Venues Managers - Sports API Hub Docs

Venues and managers are supporting entities that are auto-created during import — you do not need to add them manually. When a game references a venue or a team has a manager, the plugin creates the corresponding records automatically.

🏟️ Venues

What Is a Venue?

A venue represents a stadium, arena, or playing field where games take place. Venue data comes from the API as part of game and team imports.

Venue Data

Field	Source	Example
Name	API	“TD Garden”
City	API	“Boston”
Country	API	“USA”
Capacity	API	19,156
Coordinates	API	Latitude/longitude (when available)
Sport	Auto	Links venue to the sport

Note: Not all venues have complete data from the API. Capacity and coordinates may be missing for smaller or less prominent venues.

How Venues Are Created

Venues are created automatically in two ways:

1. During game import — when a game references a venue ID that does not yet exist in the database
2. During team import — when a team’s details include a home venue

The plugin checks for existing venue records before creating new ones, so re-importing does not create duplicates.

Venue in the Admin

Go to Hub Data > Venues to see all imported venues. The admin list shows the venue name, sport, city, country, and capacity.

Venue on the Frontend

Venues appear as metadata on game and team pages — they do not have their own standalone frontend pages:

• Game header — venue name and city displayed in the game metadata area
• Game info block — venue details card on the game page
• Team header — home venue shown in the team metadata grid
• Team info block — home venue as a metadata field

👔 Managers

What Is a Manager?

A manager (or head coach) represents the person leading a team. Manager data comes from the API as part of team imports.

Manager Data

Field	Source	Example
Name	API	“Joe Mazzulla”
Short Name	API	“J. Mazzulla”
Country	API	“USA”
Sport	Auto	Links manager to the sport
Photo	API (optional)	Manager headshot (if media downloading is enabled)

How Managers Are Created

Managers are created automatically during the Teams import task. When a team’s details include a manager reference, the plugin creates a manager record if one does not already exist.

Manager in the Admin

Go to Hub Data > Managers to see all imported managers. The admin list shows the manager name, photo (if downloaded), sport, and country.

Manager on the Frontend

Managers appear on team pages — they do not have their own standalone frontend pages:

• Team header — coach name displayed in the team metadata grid
• Team info block — coach as a metadata field
• Team staff block — a dedicated card showing the manager’s role and name

Shared Characteristics

Auto-Created, Not Manual

Neither venues nor managers can be created manually through the admin. The Add New action is disabled for both. All data comes from the API import process.

No Frontend Pages

Venues and managers do not have public frontend pages. They appear as metadata on game and team pages (e.g., venue name on game header, coach name on team staff block) but do not have their own standalone URLs.

Translatable Names

If you need to correct or localize a venue or manager name, use Entity Translations rather than editing the post directly. Translated names are protected from being overwritten during future imports.

📚 Related

• Teams — Teams reference venues (home arena) and managers (head coach)
• Games — Games reference venues (where the game is played)
• Entity Translations — Override venue and manager names