Frequently Asked Questions
What are the plugin requirements?
Section titled “What are the plugin requirements?”Two plugins, and only two: BuddyPress (12.0 or higher) and WP Job Manager. If either is missing, the plugin shows an admin notice and stays inactive. WordPress 6.5+ and PHP 8.0+ are also required.
Which WP Job Manager add-ons do I need?
Section titled “Which WP Job Manager add-ons do I need?”None of them. Every add-on is optional, and each one unlocks an extra part of the plugin when you install it:
- Resume Manager unlocks the Resumes tab: My Resumes and Add Resume.
- Applications unlocks the Applied Jobs tab (shown under the Resumes tab) and the BuddyPress notification to the job author when someone applies.
- Bookmarks unlocks the My Bookmarks tab on the profile.
- Job Alerts unlocks the Job Alerts tab on the profile.
Without any add-ons, the plugin still gives you the Jobs tab, the My Jobs dashboard, in-profile job posting, admin bar menus, and job activity in the stream.
Where does a member’s resume appear?
Section titled “Where does a member’s resume appear?”On their Resumes tab, which is where Resume Manager’s own dashboard renders it. Until 3.0.0 the plugin also printed a copy of the resume onto the profile screen itself, with a setting and nine per-member visibility checkboxes. That duplicate is gone; no resume is affected.
How do I control who can post jobs?
Section titled “How do I control who can post jobs?”Through WP Job Manager, which already decides this for the whole site. This plugin keeps no
second list of roles and creates no roles of its own. To narrow posting, filter
job_manager_user_can_post_job. Any logged-in member can apply for a job, which is WP Job
Manager’s behaviour on the listing, and the profile now matches it.
Does the job author get notified when someone applies?
Section titled “Does the job author get notified when someone applies?”Yes, when the Applications add-on is active. The job author receives a BuddyPress notification for each application. You can turn it off under Application notifications in the General settings.
Are jobs and resumes added to the activity stream?
Section titled “Are jobs and resumes added to the activity stream?”Only if you enable it. New jobs and new resumes each have their own toggle in the settings. When a job or resume is later trashed or deleted, its activity entry is removed automatically, so members never click through to a listing that no longer exists.
Can members message a candidate?
Section titled “Can members message a candidate?”Yes. When the BuddyPress Messages component is active, candidate contact details include a Send Private Message link that opens a BuddyPress private message to that candidate. With Messages inactive, the link is not shown.
Will this work with my theme?
Section titled “Will this work with my theme?”The plugin targets plain BuddyPress and follows BuddyPress template standards, so it works with any properly coded BuddyPress-compatible theme. It is tested with BuddyX and Reign, and the WP Job Manager surfaces are styled for dark mode in BuddyX, BuddyX Pro and Reign. BP Rewrites is supported (detected at runtime).
Is the plugin translation ready?
Section titled “Is the plugin translation ready?”Yes. It ships a POT file and is translation ready. Note that product names (BuddyPress, WP Job Manager, Resume Manager, Applications) are deliberately never translated, and the screens rendered by WP Job Manager and its add-ons carry their translations, not this plugin’s.
Does the plugin create any pages or database tables?
Section titled “Does the plugin create any pages or database tables?”No. It owns no tables, no post types and no REST routes, and it creates no pages. It stores only its settings option and a small transient cache for the profile nav counts. Sites upgraded from before 3.0.0 may still have an old “Apply To Job” page; that page is left in place and only the plugin’s pointer to it is removed.