Add Players/Teams
This article provides information on how to add a new Player or Team to your site.
How to Add
To add a new player to your website, please follow these steps:
- Login to your dashboard.
- From the left-hand menu, click Players.
- Click Add New.
- In the Title field, enter the player’s name.
- Under Player Details, fill out as much information as you can, including:
- Date of Birth
- Height and Weight
- Featured Profile (toggle this on if you want the player to appear in the homepage featured player block)
- Club Name * (you must already have clubs created in your Club Directory to select from)
- Position, Debut, and Biography (include Honours & Sporting Heroes if desired)
- Player Image * (ideal size: 300x300px; automatically cropped)
- Occupation
- X Handle and Instagram Handle (enter without URL or @)
- In the Teams box on the right-hand side, tick the team the player belongs to, or click + Add New Team to create a new one.
- If you’d like to save your progress without publishing, click Save Draft. To preview before publishing, click Preview.
- Once you’re happy with your player profile, click Publish.
- To unpublish a player later without deleting, change the Status to Draft and click Update.
- If you wish to reuse a player layout, you can click Copy to a new draft to clone the post.
Adding a New Team
- Teams are managed just like Categories in WordPress.
- To add a new team, go to Players → Teams in your dashboard.
- Click Add New Team, enter the Team Name, and click Add New Team to save.
- You can now assign players to this team from the player edit screen.
Don’t forget – there’s a built-in Help section, top right on all pages of your site!