Managing Events
The Events list screen is where you create, edit, sort, and bulk-edit every event published on your site. This article walks through the columns, filters, and inline actions available there.
The Events List Screen
Navigate to Events in the WordPress admin sidebar to reach the Events list screen. This screen lists all events as posts of type sp_event.
Columns
The list table shows the following columns by default:
Format — An icon indicating the event format (league, friendly, etc.). Shown as a dashicon with a tooltip.
Event — The event title, typically auto-generated from the participating teams.
Date — The scheduled date of the event.
Time — The scheduled time of the event (
H:iformat). If a status such as Postponed, Canceled, or TBD is set, the status label replaces the time display.Teams — The participating teams, each displayed with their primary result score. Users with the
edit_others_sp_eventscapability see an inline Edit Results link that allows updating scores without opening the full event editor.League — The competition (league) taxonomy term(s) assigned to the event.
Season — The season taxonomy term(s) assigned to the event.
Venue — The venue taxonomy term assigned to the event.
Match Day — The value stored in
sp_day. Displays "Default" when no match day is set. This column is sortable.
Status Labels
Events with a custom status set via sp_status show a post state label next to the title:
Postponed — stored as
postponedCanceled — stored as
cancelledTBD — stored as
tbd
Filtering
The toolbar above the list provides the following filter controls:
Team dropdown — Filter by a specific team (matches on the
sp_teampost meta key).Venue dropdown — Filter by the
sp_venuetaxonomy.League dropdown — Filter by the
sp_leaguetaxonomy.Season dropdown — Filter by the
sp_seasontaxonomy.Match Day text field — Filter by a specific match day value (matches on the
sp_daypost meta key).
Searching
Use the standard WordPress search box at the top right of the screen to search event titles.
Sorting
The list can be sorted by Date (default) or Match Day by clicking the respective column headers. Match Day sorts numerically.
Bulk Actions
The standard WordPress bulk actions (Move to Trash) are available from the Bulk actions dropdown. Additional event-specific bulk actions (Postpone, Cancel, Set on time) are described in the Bulk Actions article.