A WordPress plugin for managing Go (Baduk/Weiqi) tournament registrations. Collect player information through frontend forms and export entries to popular tournament management systems.

Features

Frontend Registration Form with shortcode support
EGD Database Integration - Search and auto-fill player data from the European Go Database
Rank Selection - Dropdown with ranks from 30k to 9p
Automatic Rating Calculation - Auto-computes rating from rank when needed
Multiple Export Formats - CSV, Pairgoth (JSON), OpenGotha (XML), McMahon (XML)
Multi-Form Support - Create and manage multiple registration forms
Admin Dashboard - View, delete, and export entries

Installation

Upload the go-form-plugin folder to your /wp-content/plugins/ directory
Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
A default form is automatically created on activation

Usage

Displaying a Form

Use the shortcode to display a registration form on any page or post:

[go_form id=1]

Replace 1 with your form ID. Find form IDs in the admin settings page.

Admin Settings

Navigate to Go Form in the WordPress admin menu to:

Create Forms - Add new registration forms
Manage Forms - View all forms with their shortcodes
View Entries - See all submissions for a form
Delete Entries - Remove individual registrations
Delete Forms - Remove a form and all its entries (cannot delete default form)
Export Data - Download entries in various tournament formats

EGD Search

Players can click the "Search EGD" button on the frontend form to look up their information in the European Go Database. This auto-fills:

First Name
Last Name
Country
Club
Rank
EGD Number
Rating

Export Formats

Format	File Extension	Description
CSV	`.csv`	Standard spreadsheet format
Pairgoth	`.tour`	JSON format for Pairgoth pairing system
OpenGotha	`.xml`	XML format for OpenGotha tournament manager
McMahon	`.xml`	XML format for McMahon tournament system

Database

The plugin creates two tables:

wp_go_form_forms - Stores form definitions
wp_go_form_entries - Stores all player registrations

Both tables are automatically removed when the plugin is uninstalled.

Requirements

WordPress 5.0 or higher
PHP 7.4 or higher
MySQL 5.6 or higher

Fields Collected

Field	Required	Description
First Name	Yes	Player's first name
Last Name	Yes	Player's last name
Country	Yes	Country code (2-3 letters)
Club	Yes	Club name
Rank	Yes	Go rank (30k to 9p)
Rating	No	EGD rating (auto-calculated from rank if missing)
Email	No	Email address
EGD Number	No	European Go Database PIN
Comment	No	Additional notes

Hooks

Actions

admin_post_go_form_handle_submission - Form submission handler
admin_post_go_form_delete_entry - Delete entry handler
admin_post_go_form_create_form - Create form handler
admin_post_go_form_delete_form - Delete form handler
admin_post_go_form_export_csv - CSV export handler
admin_post_go_form_export_pairgoth - Pairgoth export handler
admin_post_go_form_export_opengotha - OpenGotha export handler
admin_post_go_form_export_mcmahon - McMahon export handler

Security

All forms use WordPress nonces for CSRF protection
Admin actions require manage_options capability
All input is sanitized using WordPress sanitization functions
Direct file access is blocked

Author

Nikola Petrov nikola@petrovv.com