How do I add / edit events?

Adding or editing events is best done from the front end.

• Go to Editor login page, and login using the Front End login box
• Go to the schedule page you want to add or edit events
• To Add click "Add new Event" at bottom of the event list.
• To Edit click the "edit" button next to the event
• Fill in some or all the fields.
• Clicking on the date will bring up a calender to select the date.
• Press "save" to save this event and bring up a blank page for new event.
• Press "go back" to exit page without saving any changes.

Can I add formating to the event text?

No, currently these are just generic text boxes. You can not add any formatting, like bold or colors, or any links.

Can I add other Event types?

Yes. Go login the back end and go to the schedule page you want to add events to. Edit the sports plugin.  Within the plugin details go to the "schedule settings" tab.

There is a section called "Comma Separated list of Event Types". In the box, enter all the event types you want to use for this schedule page.

The default is Games, Practice, Team Meeting, Fundraiser

To add Scrimmage you would enter Games, Practice, Team Meeting, Fundraiser, Scrimmage.

If your sport has meets instead of games you can chage this to read Meets,Practice, Team Meeting, Fundraiser.

One note: Changing the default list has no effect on events already entered. You can either delete the event, or change the event type for that event.

How do I customize the Schedule Columns?

You can customize the schedule page using the Schedule Settings tab.

• The Schedule Field list allows you to pick the columns you want to show in the list view.
• Select the columns from the "items" box and they will be added to the "selected" list.  
• Once in the selected list, you can order them by moving them up and down using the arrow buttons next to the selected box.
• The 'X' icom will delete a field from the selected box.
• The Single event field list works exactly the same, except this is the list of fields shown when you click to view details of a single event.
• The Scheduled field list all is the same as Schedule field list. It is only used if the show events for all teams box is checked.
• The Editable single event list is the list of fields that the front end editor can edit.  Is is recommended that this match the single event field list.

What are default schedule settings?

If you don't select any fields then the system will default to a list of fields for each view.

Default field list for

Schedule field : fulldate,time,team,type,opponent,location,score,winloss

Single Event : datetime,location,directions,type,description,opponent,score,winloss,timeofyear

Schedule field list all : fulldate,time,team,type,opponent,location,score,winloss

Editable single event field list :  datetime,location,directions,type,description,opponent,score,winloss,timeofyear

Schedule Season : List of seasons, that is, time of year (winter, spring, summer, fall) from which to display.
Default setting includes all seasons.

Show Events in All Seasons : If a value is set in “Schedule Season” this will override that value and display events from all seasons.
Default setting is on.

Show Events in All Teams and Schedule Field List All : If the “Show Events in All Teams” flag is set, then the “Schedule Field List All” is the set of fields that will be displayed. This is useful so that the field “team” can be added, specifying to which team each event belongs.
Default setting for Show Events in All Teams: off.

Comma Separated list of Event Types : This field is the list of allowed event types. If an event is of an event type that is not listed in this field, the plug-in will not modify it.

What are event fields?

The schedule item list is the list of fields, in order, from the event record that the plugin will display when listing many events. Additionally there are special value for fields that don’t exist but which the plug-in creates. They are “fulldate” and “time.”
“Fulldate” displays a readable date. “Time” displays the hour and minute of an event. “Fulldate” is special because the plug-in endows them with links to the editing screen if an editor is logged in.

It is highly recommended to include it in the list, as the frontend editing capabilities will be inaccessible otherwise.

Other useful fields include:

• location - can be used to specify location of event
• directions - can provide directions to event
• type (of event) - selected from event types
• description - event description
• opponent - opponent for event, if applicable.
• score - score or results of event
• winloss - result
• team - team from
• date - day of the event
• timeofyear - spring, winter, fall, summer