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Requirements & TMDb API Setup

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To ensure smooth performance, your server should meet:

  • WordPress 5.8 or higher
  • PHP 7.4 or higher
  • MySQL 5.7+ or MariaDB
  • HTTPS enabled (recommended)
  • Minimum 512MB memory (recommended for large content)

🎬 TMDb API Setup

Movie Engine uses TMDb (The Movie Database) to import movies, TV series, and metadata.

Step 1: Create TMDb Account

  1. Visit: https://www.themoviedb.org/
  2. Sign up or log in
  3. Go to Settings → API
  4. Request an API key
Tmdb api for movie engine

Step 2: Get API Key

Tmdb api for movie engine
  • Copy your API Key (v3 auth)

Step 3: Add API Key to Plugin

  1. Go to Movie Engine → Settings → API
  2. Paste your TMDb API key
  3. Click Save Changes
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In the same way, you can generate Api key for the OMDb API Key, but it’s optional
https://www.omdbapi.com/

✅ Done!

You can now:

  • Import movies & TV series
  • Auto-fetch posters, cast, and metadata
  • Build your streaming platform faster
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