Facebook Settings and Configuration
The Facebook extension does not add a dedicated settings screen. Configuration happens through a per-team meta field and the widget options.
Team meta box
Each team gains a Facebook meta box on the team edit screen. The meta box contains a single field:
Page URL — Enter the full URL of the team's Facebook Page (e.g.
https://www.facebook.com/yourclubname). The value is stored under thesp_facebookpost meta key.
Once saved, the URL is available to the Facebook widget for the "use team's Page URL" option, and to any custom theme template that calls get_post_meta( $team_id, 'sp_facebook', true ).
Widget options
The Facebook widget is registered under Appearance → Widgets and exposes:
Option | Purpose |
Title | Optional heading shown above the embed |
Page URL | Fixed Facebook Page URL — used when the widget is placed in a sitewide sidebar |
Use team's Page URL | Checkbox; when ticked and the widget renders on a team page, pulls the URL from that team's |
Tabs | Multiselect controlling which Facebook tabs are shown: Timeline, Events, Messages |
The widget loads the Facebook Page Plugin SDK from js/sportspress-facebook-sdk.js on the frontend.
Enabling the module manually (free plugin only)
If you're not running SportsPress Pro or a ThemeBoy theme, the conditional load may keep the plugin's hooks dormant. Add this to your theme's functions.php to force-enable:
add_action( 'init', function() {
update_option( 'sportspress_load_facebook_module', 'yes' );
}, 1 );