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WhenIsTheMatch Widget

Display live football scores, upcoming fixture countdowns, and TV broadcast info for 800+ teams.

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Tested up to WordPress 7.1
Current version1.1.0
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 7.1
Minimum stackWP 6.0 · PHP 7.4
Directory statusactive
Last directory update4 Sept 20261mo ago
Active installationsNewAdoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org ratingNo WordPress.org ratings yet
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records WhenIsTheMatch Widget version 1.1.0 as active, updated 1mo ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Overview

About this plugin

Keep your sports site visitors engaged with dynamic match updates! WhenIsTheMatch Widget lets you easily display your favorite team’s next upcoming football match along with real-time score updates during game day.

Perfect for fan blogs, sports news portals, and local club websites looking for a clean, responsive match preview block.

🌐 Guide in Your Language

English • Français • Español • Italiano • Deutsch • Português • 日本語 • हिंदी

⚽ Key Features

  • Next Match Countdown: Dynamic timer counting down to kick-off.
  • Live Score Updates: Real-time scores and goal tracking for ongoing matches.
  • Detailed Match Info: Venue, referee details, and TV channel broadcasts (where available).
  • 800+ Teams Supported: Full coverage across major international leagues, cups, and club teams.
  • Multilingual Ready: Adapts smoothly for international audiences.
  • Lightweight & Fast: Built with performance in mind to avoid slowing down your site.

Usage

Display the widget anywhere on your site (posts, pages, sidebar widgets) using shortcodes.

Quick Start

[whenisthematch team="spain"]

Parameters

  • team (required): The slug for the team you want to display (e.g., real-madrid, arsenal, spain ). You can find team slugs on WhenIsTheMatch.com.
  • lang (optional): Widget language code. Options: en (default), fr, es, it, de, pt, ja, hi.
  • theme (optional): Widget color theme. Options: dark (default) or light.
  • branding (optional): Set to true to display a subtle link below the widget. Enabling this helps support ongoing free plugin development! (Default: false )

Shortcode Examples

Basic Spanish Match Widget:

[whenisthematch team=”barcelona” lang=”es”]

Light Theme Widget:

[whenisthematch team=”psg” theme=”light”]

Widget with Support Branding Enabled:

[whenisthematch team=”chelsea” branding=”true”]

External Services

This plugin embeds match information from WhenIsTheMatch.

The widget loads content from:

com

No account or API key is required.

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • live scores
  • countdown
  • fixtures
  • football
  • soccer
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested with WP 7.1

Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 6.0 · PHP 7.4
Update activity4 Sept 20261mo ago

“Tested up to” is directory metadata supplied by the plugin author. WP PlugIndex does not turn an older declaration into a claim that the plugin is incompatible.

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Version1.0.01.1.0
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