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Managing Players

The Players list screen is the starting point for finding, filtering, and editing player records in bulk.

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Managing Players

The Players list screen is the starting point for finding, filtering, and editing player records in bulk.
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Accessing the Screen

Navigate to Players in the WordPress admin menu. The list displays all sp_player post type records.
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Columns Displayed

The list table shows the following columns by default:
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  • # (Squad Number) — the sp_number meta value, displayed with a shirt icon in the column header

  • Name — the player's post title

  • Positions — all sp_position taxonomy terms assigned to the player

  • Teams — all teams linked via sp_team meta; current teams show a checkmark icon

  • Leagues — sp_league taxonomy terms

  • Seasons — sp_season taxonomy terms

Filtering Players

Four dropdown filters appear above the list:
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  1. Show all positions — filters by sp_position taxonomy term

  2. Show all teams — filters by sp_team post meta value (matches team post ID)

  3. Show all leagues — filters by sp_league taxonomy term

  4. Show all seasons — filters by sp_season taxonomy term

Select a value in any dropdown and click Filter to narrow results. Filters can be combined.
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Quick Edit

Click Quick Edit on any row to edit fields inline without opening the full editor. The quick edit panel exposes:
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  • Squad Number — text input for sp_number

  • Current Teams — checkbox list of all published team posts

  • Past Teams — checkbox list of all published team posts

Other fields (nationality, positions, leagues, seasons) require opening the full edit screen.
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Bulk Edit

Check multiple players and choose Edit from the Bulk actions dropdown, then click Apply. The bulk edit panel shows:
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  • Current Teams — checkbox list; checking a team adds it to all selected players (does not remove existing team assignments)

  • Past Teams — same additive behavior

Bulk edit does not expose Squad Number, positions, leagues, or seasons. Those must be updated individually or via CSV import.
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Sorting

Click any sortable column header to re-sort the list. The default sort is by title (Name). Squad Number is not a sortable column in the list screen.
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Searching

Use the Search Players box at the top right to search by player name (post title).
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