Setup of FIBA LiveStats widget – Genius Sports

ℹ️ FIBA LiveStats Widget is easy to understand and simple to install on any existing website. This widget will keep fans up to date with all the action from their favorite teams and players.

1️⃣ To set up FIBA LiveStats Widget login to https://widget.wh.geniussports.com/.

2️⃣ After login, the system will display the list of widgets. Click on Add new widget.

⚠️ Only one type of widgets is supported by Genius Sports. Please use only Schedule/Fixture under Widget Type.

ℹ️ Please follow the steps below to create FIBA LiveStats widget.

1️⃣ Widget Name - write any title, for example "horizontal" or "widget #1", or use the title of the organization. This will be internally used information and the name of the widget will not appear anywhere out of setup page.

2️⃣ Widget Type - choose option Schedule/Fixture.

3️⃣ Domain Information - website domain has to be added as an allowed referrer for the embedding of widget. More than one domain could be added, as widget will work for all mentioned websites.

❗Make sure to add domains without www.

4️⃣ Click on Continue.

1️⃣Select or update the competitions for which the games should be displayed. Click on Add new data source.

2️⃣ In Data Sources tab select a league, write down a YEAR (mandatory) and a competition - click Add.

🔘Example. To create a competition under season 2021 in FIBA Organizer or a CMS, write 2021 in the field Year. To create competition under season 2020-2021, use 2020, even if the competition name is Cup 2021.

ℹ️ Note. Team/club should be added to show matches relating to particular team/club.

3️⃣ When all necessary competitions are added, click on Continue.

In the first section What matches to display under What type of matches? 4 options are available:

Matches currently live - widget will show all LIVE games. It can also show old non-finalized matches.
Today's matches - widget will show all games scheduled for today. Additionally, option Livestream only can be selected - in this case widget will show LIVE games scheduled for today.

Current round - widget will show all matches of the current round. If there are some days without games between rounds, additionally Number of days after last match can be set. Also, option Livestream only can be selected - in this case widget will show LIVE games scheduled for the current round.

ℹ️ Note. If there are no Live games, no Today’s games, no Current round games, widget will be empty. To avoid that, additional setting can be added - if Hide the widget if there is no data present is selected, the widget will be hidden completely.

Number of days back and forward - this option displays matches which occur between a date range specified by a number of days in the past to a number of days in the future.

1️⃣ Add values for:

Number of days in the past (by default 3)
Number of days in the future (by default 7)
Correct Timezone for thecompetition
Number of matches - the number of total matches that will be displayed in the widget
LiveStream only - to display only the games that will go live.

2️⃣ In the next section How to display the matches:

Select Layout - Horizontal.
Select Match Link destination - Webcast.
Add User code - 3-5 letters abbreviation provided by Genius Sports.

3️⃣ Choose 1-5 options:

Hide the widget if there is no data present - if there are no games, widget won't be visible on the website.
Display match scores - recommended.
Display scores for live matches - recommended.
Display team logos - recommended if most of teams' logos are added in the competition management system (e.g. FIBA Organizer).
Group by Competition - use this choice if the league has more than one competition and it is desired to split their games (screenshot below shows Competition selector).

4️⃣ Click Save and Continue.

Once all the steps are completed, the system will generate the necessary codes to be implemented into the website.