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You can find team slugs on WhenIsTheMatch.com.<\/li>\n<li><strong>lang<\/strong> <em>(optional)<\/em>: Widget language code. Options: <code>en<\/code> (default), <code>fr<\/code>, <code>es<\/code>, <code>it<\/code>, <code>de<\/code>, <code>pt<\/code>, <code>ja<\/code>, <code>hi<\/code>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>branding<\/strong> <em>(optional)<\/em>: Set to <code>true<\/code> to display a subtle link below the widget. Enabling this helps support ongoing free plugin development! <em>(Default: <code>false<\/code>)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>Shortcode Examples<\/h3>\n\n<p><strong>Basic Spanish Match Widget:<\/strong>\n    [whenisthematch team=\"barcelona\" lang=\"es\"]<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Widget with Support Branding Enabled:<\/strong>\n    [whenisthematch team=\"chelsea\" branding=\"true\"]<\/p>\n\n<h3>External Services<\/h3>\n\n<p>This plugin embeds match information from WhenIsTheMatch.<\/p>\n\n<p>The widget loads content from:\nhttps:\/\/whenisthematch.com<\/p>\n\n<p>No account or API key is required.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"where%20can%20i%20find%20team%20slugs%3F\"><h3>Where can I find team slugs?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><ol>\n<li>Search for your team on <a href=\"https:\/\/whenisthematch.com\">WhenIsTheMatch<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Look at the end of the website address (URL). 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