Setting Up Job Listings and Applications with Job Manager

The Job Manager extension adds job-specific fields (Job Type, Salary, Open Positions, Deadline) and a custom job application form to any Directorist directory type. Job seekers apply through a dedicated form, and the listing owner receives the application by email.

Prerequisites #

1. Directorist (core) must be installed and active. Job Manager deactivates itself and shows a warning notice if Directorist isn’t active.
2. The Directorist Job Manager extension must be installed and active.

Path: WP Admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins

For Admins: Adding Job Fields to a Directory #

Step 1 – Add job fields to the submission form #

1. Go to Directorist → Directory Builder
2. Select the directory type you want to add job fields to.
3. Open the Add Listing Form tab.
4. Add any of the following widgets as required: Job Manager: Job Type, Job Manager: Salary, Job Manager: Open Positions, Job Manager: Deadline, Job Manager: Application Form.

Path: WP Admin → Directorist → Directory Builder → [Directory Type] → Add Listing Form

If you add the Job Manager: Job Type widget, set its Options (each with an Option Value and Option Label, for example Full-Time / Part-Time / Remote) so listing owners have choices to pick from.

Step 2 – Add job filters to the search form (optional) #

1. Open the Search Form tab for the same directory type.
2. Add the Job Manager: Job Types widget to let visitors filter by job type.
3. Add the Job Manager: Date Posted widget to let visitors filter by how recently a job was posted.

Path: WP Admin → Directorist → Directory Builder → [Directory Type] → Search Form

Step 3 – Add the Job Details section to the single listing page #

1. Open the Single Listing Page tab.
2. Add the dJobs: Job Details section to the layout.

Path: WP Admin → Directorist → Directory Builder → [Directory Type] → Single Listing Page

Step 4 – Set up the Job Apply Form preview page #

Job Manager automatically creates a page titled Job Apply Form with the shortcode [directorist_job_manager_form_preview] when the extension activates. Confirm it’s selected as the Form Preview Page:

1. Go to Directorist → Settings → Site & pages
2. Click the Pages tab.
3. Confirm Form Preview Page is set to the page containing the [directorist_job_manager_form_preview] shortcode.

Path: WP Admin → Directorist → Settings → Pages → Form Preview Page

Step 5 – Customize the application email (optional) #

1. Go to Directorist → Settings → Notifications → Events & Templates
2. Find the Job Manager Form Submission section.
3. Edit Email Subject and Email Body. The body must include ==SUBMISSION_DATA== to show what the applicant submitted, and can also use ==NAME==, ==LISTING_TITLE==, ==LISTING_URL==, ==NOW==, and ==SITE_NAME==.

Path: WP Admin → Directorist → Settings → Email Templates → Job Manager Form Submission

For Listing Owners: Filling In Job Details and Building the Application Form #

Step 1 – Fill in the job fields #

1. Open the Add Listing or Edit Listing form.
2. Fill in whichever job fields the admin added: Job Type, Salary (minimum and maximum), Open Positions, and Deadline.

Step 2 – Build the application form #

1. In the Application Form field, click Add to add a form field.
2. Choose a field type: Text, Textarea, Email, URL, Number, or File.
3. Enter a Label and Placeholder for the field.
4. Check Required if the field must be filled in before submitting.
5. Drag fields to reorder them, or click the trash icon to remove one.
6. Repeat for each field the application should collect.

For Job Seekers: Applying to a Job Listing #

Step 1 – Open the application form #

1. On the listing’s single page, click Apply Now (the button text is configurable by the admin, so it may read differently on some sites).

Step 2 – Fill out and submit the application #

1. Fill in the fields the listing owner set up.
2. Submit the form.

A confirmation message appears once the application is submitted successfully. The listing owner receives an email with the submitted details; the application is only accepted if the listing is currently published. Note that for email notification, a WordPress SMTP tool is required.