Questions about the poster maker
Paste formats, dates, badges, colours, sizes and printing, answered plainly. The full rules are on how it works, and the fixture poster maker is where you try it.
Frequently asked questions
What can I paste?
Rows copied from a spreadsheet or a league website table, a CSV file (commas or semicolons), columns split by a bar, or plain lines such as Sat 7 Mar 10:30 vs Rovers (A) at Park Lane. A header row with names like Date, Kick off, Opponent and Venue is read by name. You can also choose a CSV file, or type games one at a time.
Why does it ask how my dates are written?
Because 03/04 is 3 April written day first and March 4 written month first, and both are real dates. When any date in your list reads both ways, you choose once and every date follows that choice. Dates like 2027-03-04, or with the month in words, never need the question.
A line is marked Needs a fix. What now?
Read the message on the row: it says what is missing or wrong, such as no time, no home or away, or a weekday that does not match the date. Most have a button that fixes it in one click, such as Mark the time TBC. Otherwise open Edit and change the field, or remove the row. The poster waits until every row is ready.
What badge files work?
PNG, JPG or SVG, up to 2 MB. The badge is drawn in your browser and kept as a PNG of at most 360 pixels a side, with any transparency kept, so it sits cleanly on a coloured header. An SVG that refers to files or web addresses outside itself is refused; export it as PNG instead. With no badge, a monogram of the short name is drawn.
How are the text colours chosen?
Text on your team colour is set in white or black, whichever has the higher contrast, and the page tells you which and the ratio. Every word on a colour reaches at least 4.5 to 1. A colour that is almost white, or two colours that are almost the same, get a plain warning. Home games also carry an H and away games an A, so the poster reads in black and white.
Which sizes can I make?
The poster as a PDF on A4, Letter or A3, the season as a 1080 by 1350 pixel image for social media, and a 1080 by 1080 and a 1080 by 1920 graphic for each game. On paper the text is never smaller than 9 pt.
Can I print it at a copy shop?
Yes. Take the PDF: it carries its own fonts, so it prints the same on their computer. Ask for it to be printed at actual size, or 100 percent, on the paper size you chose, not fit to page. The poster has a white margin, so it does not need borderless printing.
How many fixtures fit?
From 1 to 60, plus up to 20 break weeks. The page tries 1, 2 and 3 columns and picks the arrangement with the largest text. If very long names stop 60 games fitting at 9 pt, it says so and suggests what to shorten, or a larger sheet.
The league moved a game. How do I update the poster?
Change the row and download the poster again. The page remembers the games on the last poster you made, counts what has changed since, and can add an Updated stamp with the date and mark the changed games, so families can tell the new copy from the old.
How do I share the graphics?
Each graphic downloads as a PNG named by the date of the game, ready to post or send to a group chat. Use the square for feed posts and chats and the tall one for stories. The ZIP holds every game's graphic at once.
Where are my team and fixtures kept?
In this browser only. The fixture list, the badge and the poster are all made on your device and never uploaded, and there is no account. Save a backup file to keep a copy or to move to another computer.
Can I send my poster to someone else to work on?
Yes. Share this, under the poster, makes a link that opens your team and its fixtures on another device. The work travels inside the link itself, after the # sign, which browsers never send to a server. The badge image and your other saved teams are never in it, and you can leave the team name out. The person who opens it sees it as shared with them, and nothing is saved on their side until they keep a copy.
Does it work offline, and can I put it on my home screen?
Yes. After one visit the maker opens and works with no connection. The PDF and ZIP engines are fetched the first time you use them, and work offline after that. In a browser that offers it, Install Fixturefold appears in the menu. On an iPhone or iPad, open the site in Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen.
Two games on one day, or a game with no kick-off time yet?
Both are fine. Two games on one day print as two rows under that date. A time not yet known can be marked TBC and prints as TBC. Only two games at the very same time on one day are flagged, to check.
Who is behind it?
Fixturefold is an independent tool. Fixturefold is not affiliated with any league, club, governing body or graphics vendor. The names on your poster are the ones you type.