Features

ellistonSPORT have incorporated as many features as possible to create an online community based around your club. Make your club's website a vital source of up to date information for its users, giving them an incentive to re-visit the website to keep up to speed with the latest developments.

With its easy to use administration system you take control of the content that is displayed on the website. It allows you to add/edit/delete material at any time, cutting out expensive updating fees and programming.

• Stress-free subscription

  » Subscription includes a free domain name for your club!

  » Create unlimited email addresses!

  » Web hosting also included!

  » Pay as you go.

  » No hidden charges.

  » No obligation to renew your subscription.

• Easy to update, wherever you are!

  » Easily update your website via its own password protected online admin area.

  » No professional skills or expensive software needed.

  » All you need is an Internet connection!

• Customisable to your club's colours

  » Make your website unique by choosing three colours when ordering.

  » Upload any logos and images when ordering to personalise your site.

• Create an online community

  » Club members / website visitors can register online for free to be part of your online community.

  » Keep an eye out for other website members in the frequently updated list of users online.

  » Each registered user can upload an avatar/image to be associated with their account.

  » Click on a website member's username to find out more about them.

  » Website statistics are displayed showing the number of guests/website members online.

  » Send private messages to other members (Coming Soon!).

• Club discussion forum

  » Extend your club's community online with its very own forum.

  » Registered users can carry on the discussion at work or at home.

  » Create new discussion topics and track how many times it has been viewed and replied to.

  » Any forum posts can be deleted by Admin.

  » The forum can be turned on/off quickly in the Admin area.

• Publish club news articles effortlessly

  » Publish news articles on your website in seconds!

  » Each news article can include an optional photograph.

  » All uploaded photos are automatically re-sized to fit neatly into the page.

  » A snippet of the news article is posted on the homepage, including a thumbnail photo.

  » Links to the full news story are automatically created when a news article is added to the homepage.

  » News articles are automatically added to the list of news on the News page.

• Create an unlimited number of teams!

  » Manage an unlimited number of teams.

  » Assign each team a name, E.g 1st Team.

  » Every team is displayed neatly on the homepage to allow quick navigation.

• Add an unlimited number of players!

  » An unlimited number of players can be created and assigned to any team and changed at any time.

  » All player names are displayed on the homepage under their respective team.

• Player profiles

  » Add player profiles with as much or as little detail as required.

  » Assign a photograph to each player's profile.

  » All uploaded photos are automatically re-sized to fit neatly into the page.

  » A random players' photo is displayed on the homepage with a link to view their profile.

• Unlimited custom pages!

  » Custom pages can be created and published on the website. E.g. About, Club History, Directions.

  » Each custom page is given a title and automatically added to the navigation menu on the homepage.

• Club fixtures

  » Fixtures can be created for any team within your club and changed at any time.

  » Upcoming fixtures are displayed on the homepage with a full list on the Fixtures page.

  » For each fixture you can specify more details, e.g. Meet at the ground at 12pm.

• Club results

  » Results for each fixture can be published easily in a matter of seconds.

  » Recent results are displayed on the homepage.

  » A full list of past results can be found on the Results page.

• Match reports

  » Publish a match report for every result.

  » If a match report has been published, a link will appear after the corresponding result.

• Photo gallery

  » Upload photos to the photo gallery.

  » The photo gallery displays a title, the photographer's name and the date each photo was taken.

  » All uploaded photos are automatically re-sized to fit into the page correctly.

  » Thumbnails of the photos are created and displayed in the Photo Gallery and on the homepage.

• Photo gallery comments

  » Registered website members can post comments regarding a photo in the gallery.

  » Any comments can be deleted by Admin.

  » Gallery comments can be turned on/off quickly in the Admin area.

• Online polls

  » Create an online poll giving users an incentive to return to your club's website.

  » The poll question and it's respective answers can be created and edited yourself.

  » A news article is automatically published when the poll ends, illustrating the results.

• Club events

  » Publish club events to show website visitors / club members important dates in the club's diary.

• Links

  » Add unlimited external links to the Links page of the website.

• Add unlimited sponsors

  » Manage an unlimited number of sponsors.

  » A sponsor's logo can be uploaded which is automatically displayed on the homepage.

  » If no logo is uploaded, the name of the sponsor will be displayed in its absence.

  » Details regarding each sponsor are added to the Sponsors section of the website.

  » Adding sponsors could provide a revenue for your club.

• Contact information

  » Contact information regarding your club can be added and amended at any time.

  » Key contact information is visible on every page of the website as well as having it's own dedicated page.

• Extensive free online support

  » Live chat to the ellistonSPORT support team during office hours.

  » Easy to follow online tutorials.

  » Email support ticket system.

  » Frequently asked questions section.

This was the main feature list, however, if you think there may be something that other sports clubs would benefit from then please contact Support with your ideas. We are always thinking of ways to improve the software for our subscribers.