WPJobBoard 4.0.2 and Jobeleon 1.0.1 can now be downloaded from client panel. Both updates contain mainly bug fixes so this is a recommended update for anyone using version 4.

Aside of bug fixes, you might be aware that WordPress is planning (or just testing) wp-admin redesign, currently the only way of testing is to install MP6 plugin from the repository. If you like the redesign and would like to use it, you might be happy to know that i tested it with WPJobBoard and the plugins seem to be compatible.

Below are two screenshots i made:

Job details page with MP6 plugin enabled.

Jobs list with MP6 plugin enabled.

New version will also automatically disable job board caching for W3 Total Cache and WP-Super-Cache, so while i can’t tell that WPJB is compatible with them it is now safe to use WPJobBoard with one of those caching plugins enabled.

The version 4.0.2 might be a bit disappointing when it comes to new features, so here is what i am planning for version 4.0.3 (release will be in the beginning of July).

• Automatic updates from wp-admin panel
• Browse by location (city, state, country) widget
• Browsing job alerts/subscriptions from wp-admin

If you have feedback/suggestions regarding planned features please post them in the comments section.

Jobeleon is a new WordPress job board theme compatible with WPJobBoard 4.0, the funny name is a play on words, it simply means a job board theme that can easily change colors. By default Jobeleon comes with 4 different colors: green, mint, red and blue (maybe there will be some additional colors in the future).

The new theme (along with WPJobBoard 4.0) was uploaded to the demo site and you can see it here.

A little bit late, but both WPJB 4.0.1 and data migrator can be now downloaded. As always you can get version 4.0.1 from client panel, if you are running version 4.0.0 or 4.0.1 beta this is recommended upgrade, in fact before reporting any bugs or issues, please upgrade first, chances are that your problem is already fixed there.

The new version has about 20+ bug fixes, and two new features or rather improvments if you will, described in earlier post.

I was planning to develop migrator to be compatible with 3.6.0 and newer, but it tuned out the migrartor will work just as well with version 3.5.3, so this is the minimum WPJB version you need to have installed in order to use migrator. The migration instructions and migrator files are avaialble here. Please read the instructions carefully and follow them to the letter if you do not want to beak your site or loose some data.

Still not satisfied and want more? Tomorrow, new WordPress job board theme compatible version 4.0 will be released. I will announce it here on official WPJobBoard blog and upload it to the demo site.

WPJobBoard 4.0.1 is just around the corner, it will contain mainly small bug fixes and improvments over version 4.0.0.

Two most noticable changes will be new icons in wp-admin, currently plugin was using old WPJobBoard logo, however since many users are buying WPJobBoard for their clients / recruitment agencies i decided to white-label the plugin. The icons are below:

New job board icons for wp-admin panel

Second change is two step Resumes and Employers deletion, similarly like with deleting WordPress users, upon deletion you will have to select if you want to delete just the candidate / employer profile or the linked account as well

Two step candidate deletion

The 4.0.1 will be ready for download this week unless some serious bugs will be found in which case they will need to be fixed first.

This week also migrator from 3.6 to 4.0 will be announced and released, as well as new WordPress Job Board Theme (codename JobSkin … if you do not like the name please suggest a different one in the comments ).

Good news everyone! Just few minutes ago i uploaded WPJobBoard 4.0.0 stable version to client panel, if you have valid access to downloads you can download and try it now.

However, before you start using version 4 please read points below:

• The data migrator is not yet ready, so you should use version 4.0 only if you are starting new project or do not mind loosing existing data you have
• Currently available WPJobBoard-Theme is not compatible with version 4.0
• Before installing version 4.0 completely delete WPJobBoard 3.6 first.

I am happy to announce that Today, WPJobBoard 4.0 beta5 was released, anyone who has Business License purchased less than a year ago can download it from client panel. Version 4.0 was in development for over a year, while there are no new features, the existing ones were rewritten and improved (more on this below).

Final version 4.0 should be released on Mas 1st (to Business and Personal license owners), before that, there are few “events” planned for April:

• 2nd April, the Knowlege Base at http://kb.wpjobboard.net/ will be avaialble in PDF format only
• 14th April, documentation for WPJB 4.0 will be avaialble online at http://kb.wpjobboard.net/
• 21st April, Migrator (that will migrate your data from version 3.6 to 4.0) will be released.
• 28th April, the old WPJobBoard-Theme will be replaced with new: brither, minimialistic, more customizable theme (the theme is not entirely developed by me so you can expect some slippage here)
• 1st May WPJobBoard release.

