Simple Job Board - Documentation

Fill Job Data

On this tab, following items can be configured

• Appearance
  • It allows you to switch between SJB provided layout and active theme inherited styles.
• Job Listing Contents
  • This section configure items to display in job post listing page.
• Theme Options
  • It has two options to select, "Classic Layout" and "Modern Layout".
• Job Post Content
  • This section configure items to display in job post detail page.
• Loader Image
  • Set a loader image that will be displayed while the job application is being submitted.

Application Form

This tab of wizard allows you to setup default application form fields for the jobs.

Get Ready

After submission of Application Form tab, it will show you "Get Ready" tab that complete the wizard and on pressing "Finish" button it will take you to Simple Job Board "Settings".

General Options Tab

• On "General options" custom post slug can be configured in case it conflicts with other post types, and custom taxonomies.
• Job Archives Page is default job listing template that uses themes archive template. However it can be overridden with shortcode by creating a new page with the slug of your choice and inserting shortcode [jobposts] into text editor.
• Date format can be selected.
• Option to delete data on uninstall the plugin can be set.
• A dedicated tab is added to list all the available shortcode.

Appearances Tab

• General
  
  • It allows you to switch between SJB provided layout and active theme inherited styles.
  • This section allows settings of color scheme, fonts of text for buttons and titles.
  • This section allows settings for job post container and selectors.
  • The loader image accepts only gif and it is displays while the job is submitting.

• Job Listing
  
  • This section allows settings of job apply button label and text that displays on job application form.
  • This section allows selecting "Classic Layout" or "Modern Layout".
  • This section configure items to display in job post listing page.

• Single Job
  
  • This section configure items to display in job post detail page.

Job Features Tab

It allows adding default job features that appear in each job create page

Applicant Form Fields Tab

• It allows adding default job application form fields that appear in each job application page.
• Fields can be set required.
• Fields can be set to display in applicants listing.

Filters Tab

It has different filters for the jobs application listing page to filter and search jobs. Below are the types of filter filters available. Enabling these filters will show the filters dropdowns on the frontend page of the job listing.

• Job Category Filter.
• Job Type Filter.
• Job Location Filter.
• Search Bar.
• Job Tags.

Email Notification Tab

• Set email ids will receive notifications for the job applied.
• Email templates can be used to receive customized notifications.

Update File Extensions Tab

It has the option to set the limit of application attachment size of files uploaded by applicants. Also allowed file types can be selected.

Privacy Tab

Manage privacy settings for job applications and data storage.

• Privacy Policy
  • Privacy Policy allows enable privacy policy checkbox to show on job details page.
    
• Terms & Conditions
  • Terms and conditions has two sections one is for label text purposes that will display before the actual privacy text that is set in the "Privacy Policy Content" section.
    
• Erase Personal Data
  • It Also has "Remove Personal Data Settings" settings for the applicant data submitted.
    

Add a New Job

New job form has post capabilities, job post tags and taxonomies and custom fields that can be repeated to enter as many as needed.

• Along with default job features from global settings, Add Job form has its own features add/remove options as well.
• Under the Application form fields, different types of repeatable fields can be added that will display on application form.
• On the right side column, all the post tags and taxonomies are available to set.

Single Application Edit

On edit application form, applicant status can be in Application Status meta box in right column Application notes can be added for record purposes if needed.

Job Categories

You can add the categories for the jobs from Job Board > Job Categories.

You can display jobs for the specific category in any page using the shortcode [jobpost category="category-slug"].

Job Types

You can add the types for the jobs from Job Board > Job Types.

You can display jobs for the specific types in any page using the shortcode [jobpost type="type-slug"].

Job Locations

You can add the locations for the jobs from Job Board > Job Locations.

You can display jobs for the specific locations in any page using the shortcode [jobpost location="location-slug"].

Jobs Listing page

By default /jobs post lists all the jobs using the default achieve template. However the url can can be updated by creating a new page with slug of your choice and inserting shortcode [jobposts].

On the jobs listing page, jobs search filters available to search by Keyword, Job Category, Job Type, and Job Location. Please note these filters will show if at least one entry is done in admin for the given filters.

Job Detail Page

Job detail page displays the form for submitting a job application. Candidates can upload resumes with allowed file types by admins.

These submitted applications are displayed against job in the admin where admins can update applications status to shortlist candidates.

Job Listing

Show job listings on the front-end using [jobpost].

Limit Jobs

show latest jobs on front-end with pagination [jobpost posts="5"].

Grid View

Show job listing grid view using a shortcode [jobpost layout="grid"].

Specific Category Listing

Show job listings for particular "Category" [jobpost category="category-slug"].

Specific Type Listing

Show job listings for particular "Type" [jobpost type="type-slug"].

Specific Location Listing

Show job listings for particular "Location" [jobpost location="location-slug"].

Combination

Using combination for various shortcodes to display job listings [jobpost location="location-slug" category="category-slug" type="type-slug"].