Do you know the WordPress SportsPress plugin?
Do you know how to use it for create a website for your club (football, tennis, handball, rugby, basketball, etc.)?
Do you know how to create a website showcase with WordPress for your sports club?
No ?
Do not worry ! I intend to show you how to do this using the WordPress SportsPress plugin.
Indeed, it is a plugin that was recently recommended to me by Thierry Bertrand, and having realized its potential, I think it would be unfair if you did not also take advantage of it.
The plugin we will use for this tutorial is called " SportsPress ».
But before, if you have never installed WordPress discover How to Install a WordPress Blog in 7 Steps et How to search, install and activate a WordPress theme on your blog
Then back to why we are here.
How to install and configure SportsPress
This plugin is available on WordPress. It means you can install it from your dashboard. You can also download the extension as a zip file.
After activating the plugin, you will be taken to its welcome page. It is on this page that you can choose your favorite sport.
You will also notice new menus added to your dashboard.
To access the settings page, you must click on the submenu " Settings»From the menu Sportpress ».
SportsPress is a fairly comprehensive plugin and it offers a multitude of options. In the following, I will introduce you to the essential options. This page is made up of several tabs, among others we have:
The General tab
Here you have the possibility to modify the general appearance of the generated interfaces (colors, templates, custom CSS code) by the plugin and set some options such as sport selection and time zone selection.
The Event tab
On this page, it is more precisely about choosing the elements that are displayed and the way in which they are displayed on the events page. You can therefore check items (HTML templates), define the number of teams and events to display, choose the title format, etc ...
The "Teams" tab
Just like with the " TeamsWith this tab you can:
- Choose what to display
- Set a team limit to display
The "Players" tab
Here too, you can customize the different items that appear on the players page and set the limit of players to display.
Please note: :
These options are also applicable to the " Technical team ».
The "Text" tab
This tab allows you to customize the different messages that are displayed. This is a kind of plugin internationalization option here, because you can translate some values.
How to add players / events / teams / staff
I prefer to group all these elements together, because they are almost all similar. You will notice after installing the plugin that new menus have been added to your dashboard.
To add a new player, you must do so by accessing the menu " Players >> Add ". You can even add a post (which plays the same role as the categories here).
To create events, you must access the menu " Events >> Add ". On this new page, you can add in addition to the title and the description, the teams concerned and define certain options such as the duration, the place, the season and the competition concerned.
You also have shortcodes that allow you to display the events in a page or article of your blog.
To add teams, you must access the " Team >> Add ". For each team, you can choose a league, a competition, a season or a URL.
To add players, it is possible from the menu " Players >> Add ". You can add a position, a team, a competition in which they participated, the seasons during which they played from the details section. You also have shortcodes at your disposal to display the player in a page / article.
The staff management of the technical staff is done from the menu « Staff >> Add ". You can add details such as their nationality, the competitions in which they participated, the seasons they were active, etc.
You can also create competitions and seasons. You will notice that the interface of the latter is similar to that of the keywords.
How to display each item independently
Of course, some elements already have shortcodes that you can add on your pages / articles. However, there is a much simpler way for that.
By accessing the article / page writing interface, you will notice on the visual editor a new button " S ". By clicking on this button, a context menu will be displayed. From this menu, you will be able to choose the element to add in your visual editor.
Depending on each menu, a new window will appear and you can set more options for the item to display.
Here is a well illustrated demonstration. This is a WordPress theme designed especially for SportsPress.
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Conclusion
Here ! That's it for this tutorial on creating a sports team or championship website. Do not hesitate to share with your friends on your favorite social networks.
However, you will also be able to consult our resources, if you need more elements to carry out your projects of creation of Internet sites, by consulting our guide on the WordPress blog creation.
If you have suggestions or remarks, leave them in our section Comments.
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Hello.
I would like to know if the plugin installs tables in the MySQL database, because I checked my database and I did not find any great logical relevance (players table, team table, ...),
only two small tables that mix IDs.
Goods.
Hello,
I like to have a tool for that extension.
I installed it and filled in almost all of the fields to fill in (teams, league, competition, etc.)
The problem I encounter is that when I want to create an event, the result cannot be modified. It is in "AUTO" mode and I have no control over it, when I want to add something, a number, a small window "No match results" appears.
I therefore find myself blocked, I cannot add any result to my events ...
If anyone has the solution, I'm more than a taker! 🙂
Hello, I read above that you tried the sportspress plugin.
it was installed with a theme I bought (Champion)
I think I did everything right (the manual is in English
but I think I understand), but I stumble on a problem for several hours.
I encoded a meeting with a result but the classification is not done.
The new season starts again this weekend so I'm looking for emergency help
at a regular wordpress, I'm not (arch beginner first experience)
The site is http://tifopat.bureauxvirtuels.be and I can give you all access.
Could you give me a little help?
Thank you in advance for your quick response, even negative 😉
Patrick
Hello Patrick,
Sorry but we can't support a theme. The best would be to contact the developer of the theme. Here we limit ourselves to recommending themes.
Hello,
The problem I encountered with this plugin is that I want to make a site for the whole club (3 senior teams, U19, U17…) And it quickly becomes a gas plant I have the impression, given the number of players and teams. Is there a solution or a tip that I missed? Thank you 🙂
Hello,
Unfortunately, this is the only solution in memory at the moment. However, I recommend that you look for a dedicated football theme.
In general, these themes offer all the options necessary for the creation of a football club website.
Sincerely,
Thierry
Hello,
Small question about this plugin is it comes with widgets? Gender few card players on the home page, type the next game?
Thank you for your reply.
Cordially. Alex.
Hello,
Sorry, but I can't answer this question because I haven't purchased the plugin. So I do not know all the details of the delivered file.
Sorry