Setting up your Widget (Hosted Solution) account
Please pay attention to 2 URLs provided to you (XXX - your client code):
- URL of Widgets (Hosted Solution) Stand alone page (https://hosted.wh.geniussports.com/XXX/).
- URL of admin page of Widgets (Hosted Solution) (http://hosted.wh.geniussports.com/admin/XXX/).
To set up a new Widgets account you will first need to make basic configurations in admin page:
- General page
- Languages
- Data
- Implementation code
General Setup
Timezone - This should be set to the timezone for which the league operates in.
1 - Display Main Navigation - choose to display navigation tabs in the main Widgets page.
2 - Display Competition Selection - choose to allow different competition selection.
4 - Display Competition Year Selection - choose to allow different seasons selection.
5 - Display the club's logo if the team does not have a logo - self explanatory.
6 - Display the league's logo / name - choose to fill top header with league's logo and name. Competition name is displayed by default.
7 - Display competition logo instead of league logo if available - if competition has own logo, this can be displayed rather than league logo.
The above mentioned settings appear as follows in the Widgets (Hosted Solution) page:
Additional Setup
1 - Google Analytics Code - a premium web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic.
2 - Client Code - unique 3-5 letters code allowing to view Live Match Center. This is provided by Genius Sports.
3 - Color scheme - allows changing block background, block text and link colors according to the league's style.
Embed Live Match Center in schedule:
There are 2 options how will you access the Widgets page:
1 - Independent Page - can be selected all the time. It allows to keep this page as stand alone.
2 - Embedded - should be selected, if the Widgets page will be embedded on a user's external website or on a Genius Sports Standard or Advanced Website. Domain name(s) of the external page(s) should be added as an allowed referrer. Please do not use https or www. When domain name is added, page can be switched back to Independent.
Languages
1 - Languages - allows to choose language of your website interface and content.
2 - Default language - can be selected to display the website in other than English default language.
If you choose more than one language, language selection box will be displayed:
Data
1 - Choose leagues - mandatory field.
2 - Choose competitions - allows to choose which competitions ("leagues" in FIBA Organizer) will be visible in the Widgets page.
3 - Active - allows to select which competitions are displayed.
4 - Default - choose competition will be displayed by default when the page is opened.
All active competitions will be displayed in the drop down box:
Implementation code
You can use Implementation code for embedding of Widgets to your external website.
Domain name(s) of the external page(s) should be added as an allowed referrer as well.
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