MSTW League Manager Plugin Users Manual
MSTW League Manager Overview & Quick Start Guide
The MSTW League Manager plugin manages multiple leagues, their teams, and their teams' records. A variety of shortcodes are available to display league standings, league schedules, and team schedules. Continue reading
Actions & Filters
Several actions and filters are available to allow customization of a number of the plugin's features. Continue reading
All Sports
The "All Sports" sport is useful for "local" sites that maintain a large set of teams for games against local teams. Continue reading
BYEs or Open Dates (v2.6+)
Starting with version 2.6, MSTW League supports BYEs or open dates in schedule tables and galleries. Continue reading
Calculating Points
Points are calculated based on the plugin's settings for points awarded for wins, losses, ties (or draws), overtime wins, and overtime losses. Continue reading
Calculating Win Percentage
Win percentage is calculated by the following formula: Win percentage is calculated by the following formula: ( Wins * Ties / 2 ) / Games_Played. Continue reading
Change Log
A list of all plugin versions and the changes in each one. Continue reading
CSS Styling of Front End Displays
The plugin provides flexibility in styling the front-end displays (from shortcodes) via Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Continue reading
Frequently Asked Questions
Read some support questions that have come up frequently. Yours may just be in there! Continue reading
Game Status Display
The game status is displayed in schedule sliders and tickers, and in schedule tables as a collection of columns. Continue reading
Games – Add Games
The Add Games screen allows you to add games in bulk to a given league and season. First, select the league and season, then enter the games. Continue reading
Games – Edit Game
Use the Edit Game screen to add games or edit games. All data fields are described with an annotated screenshot. Continue reading
Games – Manage Games
The Manage Games screen is the gateway to edit the Games database. The data columns are described with an annotated screenshot. Continue reading
Games – Update Games
The Update Games screen allows the status for all games in a given league and season to be updated quickly. Continue reading
I18N – Language Translation
The plugin is translation ready. Continue reading
Import CSV Files
Venues, Teams, and Games can be imported in bulk via Comma Separated Value (CSV) files. Continue reading
Installation
The plugin can be installed via the three standard WordPress plugin install methods. Continue reading
Leagues
The Leagues screen is the first stop when using the plugin. Without at least one league, nothing happens. Continue reading
Media Links
The capability to link media to games as been enhanced in release 2.6 as described in this page. Continue reading
Seasons
The Seasons screen allows you to add seasons to a league, allowing you to archive schedules and standings for multiple years. Continue reading
Settings
The Settings screen provides four tabs to control the front end displays for each sport - Standings, Standings Tables, Schedules, and Schedule Tables. Continue reading
Settings – Schedule Tables
The Settings Schedule Tables tab provides layout options for the league schedules and galleries, and team schedule tables [shortcodes]. Continue reading
Settings – Schedules
The Settings Schedules tab provides formatting of the fields in the schedule tables & galleries shortcodes. Continue reading
Settings – Standings
The Settings Standings tab provides formatting options for the standings tables [shortcode], and the points rules for wins, losses, and draws. Continue reading
Settings – Standings Tables
The Settings Standings Tables tab provides layout options for the standings tables [shortcode], primarily what columns are displayed, their display order, and their labels (headings). Continue reading
Shortcodes
This page explains the syntax and arguments for the plugins's seven shortcodes for standings, schedules, and venues. Continue reading
Shortcodes – Arguments for Sliders & Tickers
The shortcode arguments and their defaults for all the League Manager Sliders & Tickers are very similar. Continue reading
Shortcodes (Add-ons)
Many new shortcodes are available in the MSTW League Manager Add-ons plugin, with more planned for future releases. See the MSTW League Manager Add-ons man page for the details. Continue reading
Teams
The Teams screen provides a view into the Teams database, and is the gateway to edit Team data. Continue reading
Teams – Edit Team
Use the Edit Team screen to add teams or edit existing teams. Continue reading
Update Records
Use the Update Records screen to update the records for all teams in a given league for a given season. Continue reading
Venues
The Venues screen provides a view into, and is the gateway to edit the Venues database. Home venues may be assigned to teams, and neutral sites may also be added. The MSTW Bracket Builder and MSTW League Manager plugins share a database of Venues. Continue reading
Venues – Edit Venue
Use this screen to add or edit game venues. The MSTW Bracket Builder and MSTW League Manager plugins share a database of Venues. Continue reading
Why a Child Theme?
Three paragraphs for WordPress newbies on why you ALWAYS want to use a child theme. Continue reading