Understanding the Requirements   1.  **Define User Roles:** Understand the different types of users (e.g., Admin, Reader). 2.  **Identify Data Types:** List out the types of data you need to store (e.g., News Articles, Categories, Sources, and User Preferences).   Setting Up the Database Tables   1.  **User Table:**   -  Fields:  

• User ID (unique identifier)
• Email (text)
• Password (password)
• Role (text, e.g., Admin, Reader)
• Created Date (date)

  1.  **Article Table:**   -  Fields:  

• Article ID (unique identifier)
• Title (text)
• Description (text)
• URL (text)
• Published Date (date)
• Author (text)
• Source (link to Source table)
• Category (list of links to Category table)

  1.  **Category Table:**   -  Fields:  

• Category ID (unique identifier)
• Name (text)

  1.  **Source Table:**   -  Fields:  

• Source ID (unique identifier)
• Name (text)
• Website (text)

  1.  **User Preferences Table:**   -  Fields:  

• Preference ID (unique identifier)
• User ID (link to User table)
• Category (list of links to Category table)
• Sources (list of links to Source table)

  Relationships Between Tables   1.  **User and User Preferences:** One-To-One 2.  **Article and Source:** One-To-Many 3.  **Article and Category:** Many-To-Many 4.  **User Preferences, Category, and Source:** Many-To-Many   Creating the Database in Bubble.io   1.  **Go to the Data Tab:** Click on the "Data" tab in Bubble.io. 2.  **Create New Data Types:** Click on "Data types" and add the tables (User, Article, Category, Source, User Preferences). 3.  **Define Fields:** For each Data type, click on the "Create a new field" button to add the relevant fields. 4.  **Set Field Types:** Choose the appropriate field types for each field (e.g., text, number, date, link to another Data type). 5.  **Save and Review:** Ensure all fields and relationships are correctly set up.   Implementing Workflows   1.  **User Registration/Login:** Create workflows for user registration and login. 2.  **CRUD Operations:** Implement Create, Read, Update, Delete functions for articles, categories, and sources. 3.  **Preferences Management:** Allow users to select and save their preferences. 4.  **Data Display:** Create repeating groups to display articles based on user preferences, categories, or sources.   Testing and Refinements   1.  **Test Functionality:** Regularly test the workflows and ensure data is being correctly stored and retrieved. 2.  **User Feedback:** Gather feedback from test users to make necessary adjustments. 3.  **Optimize Performance:** Optimize your database queries to improve performance.