JobWP – Job Board Plugin for WordPress | Job Listings, Career Page & Applications icon

JobWP – Job Board Plugin for WordPress | Job Listings, Career Page & Applications

by Hossni Mubarak

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76 Quality Score
Active Installs
14/30

With only about 1,000 active installs, JobWP has a tiny user base compared to leading alternatives that have tens of thousands of installs, which is why the popularity score sits at a modest 45 out of 30 equivalent points.

Update Freshness
25/25

The plugin was updated very recently and declares compatibility with WordPress 7.0 while only requiring WordPress 5.8 and PHP 7.4, which earns a perfect maintenance score of 100.

User Rating
15/15

All 19 reviewers gave the plugin a perfect rating, producing a flawless 100 score, though the small sample size means this signal is limited.

Support Health
8/15

There is only a single support thread on record and it was resolved, giving a 50 score that reflects adequate but unproven support capacity.

WP Compatibility
15/15

The plugin supports a wide range of recent and older WordPress and PHP versions, including upcoming releases, which results in a perfect compatibility score of 100.

Scores higher than 46% of indexed plugins

About

Build a job board in WordPress with Google Jobs support, built-in application management, and reCAPTCHA — free. No coding needed.

Active Installs 1k+
Rating ★★★★★ 5/5
Last Updated 2026-09-15 8:40am GMT
Requires WordPress 5.8+
Tested Up To 7.1
Requires PHP 7.4+

Security History

8 known vulnerabilities, all patched
1 Critical 3 High 4 Medium

Most recent: January 21, 2026

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What It Does

JobWP turns a WordPress site into a functional job board where employers can post listings and candidates can submit applications directly. It provides front-end forms for job submissions and applications, plus a backend area to manage listings, applicants, and the recruitment workflow. It is positioned as an all-in-one replacement for dedicated job board scripts.

Who It's For

This plugin is best suited for small to mid-sized businesses, staffing agencies, or niche job boards that want to host listings and accept applications on their own WordPress site without paying for a SaaS platform. It fits site owners who need a straightforward, self-contained recruitment tool and are comfortable working with a newer, less battle-tested codebase.

Who Should Skip It

If you are running a high-traffic job board that depends on resume databases, advanced search filters, employer self-service portals with paid listings, or a proven ecosystem of extensions, you should skip this plugin and choose a more mature alternative such as WP Job Manager.

The Bottom Line

JobWP scores a respectable 75.93 out of 100, driven by excellent maintenance, compatibility, and flawless but thinly sampled ratings, while its tiny install base is the main weakness. It is a reasonable pick for low-stakes internal hiring pages or small niche boards, but for any mission-critical job board you are safer with a more established option like WP Job Manager. Treat the current user ratings as promising rather than proven until the install count grows.

Tags

career page google jobs job application job board job listing