Title: StatsFC Top Scorers
Author: Will Woodward
Published: <strong>March 16, 2013</strong>
Last modified: June 21, 2023

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# StatsFC Top Scorers

 By [Will Woodward](https://profiles.wordpress.org/willjw/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/statsfc-top-scorers.zip)

 * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/statsfc-top-scorers/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/statsfc-top-scorers/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/statsfc-top-scorers/#installation)
 * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/statsfc-top-scorers/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/statsfc-top-scorers/)

## Description

Add a football top scorers table to your WordPress website. To request a key sign
up for your free trial at [statsfc.com](https://statsfc.com).

For a demo, check out [wp.statsfc.com/top-scorers](https://wp.statsfc.com/top-scorers/).

#### Translations

 * Bahasa Indonesia
 * Dansk
 * Deutsch
 * Eesti
 * Español
 * Français
 * Hrvatski Jezik
 * Italiano
 * Magyar
 * Norsk bokmål
 * Slovenčina
 * Slovenski Jezik
 * Suomi
 * Svenska
 * Türkçe

If you’re interested in translating for us, please get in touch at [hello@statsfc.com](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/statsfc-top-scorers/hello@statsfc.com?output_format=md)
or on Twitter [@StatsFC](https://twitter.com/StatsFC).

## Installation

 1. Upload the `statsfc-top-scorers` folder and all files to the `/wp-content/plugins/`
    directory
 2. Activate the widget through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
 3. Drag the widget to the relevant sidebar on the ‘Widgets’ page in WordPress
 4. Set the StatsFC key and any other options. If you don’t have a key, sign up for
    free at [statsfc.com](https://statsfc.com)

You can also use the `[statsfc-top-scorers]` shortcode, with the following options:

 * `key` (required): Your StatsFC key
 * `competition` (required*): Competition key, e.g., `EPL`
 * `team` (required*): Team name, e.g., `Liverpool`
 * `season` (optional): Season to show top scorers for, e.g., `2016/2017`
 * `date` (optional): For a back-dated top scorers list, e.g., `2013-12-31`
 * `highlight` (optional): Name of the team you want to highlight, e.g., `Liverpool`
 * `limit` (optional): Maximum number of top scorers to show, e.g., `5`, `10`
 * `show_badges` (optional): Display team badges, `true` or `false`
 * `default_css` (optional): Use the default widget styles, `true` or `false`
 * `omit_errors` (optional): Omit error messages, `true` or `false`

*Only one of `competition` or `team` is required.

## Reviews

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Great](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-5082/)󠁿

 [trehesten](https://profiles.wordpress.org/trehesten/) September 3, 2016

These plugins from StatsFC is highly recommended. Great and fast support.

 [ Read all 1 review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/statsfc-top-scorers/reviews/)

## Contributors & Developers

“StatsFC Top Scorers” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Will Woodward ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/willjw/)

[Translate “StatsFC Top Scorers” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/statsfc-top-scorers)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/statsfc-top-scorers/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/statsfc-top-scorers/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/statsfc-top-scorers/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/statsfc-top-scorers/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 3.0.0

 * Refactor: Update plugin for new API

#### 2.13.2

 * Hotfix: Issue displaying the number of goals when selecting a specific team

#### 2.13.1

 * Hotfix: Possible issue loading language/CSS files

#### 2.13.0

 * Feature: Allow top scorers to be shown for a specific season via the new `season`
   parameter

#### 2.12.4

 * Hotfix: Check options exist before using them

#### 2.12.3

 * Hotfix: Check highlight value against short and full team names

#### 2.12.2

 * Hotfix: Check the before/after widget/title bits exist before using them

#### 2.12.1

 * Hotfix: Fixed missing team badges

#### 2.12.0

 * Feature: Added multi-language support. If you’re interested in translating for
   us, please get in touch at [hello@statsfc.com](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/statsfc-top-scorers/hello@statsfc.com?output_format=md)

#### 2.11.2

 * Hotfix: Added a responsive horizontal scroll if the widget is too wide for mobile

#### 2.11.1

 * Hotfix: Fixed possible `Undefined index: omit_errors` error

#### 2.11.0

 * Feature: Put CSS/JS files back into the local repo
 * Feature: Enqueue style/script directly instead of registering first

#### 2.10.0

 * Feature: Added `omit_errors` parameter
 * Feature: Load CSS/JS remotely

#### 2.9.3

 * Hotfix: Fixed “Invalid domain” bug caused by referal domain

#### 2.9.2

 * Hotfix: Fixed bug saving ‘Show badges’ option

#### 2.9.1

 * Hotfix: Fixed bug with boolean options

#### 2.9.0

 * Feature: Added `show_badges` parameter

#### 2.8.0

 * Feature: Allow more discrete ads for ad-supported accounts

#### 2.7.0

 * Feature: Enabled ad-support

#### 2.6.0

 * Feature: Use built-in WordPress HTTP API functions

#### 2.5.0

 * Feature: Added badge class for each team

#### 2.4.0

 * Feature: Default `default_css` parameter to `true`

#### 2.3.0

 * Feature: Updated team badges.

#### 2.2.0

 * Feature: Added `[statsfc-top-scorer]` shortcode.

#### 2.1.0

 * Feature: Added a `date` parameter.

#### 2.0.0

 * Feature: Updated to use new API.

#### 1.6.0

 * Feature: Tweaked error message.

#### 1.5.0

 * Feature: More reliable team icons.

#### 1.4.0

 * Feature: Added fopen fallback if cURL request fails.

#### 1.3.1

 * Hotfix: Fixed possible cURL bug.

#### 1.3.0

 * Feature: Use cURL to fetch API data if possible.

#### 1.2.0

 * Feature: Updated team badges for 2013/14.

#### 1.1.0

 * Feature: Deleted redundant images.

#### 1.0.1

 * Hotfix: Fixed bug that prevents the widget from loading.

## Meta

 *  Version **3.0.1**
 *  Last updated **3 years ago**
 *  Active installations **30+**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.3 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.2.9**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/statsfc-top-scorers/)
 * Tags
 * [football](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/football/)[premier league](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/premier-league/)
   [soccer](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/soccer/)[widget](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/widget/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/statsfc-top-scorers/advanced/)

## Ratings

 5 out of 5 stars.

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## Contributors

 *   [ Will Woodward ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/willjw/)

## Support

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