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We are happy to announce the release of the latest version, 3.5.0., of the Sportal365 CMS. With this release, we We introduce several new features that will improve the way users create and monitor the number of content they upload and monitor their performancepublish.

What is new?

  • News tracker

  • Content statistics

  • Team comparison widget

  • Squad widget update

  • Football API betslip improvement

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titleNews tracker

The News tracker is a new feature that allows journalists to create feeds and follow their preferred news outlets, video, and social media channels without leaving the Sportal365 CMS.

The trackercan be accessed by selecting News tracker from the left sidebar andconsists of a list of sources (location) and a name. A source (or location) is any of the following:

  • RSS (XM) feed

  • YouTube channel

  • Twitter account

  • Instagram account

You can add up to 50 sources in your feed. To add a source, enter a Location and then save it. When you do that, the system will check the validity of the source (URL) and if the source is valid, the name will be auto-filled; you can change the name later if you wish. In case the source is invalid–you will see an error message.

Once you add sources to your News tracker, your feed will appear as a sidebar on the right side of your screen.

 

What sources can you add?


  • RSS feed

Any valid RSS feed will do. For instance:

https://www.espn.co.uk/espn/rss/football/news

  • YouTube channel

Any channel can be used. Please note the difference between a channel and a user. Users cannot be added.

Valid YouTube input:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6yW44UGJJBvYTlfC7CRg2Q

Invalid YouTube input:

https://www.youtube.com/user/SkySportsOfficial

  • Twitter account

Any valid Twitter account URL will do. For example: https://twitter.com/Cristiano

  • Instagram account

Any valid Instagram account URL will do. For example: https://www.instagram.com/cristiano/

 

Adding from News tracker directly to your content


A great thing about the News tracker is that it allows you to add content from your feed as supporting material–say a BBC article–into the article, video or gallery you are working on. To add content, simply find the content you want in your feed and select Insert in content.   

 

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titleContent statistics

With release 3.5.0., we introduce a revamped dashboard that allows CMS users to view content statistics for individual contributors, all users, or for a specific Player, Team or Category.

The CMS tracks the number of content items that have been uploaded for the four main content types: Articles, Videos, Galleries, and Images.

 

My content today


Under My content today, creators can see all the articles, videos, galleries and images they have uploaded for a certain day or over a one-week interval.

 

All content today


In the All content today section, CMS users will be able to see the uploaded to their website videos, articles, galleries, and images by all users.

 

Player statistics


The Player statistics functionality of the dashboard lets you oversee how many articles, videos, galleries or images have been created for a specific player, for a specific time range.

 

Team statistics


The Team statistics functionality of the dashboard lets you track how many articles, videos, galleries or images have been created for a specific team, for a specific time range.

 

Category statistics


The Category statistics functionality of the dashboard lets you track how many articles, videos, galleries or images have been created under a specific category for a specific time range.

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titleTeam comparison widget

The Team comparison is a new widget that compares the performance of two teams for a particular tournament and season. Also, you can compare the performance of the same team but during different seasons.

Selecting statistics to display


The widget allows users to choose what statistics to display when comparing two teams, such as Matches played, Draws, Defeats, Goals scored, Goals conceded and more.

Adding odds data


Similarly to the Player H2H widget, the Team comparison widget lets you add odds at the bottom of your team comparison. To do that, you must select a team, a match, bookmakers and markets to display.

 

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titleSquad widget update

With this release of the Sportal365 CMS, we update the Squad/team players widget and add the ability to display injured and suspended players.

When you select to display injured players, a yellow card will appear next to the name of the player that is injured. Likewise, when you select to display suspended players, a red card will appear next to the player that is suspended.

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titleFootball API improvement

We now have the ability to prefill the bookmaker’s betslip (needs colaboration with bookmaker)

When you select odds, instead of sending you something

They can define the betslip