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MySQL Tutorial: The basic introduction
Last Updated: January 3, 2018
Read This Post: MySQL Tutorial: The basic introductionMySQL is extremely powerful for web development, but can be tricky to learn. This tutorial will get you started on what it is, what it does and how you can use it.
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Using Sports Bench data with MySQL and PHP
Last Updated: January 3, 2018
Read This Post: Using Sports Bench data with MySQL and PHPIn this second post in a tutorial on MySQL, we go through how to take the data we’ve searched for and print it onto the page with PHP and WordPress.
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Getting players information with Sports Bench and MySQL
Last Updated: January 3, 2018
Read This Post: Getting players information with Sports Bench and MySQLNow that we know what SQL is, how to use it and how to output it with PHP, let’s try the same with players in Sports Bench.
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Getting advanced player and team stats
Last Updated: January 3, 2018
Read This Post: Getting advanced player and team statsSo far we’ve learned basic MySQL and PHP commands to search, get and print data. Now we step it up as we combine tables to get stats and start to do cool things.
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Getting more complicated player stats with MySQL and PHP
Last Updated: January 2, 2018
Read This Post: Getting more complicated player stats with MySQL and PHPIn the last tutorial in MySQL, PHP and Sports Bench, we go over how to order data, limit it, and then create a small stats leaderboard to tie it all together.
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Sports Bench 1.4 released to public
Last Updated: December 6, 2017
Read This Post: Sports Bench 1.4 released to publicAfter three months of development, Sports Bench 1.4 is now available to the public. With this update, users can add neutral site games, run rugby and volleyball leagues, use the WP REST API and more.
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Why you should go to a WordCamp
Last Updated: October 6, 2017
Read This Post: Why you should go to a WordCampWordCamps are an amazing place to learn and be inspired. So if you use Sports Bench or use WordPress, you should attend at least one WordCamp.
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Road Mapping Sports Bench 1.4
Last Updated: October 4, 2017
Read This Post: Road Mapping Sports Bench 1.4A month after 1.3 was released, work on Sports Bench 1.4 is starting to be built. See what features might be in the first anniversary release.
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Sports Bench 1.3 released today
Last Updated: October 3, 2017
Read This Post: Sports Bench 1.3 released todaySports Bench 1.3 is finally here! See how this version removes the need to write code and how it makes it easier to bring existing stats into the plugin.
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On creating themes for Sports Bench
Last Updated: October 3, 2017
Read This Post: On creating themes for Sports BenchThis hasn’t come up yet, but just to get it out there in writing: it’s perfectly fine for other developers to create themes that utilize the Sports Bench plugin. But there are few things that need to be followed.
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Setting up support for different ages, grades and levels
Last Updated: October 3, 2017
Read This Post: Setting up support for different ages, grades and levelsSports Bench doesn’t outright support different grade levels, but with a few adjustments, you can use the divisions and conferences to achieve your goal.
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Adding the scoreboard bar to your theme
Last Updated: July 21, 2017
Read This Post: Adding the scoreboard bar to your themeAlmost all sports websites, such as ESPN, have a scoreboard bar at the top. And with Sports Bench, adding such feature takes only a couple of lines of code.
