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Swiss Tourney

Swiss Tourney is a lightweight Swiss-system tournament manager built for WordPress. It allows organizers to run competitive events such as Chess, Magic: The Gathering, Pokémon TCG, Yu-Gi-Oh, and other Swiss-style tournaments directly from their WordPress site.

by Ninacess · github.com/ninacess1/swiss-tourney · website

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Install

No release zip yet. The repository archive installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow:

wp plugin install https://github.com/ninacess1/swiss-tourney/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
Readme github.com/ninacess1/swiss-tourney ↗

A Swiss-system tournament manager for WordPress. Supports player registration, automatic round pairings, standings, countdown timers, and email reminders.

Description

Swiss Tourney is a lightweight plugin to run Swiss-style tournaments directly on your WordPress site.
Perfect for chess, Magic: The Gathering, Pokémon TCG, Yu-Gi-Oh, Hearthstone, or any competitive event that uses Swiss pairing.

Features:

  • Player registration with name, optional email, and player ID
  • Automatic Swiss-style round pairings (with BYE handling)
  • Live standings with win/loss/draw and points
  • Countdown timer for active rounds (admin controlled)
  • Optional email reminders each round (if player provides email)
  • Automatic Final Standings email at tournament end
  • Shortcodes to embed tournament components on any page

The plugin does not connect to any external APIs or third-party services.

Data & Privacy

Swiss Tourney stores tournament data locally in the WordPress database.

The plugin stores:

  • Player first and last name
  • Optional email address (if provided by the player)
  • Player ID (if provided)
  • Match results and tournament standings

Emails are stored only for tournament communication and are not displayed publicly.

When a tournament is deleted:

  • All associated players are deleted
  • All pairings are deleted
  • Related tournament settings are removed

When the plugin is uninstalled (deleted from WordPress):

  • All plugin database tables are removed
  • All tournament data is permanently deleted
  • All plugin-related options are removed from the database

The plugin does not:

  • Send data to external servers
  • Track users
  • Use cookies beyond standard WordPress behavior
  • Collect analytics

Site owners are responsible for ensuring compliance with local data protection laws (such as GDPR) when collecting player information.

Installation

  1. Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/swiss-tourney/ directory, or install via the WordPress plugins screen.
  2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' screen in WordPress.
  3. Create a page and insert the desired shortcodes.

Shortcodes

  • [swiss_register tournament="1"] — Player registration form
  • [swiss_standings tournament="1"] — Show standings (auto-detects latest round)
  • [swiss_pairings tournament="1"] — Show pairings (auto-detects latest round)
  • [swiss_countdown tournament="1"] — Show countdown timer for current round

If no tournament ID is specified, the active tournament will be used.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this handle BYEs?

Yes. If a tournament has an odd number of players, the lowest-ranked unpaired player is given a BYE (+1 point, +1 win).

Are player emails displayed publicly?

No. Email addresses are stored only for sending round notifications and are never displayed on the front end.

Can I style the tables?

Yes. The plugin outputs simple HTML tables with CSS classes (swiss-standings, swiss-pairings, etc.). You can style them via your theme CSS or the plugin’s stylesheet.

Does the countdown start automatically?

No. The admin controls the countdown timer using Start, Stop, and Reset buttons in the tournament management screen.

Changelog

0.3.4

  • Initial release with registration, pairings, standings, countdown, and email notifications.
  • Added admin control for countdown (Start / Stop / Reset).
  • Improved data cleanup when deleting tournaments.

    Upgrade Notice

0.3.4

First public release of Swiss Tourney.