updating. 

  added    API Import - Import Coaches

  added    Standing - new Ranking rules: "less yellow cards" and "less red cards"

  fixed    API Import - update game title and slug after Kickoff update 

  fixed    Standing table incorrect rendering on some sites

  added    "Additional Referees" and "Fourth official" games on the Referee page

  added    custom color option in Standing Table Colors

  added    possibility to load Initial Standing Table data from another table (useful in some multistage competitions)

Custom color in Standing Table Colors

Load Initial Standing Table data from another table

  added    Layout Builder - Prediction block in Match Live

  added    API Import - Odds - option to hide selected bookmakers and odds clickable option

  added    possibility to translate LIVE statuses #2007

  added    API Import - translatable Prediction parts

  added    Stats :: Players (Custom) Shortcode - arguments for secondary sorting - sort_column_2 and sort_order_2

  added    ▼ ▲ in the Standing Table - #23 (will be available after next round) To disable - Customize > FL > Standing

Possibility to translate LIVE statuses

API Import - translatable Prediction parts