Change Log

RN Match Desk change log

Newest changes are shown first.

v1.9.7

• Fixed event forms being clipped or extending beyond narrow mobile screens.

• Isolated reporter inputs, selects, textareas and buttons from conflicting WordPress theme sizing.

• Added safe shrinking for the minute and added-time columns, with a one-column fallback on very narrow devices.

• Improved select and commentary field height so text is no longer vertically cropped.

# RN Match Desk Changelog

1.9.6

• Added administrator-only manual game creation from the Games page.

• Added Historic Results CSV import with duplicate updating, missing-team creation and a downloadable template.

• Added team badges to public match reports with team-initial fallbacks.

• Added available match officials beneath public line-ups and to copy-ready reports.

# Changelog

1.9.5

• Added home and away formations to copy-ready administrator reports.

• Added formations to public full-time result pages opened through View public result / copy link.

• Added each team's formation directly above its public starting XI.

1.9.4

• Added administrator fixture CSV upload with duplicate protection.

• Live Feed and Social Desk entries now state the team for every event.

• Added support for the Thorn Athletic 2026/27 fixture import CSV.

1.9.3

• Fixed public result links on servers where pretty WordPress rewrite URLs return an Apache 404.

• Permanent match links now use a rewrite-free query URL based on the immutable match ID.

• Full-time matches remain publicly accessible without login; unfinished matches remain private.

1.9.2

Permanent public match pages

• Added fixed match URLs such as `/match/123/home-v-away/`.

• Full-time matches can be opened without logging in.

• Scheduled and live matches remain private.

• Completed matches now include a public-result link.

• The match ID keeps a shared URL working even if team names are later edited.

# RN Match Desk change log

v1.9.1

• Completed fixtures now show their final score on the front-end fixtures-by-date screen.

• Live and half-time fixtures show the current score alongside their status.

• Removed the Start Match button from completed matches while preserving the score, head-to-head, live feed and saved line-ups.

v1.9.0

• Added administrator-only Full Match CSV import for completed matches.

• Imports match details, score, half-time score, managers, formations, officials, line-ups, captains, goals, cards, substitutions and statistics.

• Matches players by exact name or first initial plus surname within the correct team.

• Can automatically create missing players, or skip unmatched players when disabled.

• Officials remain plain-text match data and do not require user or player records.

• Added manager, attendance, half-time score and captain storage.

• Added replace controls for line-ups, events and statistics.

v1.8.5

• Moved team line-ups, formation setup and match officials below the live updates feed.

• Replaced unordered starting-XI checkboxes with 11 formation-ordered player slots.

• Added duplicate-player and starter/substitute validation.

• Formation changes immediately rebuild the position labels for that team.

v1.8.4

• Added a CSV file chooser to Setup & Imports for importing new and updated players.

• Kept a separate option for importing the bundled starter player list.

• Added upload validation, required-column checks, filename reporting and invalid-row totals.

v1.8.3

• Fixed the player importer returning to the Match Desk home screen.

• Player imports now return to Setup & Imports and show added, updated, skipped and team-created totals.

• Added visible error notices when the bundled player CSV cannot be read or has invalid columns.

v1.8.2

Front-end design

• Returned the Match Reporter and Social Desk to a clean white background with black text.

• Reworked cards, fields and fixture rows for a lighter, clearer mobile interface.

• Fixed match selectors so long fixture names stay within the screen width.

• Added mobile overflow protection for narrow WordPress themes and page containers.

v1.8

Match setup

• Any logged-in user can report on any fixture; team assignment is no longer required.

• Split the pre-match setup into separate home-team and away-team sections.

• Added formation selection for both teams.

• Added fields for the referee, two assistant referees and an optional fourth official.

Change log

• Shows the newest release first, followed by the previous four releases.

• A Show more versions button reveals the complete history.

Data

• Added a clean CSV file for importing all supplied players.

v1.7

• Added historic results administration and pre-match head-to-head previews.

• Added permanent match deletion with associated event and line-up cleanup.

• Added the read-only Social Desk for a second logged-in user.

v1.6

• Redesigned the private administration dashboard.

• Added today, live, upcoming and completed match summaries.

• Added permanent Games and Reports archives.

v1.5

• Removed the misleading large Today bar from the fixture browser.

• Added a selected-date heading with previous and next date controls.

v1.4

• Added all fixtures per selected date, defaulting to the current date.

• Added the bundled player importer with duplicate prevention and shirt-number updates.

v1.3

• Added bulk import for the complete 2026/27 fixture calendar.

• Added duplicate protection using external fixture IDs.

v1.2

• Introduced the dark, mobile-first match reporter interface.

• Added large event controls, a live feed, commentary and match-state controls.

v1.1

• Initial Match Desk release with teams, players, matches, events, line-ups and basic reporting.

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