added    API Import: Discover New Games to Create (new tool)

  added    option to restrict editing plugin instances only by administrators

  added    argument in shortcode "Stat :: Players (Single Stat Value)" - "player_name": default/short/full

New Tutorials

API Import - Discover New Games to Create - (New Tool) - Football Leagues

API Import: Discover New Games to Create

Option to restrict editing plugin instances only by administrators

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)

  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

⚠️ 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)

New animated countdown

New Addons menu

  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

  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

  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/

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

  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

  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    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

  added    API Import V3 - Odds Import

  added    new variable %ref_4_name% in Send Game Report by email

New Tutorials

- Odds Import

  added    Live Scores support in Matches widget

  improvements    minor improvements and fixes

  added    game Club captain

  added    Game Lineups - minutes in events (Customizer >> FL >> Match >> Minutes in Lineups Events)

  fixed    automatic suspension error in the last game

  added    API Import - options to disable loading club logos and stadium photos

  improved    Transfers shortcode - mobile layouts

  fixed    API Import - Update Injuries - disable scheduled task error

  added    API Import - option to disable loading players photos

  fixed    security fix

  added    API Import (V3) - Import Injuries (data are available in top leagues only)

  added    new Card Suspension functionality

  added    new shortcode - "Suspension Risk" (based on Card Suspension)

  added    possibility to Automatically Suspend Players (based on Card Suspension)

  improved    performance (Swiper and ECharts scripts are loading only on the pages where needed)

  added    Layout Builder - %home_goals% and %away_goals% dynamic variable in Match 

New Tutorials

- Card Suspension

- Suspension Risk (shortcode)

new Card Suspension functionality

New shortcode - "Suspension Risk"

  fixed    API Import V3: problem with importing games in new rounds - #1833

  improved    minor fixes

  added    Plugin Caching System - for caching some complex queries and automatic cache invalidating

  improved    API Import (V3) - dashboard scheduled UI

  added    API Import (V3) - option to schedule Update Kickoff Time task (once daily)

  added    API Import (V3) - option to schedule Update Predictions task (once daily)

  added    API Import - option to change (or translate) prediction advice in the Game Edit page

  added    API Import (V3) - option to load team comparison prediction data ( + block in Layout Builder )

  added    API Import (V3) - option to schedule Update Lineups & Formations task before the game (40 min before)

API Import (V3) - dashboard scheduled UI

API Import - option to change (or translate) prediction advice in the Game Edit page

API Import - Team Comparison (Prediction)

- activate "Text Advice + Comparison" in API Settings

- update API prediction data

- add "Match :: Prediction" block in the Layout Builder

API Import (V3) - option to schedule Update Lineups & Formations

  fixed    API Import (V3): import half-time score

  added    API Import (V3): list of latest log records in Dashboard and "All Leagues" Competition modal

  improved    Charts shortcode: added "league_id" and "limit" last games arguments

API Import (V3) - List of latest log records in Dashboard

  added    Plugin Health page to check some common problems

  improved    minor API Import V3 improvements

  added    support for several competition IDs in "Matches Horizontal Scoreboard" shortcode

  fixed    API Import (V3): Standings are not calculated automatically in secondary stages of multistage competitions

  fixed    API Import (V3): dropdown selector in Manual Configuration is not visible on non-English sites

  added    API Import (V3): option to disable SSL certificate verification

  improved    Transfers block is hidden on the National Club page

API Import (V3): option to disable SSL certificate verification

Disable it only if you have a problem.

For example: If you have a Direct subscription and have an error of getting data after 30.09, try to disable this option.

  improved    API Import Migrator doesn't work correctly with some new competitions and RapidAPI

  added    API Import (v3): new API Import UI which works with api-football.com API V3  

  added    API Import (v3): new Manual Import Configuration creator

  improved    API Import (v3): improved multistage competition management  

  improved    API Import (v3): improved transfers import logic to prevent duplicates

  added    new argument "competition_country" in Calendar Slider shortcode

  improved    Layout Builder: rendering "Matches All" in Multistage Competitions

  improved    Missed Players and Cards shortcode: new argument "show_date", new option "competition" in "club_id", fixed "all_players" when sections is set to "missed"

New Tutorials:

- API Import: Import data from "api-football.com" (v3)

- API Import Configuration: Round-Robin Competition (like regular national league)

- API Import: How to add new games in Multistage Competition (V3)

- API Import Configuration: Multistage Competition (like international cup)

How to Migrate from API Import V2 to V3.

Open the API Import page and click on "Run Migrator"

New API V3 UI

  improved    Game Formation edit UI

  fixed    Formation order in RTL mode and in Home team in vertical layout

  added    Formation - Custom Color option in Game

  fixed    Send Game Report by email - placeholder %away_cards_yr%

  added    Send Game Report by email - new placeholders (%goals_text_player_club%, %cards_text_player_club%, %cards_text_y_player_club%, %cards_text_yr_player_club%, %cards_text_r_player_club%)

New Formation edit UI

  fixed    error on editing Club Squad and Trophies in some cases

  added    Layout Builder - additional dynamic variables in Match layout (club, competition, leagues, season names)

  fixed    rendering custom game team stats in PHP 5.6

  added    API Import - Lineup Formations

  added    possibility to send game reports by email

  fixed    minor fixes

New Tutorials 

- Send Game Report by Email

API Import - Lineup Formations

Activate it in "FL+ Configurator" >> "Import API"

To display Formations, add Match Formation in the Layout Builder >> Match.

It will affect only new games.

  added    option to create new player transfer in Squad on Club edit page

  improved    club trophies UI

  added    clone action in Layout Builder

  added    More filters in the Transfers admin list

  added    new option "Transfer End Date" in Transfers

  added    API Import - possibility to translate "free" and "loan" in Transfers (Text Options - see screenshot). Will work on new or updated transfers.

New Trophies UI

Clone action in Layout Builder

More filters in the Transfers admin list

API Import - possibility to translate "free" and "loan" in Transfers

  fixed    transfer status not saved properly