I posted wp-SwimTeam v0.1.418 late tonight to the download page. This update fixes a minor problem with SDIF generation of the roster. In certain instances the first name field would be empty.
I posted wp-SwimTeam v0.1.417 this afternoon to the download page. This update adds new functionality and fixes a few minor things which have bothered me as I found them during the season.
The big new feature is a new shortcode – wpst_meet_report. This shortcode allows a the contents of a meet report to appear in a post or a page like this example on the wp-SwimTeam demo site.
The reports also now support hiding first and last names by only showing the initial as well as the ability to override the first name with a nickname if the swimmer’s profile has one. The missing ability to display a map on the swim meet report has been added so the checkbox on the form is now enabled. The reports can now display opt-in and opt-out information chronologically in the order they were added to the system as well as the previously available by name and by swimmer label.
This evening I posted a new build of wp-SwimTeam to the downloads page. This version fixes an unusual situation where the swimmer reports would fail to work when no optional swimmer fields we defined.
I also fixed another issue with optional fields (user and swimmer) where if the number of fields in use was set to 0 in the Options settings, the system would revert to the default (5) number of fields.
Over the past week or so I have also posted a couple updates without posting an announcement. Most of the improvements were in the reporting and SDIF generation. Reports for Swim Meets can now include multiple meets on the same report and the SDIF options page has a new option to allow overriding the first name with the nickname when exporting the roster in SDIF format.
A quick update that fixes exactly one issue – v0.1.400 is now on the download page. I unleashed the opt-in/opt-out system on the MacDolphins today and quickly found that having the Participation column with “Register” and “Scratch” displayed for the users was confusing as parents thought that the Register or Scratch wording indicated the statue of their swimmers. For now I have removed the column and I will add the ability for parents to see a summary of their Registers and Scratches.
I just uploaded a new version of wp-SwimTeam. It is now available on the download page. This version fixes some issues with the Opt-In/Opt-Out functionality and fixes a pretty significant issue with User Option fields not being initialized correctly.
This build also restores the missing CSS references so any information generated by the short codes is displayed properly.
This morning I uploaded a new version of wp-SwimTeam. It is available on the download page. This version fixes a minor bug that somehow I overlooked. The bug manifested as a PHP syntax error on the Reports menu. No other changes are included in this build.
This evening I uploaded a new version of wp-SwimTeam. It is available on the download page. This version introduces a new report for swim meets. The Swim Meet report’s most important feature is the listing of swimmers who have Opted-In or Opted-Out of a swim meet. On the MacDolphins we call this a the Scratch List.
A parent can now indicate when their swimmers are participating (for meets defined as opt-in) or not participating (for meets defined as opt-out) on either a full meet or event basis. The meet report will display a summary of swimmer participation based on the type of meet.
A couple of the options on the Report Form are disabled because they aren’t functional yet. They will probably work in a day or two.
This release also introduces a new mode for Swimmer Labels – Frozen. When Swimmer Labels are unlocked, they can be bulk assigned. When they are locked, Swimmer Labels can be edited on a per swimmer basis but no bulk assigned. When they are frozen, they can’t be edited at all. I added this because I inadvertently reassigned the swimmer labels for the MacDolphins yesterday without meaning to. Whoops.
I fixed a few other minor issues as well but nothing significant, mostly presentation of forms and such.
I posted a new build of wp-SwimTeam this afternoon for download. This build supports the new administrative mode for user and swimmer optional fields. It has not had a significant amount of testing but I was able to run through quite a few scenarios and all behaved as expected.
This build also introduces a new type of optional field the NO-YES option. This is similar to the YES-NO option but defaults to NO instead of YES.
This morning I uploaded v0.1.357 of the wp-SwimTeam plugin. You can download it from the download page. Note the bump of the minor version number from 0 to 1 in this build.
This build completes the changes to the option model for the optional fields for users and swimmers. In prior builds the optional fields were hard coded at 5 for both swimmers and users and the data was stored as part of the user and swimmer records. This build allows an administrator to set the number of optional fields for users and swimmers (independently) and offers several new types of optional fields (required and optional URLs and e-mail addresses) and stores optional data in a separate table.
The extent of this change was pretty extensive which is why there hasn’t been a release in almost a month. Unfortunately the old option data is not migrated to the new table so if you are using optional fields, you may have to re-enter some data. I had to do this with my own swim team. It is a nuisance. The old data is still in the database in the users and swimmers table but not accessed.
This build also fixes numerous GUI nits with messages and guidance, it should all be consistent now although I am sure I have missed something. It also fixes a bug with age groups when swimmer label prefixes are not being used.
I strongly recommend backing up your database before installing this update!
This afternoon I posted a new version of the wp-SwimTeam plugin to the download page. This update adds new functionality to the swimmer registration process. There is also the initial stages of registration fees. You can define what the registration fee is globally and then override it at the age group level. There is no support currently for a family discount.
If your team has Terms of Use (aka Rules and Regulations) and/or Billing information posted on your web site, you can add the URL(s) to the Registration Options and the link(s) will be displayed on the Registration Form and the user will be required to acknowledge the information via a Check Box. The MacDolphins needed this for billing purposes.
The other new feature is the addition of e-mail confirmation of registration (and unregistration). The person performing the action is sent an e-mail as is the list of e-mail addresses set up on the Registration Options tab.
A couple of minor form layout items were fixed in this build, nothing of major significance.
