by Automattic 4.4 (237 reviews)

WP Job Manager

Name: WP Job Manager
Rating: 4.4 (237 reviews)
Author: Automattic

Create a careers page for your company website, or build a public job board for your community.

WP Job Manager ranks #566 among WordPress.org plugins with 70,000+ active installations, is #4 of 717 in the Business category, a 4.4/5 rating from 237 reviews, and was last updated Oct 28, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.4

v2.4.9 Current Version v2.4.9

Updated 4 days ago Last Update on 28 Oct, 2026

Refreshed 2 days ago Last Refreshed on

#4 of 717 in Business Top 1% by installs Downloads +307.3% this week Actively maintained

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#566

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Active Installs

70K+

-11.6%

KW Avg Position

1.6

0.2 better

Downloads

+235 today

Support Resolved

100%

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Rating

88%

Review 4.4 out of 5

4.4 (237 reviews)

Next Milestone 80K

Total Progress 75.4%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.4

237 reviews

Overall 88%

185 (78%)

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100%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

16 known vulnerabilities on record · 2 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Feb 17, 2026 UNPATCHED

WP Job Manager [wp-job-manager] <= 2.4.1 (unfixed)

CVE-2026-39660 · No fix released
Jan 29, 2026

WP Job Manager [wp-job-manager] < 2.4.1

CVE-2026-25404 · Fixed in v2.4.1
May 7, 2024

WP Job Manager [wp-job-manager] < 2.3.0

CVE-2024-34549 · Fixed in v2.3.0
Jan 5, 2024

WP Job Manager [wp-job-manager] < 2.1.0

CVE-2023-52212 · Fixed in v2.1.0
Jan 5, 2024

WP Job Manager [wp-job-manager] < 2.1.0

CVE-2023-52211 · Fixed in v2.1.0
Jan 7, 2019

WP Job Manager [wp-job-manager] < 1.31.3

Fixed in v1.31.3
Jan 7, 2019

WP Job Manager [wp-job-manager] < 1.31.3

Fixed in v1.31.3
Mar 15, 2018

WP Job Manager [wp-job-manager] < 1.29.3

Fixed in v1.29.3
Mar 2, 2018

WP Job Manager [wp-job-manager] < 1.29.3

Fixed in v1.29.3
Jun 15, 2017

WP Job Manager [wp-job-manager] < 1.26.2

Fixed in v1.26.2

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.4.9
Last Updated: Oct 28, 2026
Requires WP: 6.4+
Tested Up To: 7.1.4
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Automattic

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.4
Reviews: 237
Support Threads: 3
Resolved: 100%

Keywords

careers company hiring job board jobs

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

WP Job Manager is for anyone wanting to create a careers page or run a public job board, from small businesses to community sites. It provides shortcode-based job listing management with frontend submission forms so listings can be added and searched without custom development.

Frontend job submission forms
Ajax powered searchable listings
Job listing categorization
Listing preview before publishing
RSS alerts for job searches
Employer job dashboard management
Job statistics for employers
Custom post types and endpoints

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about WP Job Manager

View the getting installation and setup guide for advice getting started with the plugin. In most cases it's just a case of adding some shortcodes to your pages!

Yes! If you don't setup the [submit_job_form] shortcode, you can just post from the admin backend.

There are several ways to customize the job application process in WP Job Manager, including using some extra plugins (some are free on Wordpress.org). See: Customizing the Job Application Process

There are three ways to customize the fields in WP Job Manager; For simple text changes, using a localisation file or a plugin such as https://wordpress.org/plugins/say-what/ For field changes, or adding new fields, using functions/filters inside your theme's functions.php file: https://wpjobmanager.com/document/editing-job-submission-fields/ Use a 3rd party plugin such as https://plugins.smyl.es/wp-job-manager-field-editor/ which has a UI for field editing. If you'd like to learn about WordPress filters, here is a great place to start: https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/hooks/filters/

If you wish to be notified of new postings on your site you can use a plugin such as Post Status Notifier.

You can view (and contribute) translations via the translate.wordpress.org.

Block themes have no classic Widgets screen, but you can still add the Recent Jobs and Featured Jobs widgets through the Site Editor. Go to Appearance → Editor, open a template or template part, add the Legacy Widget block from the inserter, and choose Recent Jobs or Featured Jobs. The widget's settings and preview appear right in the editor, just as they do on a classic theme.