wp-championship
wp-championship is a plugin for wordpress letting you play a guessing game of a tournament e.g. soccer
Solid choice
wp-championship is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 40+ sites and was last updated 1 month ago, and scores 63/100 on our health check.
- Tested with the latest WordPress (7.1)
- Small user base (40+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & supportDaily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where wp-championship stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| championship | #2 |
| game | >100 |
| guessing | #47 |
| soccer | #18 |
| sport | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About wp-championship
From the official readme · v11.3Description
wp-championship is a plugin for wordpress letting you play a guessing game of a tournament e.g. soccer
Features:
- define number of groups, and points given to the winner, looser of each match
- define teams and a team specific icons
- define matches finalround and pre-final round
- for each user you can set a substitute
- sends mails about current game status (optional)
- define game admins to edit match results
- shows various stats for admin and users
- allows to arrange tippgroups as a kind of team guessing
- access via XMLRPC is possible
- various joker features (e.g. each player may select some matches and gets double points on it) BETA
- a lot of data for various tournaments and leagues (German Bundesliga, WM 2018, EM 2021)
- interface ti OpenLeagueDB to fetch team and match data automatically
Credits:
Thanks go to all who support this plugin, with hints and suggestions for improvment and especially to Andy Chapman for doing a lot of tests
Installation
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Upload to your plugins folder, usually
wp-content/plugins/, keeping the directory structure intact
(i.e.wp-championship.phpshould end up in
wp-content/plugins/wp-championship/).-
Activate the plugin on the plugin screen.
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Visit the configuration page (wp-championship) to
configure your guessing game -
Optional: load teams and matches into your database using the import feature.
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Recommende for updates: Please remember to deactivate and activate the plugin once for database updates
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Frequently asked questions
Where can I get further information about the plugin?
There are several resources to visit: A quick english reference for wp-championship The german wp-championship page The german manual wp-championship
Changelog
2026-05-29 v11.3
- centered round icons in match lists
2026-05-27 v11.2
- fixed team delete in admin dialog
- fixed WM 2026 data for final round
2026-05-22 v11.1
- added playersonly parameter to cs-userstats shortcode to add show only the player ranking of one tippgroup
- added data for the WM 2026
2024-07-11 v11.0
- fixed joker calculation
2024-06-30 v10.9
- added number of tippgroup members to stats8
- added option to sort tippgroup stats (cs-stats8) by average
- added option to show fullnames in rnaking (cs-suerstats)
- fixed, show all entries for stats4 in tournament mode
- fxied a special case during final round update
2024-06-15 v10.8
- fixed frequently nonce problem on some of the statistic
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FAQ
wp-championship: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 30, 2026
Is wp-championship free?
Yes. wp-championship is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is wp-championship safe to use in 2026?
wp-championship is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 40+ sites and was last updated 1 month ago, and scores 63/100 on our health check.
How many websites use wp-championship?
wp-championship is active on 40+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 32,718 times since it launched in May 2008. It was downloaded 141 times in the last 30 days.
Does wp-championship work with WordPress 7.1?
Yes. The developer has tested wp-championship up to WordPress 7.1.2, the latest release. It requires WordPress 6.2 or newer.
When was wp-championship last updated?
The latest version, 11.3, was released on August 17, 2026 (1 month ago).
Who makes wp-championship?
wp-championship is developed and maintained by tuxlog.
What are the best alternatives to wp-championship?
The most popular alternatives to wp-championship are Create Your League (10+ installs) and Microed Sports Manager (<10 installs).
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