Conference & Division Support - Sports Leagues Docs

Organize teams into conferences and divisions for complex tournament structures like NFL, NBA, or regional group play.

User benefit: Build professional multi-tier league structures with hierarchical standings—conferences contain divisions, divisions contain teams.

🎯 Example Structure

Here’s how a typical conference/division structure looks:

Tournament
├── Eastern Conference
│   ├── Atlantic Division (5 teams)
│   └── Central Division (5 teams)
└── Western Conference
    ├── Pacific Division (5 teams)
    └── Mountain Division (5 teams)

🚀 Setup Steps

Step 1: Add Teams to Tournament Group

1. Open your Tournament for editing
2. In the tournament settings, ensure teams are assigned to the tournament
3. Save the tournament

Step 2: Create Conference & Division Structure

1. Scroll to the Conferences and Divisions metabox at the bottom of the tournament edit page
2. Click Add Conference to create your first conference (e.g., “Eastern Conference”)
3. Within each conference, add divisions as needed
4. Repeat for additional conferences
5. Save the tournament

Step 3: Assign Teams in Standing Table

1. Open your Standing Table for editing
2. Find the Conferences and Divisions metabox
3. Activate division support by toggling the option
4. Assign each team to the proper division and conference
5. Save the standing

Display Options

Standings with Conference Headers

When properly configured, standings display with:

• Conference headers above division sections
• Teams grouped under their division
• Visual separation between groups

Shortcode Filtering

Show only a specific conference or division using the partition parameter:

Show only Eastern Conference:

[sl-standing standing_id="123" partition="Eastern Conference"]

Show only Atlantic Division:

[sl-standing standing_id="123" partition="Atlantic Division"]

Common Configurations

League Style	Conferences	Divisions per Conf	Teams per Div
NFL	2 (AFC, NFC)	4	4
NBA	2 (East, West)	3	5
World Cup Groups	8 Groups	—	4
College	2–4	2	6–8

🆘 Troubleshooting

Structure doesn’t appear in standings

• Verify conferences are saved on the Tournament post
• Refresh the Standing edit page to load the new structure
• Clear browser cache if changes don’t appear

Teams showing in wrong divisions

• Check team assignment in the Standing Table edit page
• Recalculate standing after making changes

Conferences/divisions not showing in Standing metabox

• Ensure the Standing is linked to the correct Tournament
• Verify conferences were saved on the Tournament first
• Save the Tournament, then refresh the Standing edit page