From there i am planning bi weekly WPJobBoard updates as new source code gives many opportunites for some cool new features. As far as the new features go, here is what you will find in version 4.0

1. Additional Fields and Visual Editor were merged in Custom Fields, now not only you can manage this from one place, but using drag and drop interface you can also create any type of field, from normal text field to file upload.

2. All the forms in wp-admin panel were updated, the layout is more in WordPress style, but more importantly you can create, edit and delete “anything”: jobs, resumes, candidates, employers and even applications. Administrator has now full control over job board.

3. Simple email alerts were turned into subscribe-to-anything (in terms of filtering jobs that is)

4. Better integration with WordPress, while not visible this is really important. Mainly that now WPJobBoard will be compatible out-of-box with with more hosting accounts, in fact it should now work on every hosting account where WordPress is working.

Also better integration means, that version 4 will be compatible with WPMU (although this was not tested yet) and site migration plugins.

5. Improved import, now it is possible to schedule import from Indeed and CareerBuilder instead of going to import form each time. If that’s not enough you can write your own script that will sends new jobs to WPJobBoard.

6. More forms can edited from wp-admin panel including advanced search forms, you no longer need to add the search fields using scripts, just drag and drop them into form.

7. More and customizabled shortcodes.

8. And many more, there are multiple improvements, but some of them are so subtle that i guess it is not worth mentioning right now.

On the other hand, some of the features in version 4.0 were removed. There is no longer membership functionality for employers. Employers can still purchase access to resumes, however they are now buying access to selected resume (not whole database). Dashboard stats widget was removed. While both theses features will be most likely re-added in the future they will not be available when final version will be released.

P.S. This is NOT an aprils fool joke

P.P.S. Within a year from now (1st April 2014) version 3.6 will be discontinued and no longer supported.

Just a quick announcement. WPJobBoard 3.6.1 can be now downloaded from client panel, new version has a couple of bug fixes and minor updates:

In no particular order of importance:

• [feature] now wpjb_jobs_list shortcode accept parameters similarly like wpjb_find_jobs() function
• [bug] missing logo upload field in wp-admin
• [bug] space is being converted into _ in username when registering
• [bug] added empty options in resumes advanced search dropdowns (so the fields are optional now)
• [bug] updated company profile management (uploading/deleting logo and email address field)
• [bug] updated saving email address when registering as a candidate

WPJobBoard 3.6.0 is here, and you can download it from new unified client panel.

In the update there is some long awaited functionality.

1. First of all TinyMCE in job description (although this will work only with WordPress 3.3 or newer, if you are using earlier WP version WPJobBoard will use simple Textarea instead).
2. Some of you want to hide “Apply Online” form, now there is an option for that in job board configuration.
3. for developers: wpjb_messanger hook, allows to “hook into” any notification that WPJB sends and modify email recipient, body, title and/or headers.
4. also for developers wpjb_jobs_list shortcode, allows to display formatted and filtered jobs list anywhere on site (that is anywhere you can use shortcodes)
5. finally there is “Mark as Paid” link on Payments list in wp-admin, this allows to mark any payment as paid, it is helpful when using “offline” payment methods like cash or bank transfer.

As usual, new version comes with some bug fixes, most noticable are: restarting WP router when jobs slug is changed, displaying additional fields in Application form in wp-admin panel and dedicated “job alert” confirmation page.

WPJobBoard version 3.5.3 was released as some of you might already notice. The new version can be downloaded from client panel (either http://wpjobboard.net/user if you purchased before May 2012, or http://wpjobboard.net/panel for purchases made since 1st May 2012).

The new version has mainly bug fixes and some small updates/improvments. For the end user probably most noticable feature is ability to test Twitter settings, as user had often problem setting it up, other than that URLs are now filtered so it is no longer required to enter http:// in company website field when posting a job. Other updates won’t be visible to users but i assure you they will improve your WPJB experience. Full changelog should be available within two days.

As a side note you might also noticed updated WPJB knowledge base design, currently this comes down to layout changes, but i he to have. There new and dated articles especially for the most asked questions.