Football Match Predictor

Due to changes in WordPress 3.5 a new version (1.9.1) of the plugin is now available.

WordPress should notify you of the update automatically.

If the new version is not shown then go to WordPress Dashboard, click Updates and then ‘Check Again’.

If you have any problems after the upgrade please de-activate and re-activate the plugin. If problems still persist then, let me know.

The Football Match league predictor plugin has been updated to V1.9

Before upgrading please take a copy of any changes you have made to stylesheets or language files as these may be overwritten by the upgrade process.

The changes include:

V1.9 21st November 2012

• Added shortcode [fantasy-football fixtures=n] and widget to display up and coming match fixtures.
• Bug fix for Javascript countdown clock to work around some themes inserting P tags into the script.

V1.8.2 12th September 2012

• Bug fix to prevent users clicking bonus match more than once in a week if Use Match Start as Deadline is set
• Added ‘weeks’ to display match results per week and league table state as of week ‘n’

V1.8.1 9th August 2012

• Bug fix PHP Warning when scoring

If you have brought the plugin, then WordPress will automatically prompt you to update to the latest version.

If you have any problems after the upgrade please de-activate and re-activate the plugin. If problems still persist then, let me know.

The Football Match league predictor plugin has been updated to V1.8

Before upgrading please take a copy of any changes you have made to stylesheets or language files as these may be overwritten by the upgrade process.

The changes include:

• Added scoring option to give users points for missing predictions when starting after the first week. If a user joins the competition after the first week, then they can be awarded points for games missed in the preceding weeks. Set the Default Points option in the Scoring configuration to non zero, and then a user whose first prediction is after the first week will gain the defined number of points for each away team win in the previous weeks.
  Note – If a user has already predicted and misses a week then no extra points are awarded.
• Bug fix when filtering users predictions on admin screens
• Added links to login or register on prediction form
• Bug fix for themes that insert P tags into Javascript code

If you have brought the plugin, then WordPress will automatically prompt you to update to the latest version.

Any problems, let me know.

Below is a typical prediction form as displayed by the plugin.

Please login or register to make a prediction

Clock

Saturday 14 August 2010				Bonus
Tottenham Hotspur			Manchester City
Aston Villa			West Ham United
Blackburn Rovers			Everton
Bolton Wanderers			Fulham
Sunderland			Birmingham City
Wigan Athletic			Blackpool
Wolverhampton Wanderers			Stoke City
Chelsea			West Bromwich Albion

Sunday 15 August 2010				Bonus
Liverpool			Arsenal

Monday 16 August 2010				Bonus
Manchester United			Newcastle United

For more information and admin screen shots see the Football League Predictor menu above.

The Football Match league predictor plugin has been updated to V1.7.2

Before upgrading please take a copy of any changes you have made to stylesheets or language files as these may be overwritten by the upgrade process.

The changes include:

• Display dates according to current WordPress locale
• Turn off database error reporting by default
• Added option (unfinished=2) to show match predictions for matches kicked off but not yet finished
• Team icons are now optional. Leaving the team URL blank will not display an image for the team.

If you have brought the plugin, then WordPress will automatically prompt you to update to the latest version.

Any problems, let me know.

I have made available an early release of a prediction plugin for the Euro 2012 championship. See http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/euro-2012-predictor/

The plugin is still under development – but feel free to download, test, and provide any feedback to http://ianhaycox.com/euro2012/forums/

If you would like to supply translations then see the Translations menu on the site above and email me. Thank you.

Enjoy.

The Football Match league predictor plugin has been updated to V1.7.1

Before upgrading please take a copy of any changes you have made to stylesheets or language files as these may be overwritten by the upgrade process.

The changes include:

• Correct problem with media uploader not working due to a Javascript clash
• Display a message if no more matches are available
• Fix an issue with the countdown clock for multiple shortcodes
• Display a message if the user is not logged in before they click Save
• Limit goals from 0..99

Note to translators:

The message ‘Match score must be numeric’ has changed to ‘Match score must be numeric between 0 and 99′. Please use the updated .POT file to merge your new translations.

If you have brought the plugin, then WordPress will automatically prompt you to update to the latest version.

Any problems, let me know.

The Football Match league predictor plugin has been updated to V1.7

Before upgrading please take a copy of any changes you have made to stylesheets or language files as these may be overwritten by the upgrade process.

The changes include:

• Added popup dialog to choose schedule and match times.
• Performance improvements in admin screens for large numbers of predictions.
• Added shortcode option to display ranking for all leagues via season_id = -1
• Added weeks option to limit match ranking shortcode to a list of comma separated weeks, or 0 for latest week
• Added weeks option to limit match predictions shortcode to a list of comma separated weeks, or 0 for latest week
• Added unfinished option to match predictions shortcode to display predictions for unfinished matches
• Bug fix to select correct week filter after creating a new season.
• Added shortcode option to display aggregate and frequency statistics for match predictions
• Added new scoring option to allow user to choose a bonus game for extra points

If you have brought the plugin, then WordPress will automatically prompt you to update to the latest version. For more information on the new features please see the plugin’s Help menu.

Note: In some cases after using the automatic upgrade you may need to Deactivate and Reactivate the plugin to update the database structure.

Any problems, let me know.

The Football Match league predictor plugin has been updated to V1.6

Before upgrading please take a copy of any changes you have made to stylesheets or language files as these will be overwritten by the upgrade process.

The changes include:

• Prediction deadlines can be set on a Schedule or based on the Match Start time
• Shortcode option to turn off pagination for particular reports.
• Option to hide the total number of predictors when displaying stats
• Handle badge URLs better
• Manage cases where a user has been deleted from WordPress
• Added PHP function user_points to get the current users’ points. See function docs in fantasy-football.php for details.
• Fix bug with clockdown clock selecting match times from deleted schedules
• Fix bug where match results where not displayed if there was not a WordPress admin user
• Bug fix for WordPress Multi-site
• Fix warning displayed for statistics when there are no predictions

If you have brought the plugin, then WordPress will automatically prompt you to update to the latest version.

Any problems, let me know.

The Football Match league predictor plugin has been updated to V1.5

The changes include:

• Added PHP function user_ranking to get the current users’ ranking. See function docs in fantasy-football.php for details.
• New shortcode to display prediction statistics
• Widget option to display prediction statistics
• Updates for WordPress 3.1 changes. Fixes broken tabs in the Admin menu.

If you have brought the plugin, then WordPress will automatically prompt you to update to the latest version.

Any problems, let me know.

Hi,

I have just updated the Football League prediction to include a new shortcode to display the currently logged-in users’ predictions.

[fantasy-football user_predictions=n]

where n is the season ID.

Users can now go back and review previous and future predictions for each match.

Ian.