Challenge
What had to be solved
A client was entering thousands of event records by hand — well over 100 hours of manual work per cycle, with errors creeping in.
Solution
What I built or fixed
A custom WordPress import system: CSV/Excel ingestion, validation, error handling and real-time progress, with admin tooling built around the real workflow.
Technical approach
How the work was approached safely
OOP PHP plugin, batch processing to avoid timeouts, data validation and de-duplication, and admin screens for review before publish.
Result
100+ hrs → 2 hrs
Data entry dropped from 100+ hours to about 2 hours, with fewer errors and a repeatable process.
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