WORDPRESS SPORTS API INTEGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT Understand authentication methods and rate limits - Set up development/staging site - Install necessary WordPress tools/plugins if needed Design the database structure for storing sports events - Plan custom post types and fields (like Event Name, Date, Teams, Logos) - Build backend layout to temporarily fetch and hold API data Create a custom plugin to fetch data from the Sports API - Handle API authentication (OAuth, keys), timeout and error handling - Write functions to fetch and parse live data (JSON) Set up multiple Custom Post Types (CPTs) for different API data types - Add custom fields inside those CPTs for structured data storage Store fetched API data inside WordPress CPTs - Build a simple admin area to view the list/table of fetched data Save fetched data into custom fields within the dashboard - Add basic editing tools to modify API data inside WordPress Create temporary storage where data stays "on hold" until reviewed by editor - Let you manually edit or approve events before publishing Add status filters (PENDING / PUBLISHED) - Test manual editing with sample data to ensure everything works as expected Start pushing published data to the frontend from the backend dashboard – Once they are published the will display correctly on frontend, under their sport and league page.