Contact person: Business Client

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Location: Delhi, India

Budget: Recommended by industry experts

Time to start: As soon as possible

Project description:
"I am looking for an experienced developer who can build a custom Joomla component that functions similar to a small “IMDB for Theatre,” along with tools to import cast data from theatrical Playbill PDFs.

Phase 1 — Web Application Inside Joomla

You will develop a fully custom Joomla component that integrates directly into my existing Joomla website ([login to view URL]). The system must support the following:

1. Database Architecture (MySQL)

Actors

Shows

Theatres

Roles played (actor ↔ show ↔ theatre)

Production dates

2. Joomla Component Requirements

Custom backend admin interface

Custom frontend display pages

Joomla-native user accounts (register/login)

Actor profile pages with:

Photo upload

Biography (optional)

Embedded YouTube videos (acting reel / clips)

List of shows and roles with dates

Theatre pages:

Shows produced

Actors who performed there

Show pages:

Full cast list

Theatre details

Production dates

3. User Access & Paid Features

The system must be designed so that in future phases:

Actors can log in and update their own profiles

A paid subscription upgrade can be added later (Stripe or PayPal)

Additional profile features

More photos or videos

Featured placement

You do NOT need to build the payment system yet—only design the component so it can support this later.

Phase 2 — PDF Cast Extraction (Optional / Separate Budget)

If you have experience with PDF parsing:

Automatically read uploaded Playbill PDFs

Extract:

Show title

Theatre name

Cast list (Actor ↔ Character)

Production dates

Output structured JSON for importing into the database

(I am open to assigning this part to a separate Python/PHP developer if needed.)

Technical Requirements

✔ Strong experience building custom Joomla components (not just templates or small edits)
✔ Deep understanding of Joomla MVC architecture
✔ Experience with MySQL relational modeling
✔ Experience with user roles, ACL permissions, and profile management
✔ Clean, modular code that allows future expansion into:

Mobile apps (iOS/Android)

Actor subscription plans

REST API for external integrations

Optional but preferred:
✔ PDF data extraction (PHP or Python)
✔ Experience embedding YouTube / media assets

What I Will Provide

Example Playbill PDFs

Sample actor/show/theatre data

UI layout references

Access to current Joomla installation

Deliverables

A complete, installable Joomla component (frontend + admin)

MySQL schema

Actor / Show / Theatre dynamic pages

User login + profile editing framework

Documentation

Optional: PDF import tool

To Apply, You Must Provide

Links or screenshots of previous custom Joomla component work

Your plan for structuring the data models

Whether you can also do the PDF parsing or if you prefer the Joomla-only part

Estimated timeline and milestones

Note

This is a long-term project. After the web app is complete, the next phases include:

Mobile apps (iOS & Android)

Subscription system

Actor verification

Automatic photo-matching tools

Public search and filtering features

I am looking for someone who can build a scalable, professional platform, not a quick hack." (client-provided description)