Introduction to WP Career Board Pro
WP Career Board Pro adds resumes, custom fields, a hiring pipeline, paid job posting, multiple boards, job alerts, a job map and optional AI tools to the free WP Career Board plugin. Use this page to find the feature you want, then follow its link.
What you can do with Pro
Section titled “What you can do with Pro”Let candidates build resumes
Section titled “Let candidates build resumes”Candidates build structured, multi-section resumes on your site. Employers can view them, and candidates can print them or download a PDF. → Resume builder
Add your own fields
Section titled “Add your own fields”Add custom fields to jobs, companies, resumes and application forms without code. Field types include text, dropdowns, checkboxes, dates and file links. → Field Builder
Move applicants through hiring stages
Section titled “Move applicants through hiring stages”Employers drag applicants across the stages of a Kanban board. Each job row on the employer dashboard has a Pipeline button that opens its board. → Application pipeline
Charge credits to post jobs
Section titled “Charge credits to post jobs”Employers spend credits to post. They can buy credits with Stripe or PayPal, or through WooCommerce, WooCommerce Subscriptions, WooCommerce Memberships, PMPro or MemberPress. Posting is free until you set a credit cost on a board. → Credit system
Run more than one board
Section titled “Run more than one board”Run several boards from one site. Each board has its own pipeline stages, credit cost, moderation setting and currency. Visitors can narrow the job list to one board. → Multi-board
Send job alerts
Section titled “Send job alerts”Candidates save a search and get an email when matching jobs are posted. Each alert is instant, daily or weekly. → Job alerts
Show jobs on a map
Section titled “Show jobs on a map”Show jobs that have a location on an interactive map. When a job list is on the same page, the map narrows to the jobs in the list. → Job map
Use AI tools (optional)
Section titled “Use AI tools (optional)”Connect OpenAI, Anthropic Claude or a self-hosted Ollama server. Candidates can search jobs in plain language, see job matches and draft a cover letter. Employers can rank applicants by fit and get short applicant summaries, and can draft a job description on the job form. → AI features
Let employers find candidates
Section titled “Let employers find candidates”The Find Candidates page lists candidates who chose to list their resume, with search and filters. Under Settings > Resumes, choose who can browse it: anyone, logged-in members, or approved employers. → Find Candidates
Add Pro blocks and shortcodes
Section titled “Add Pro blocks and shortcodes”Pro adds blocks to the block inserter, and each one has a matching shortcode for page builders. → Pro blocks reference
Requirement: the free plugin
Section titled “Requirement: the free plugin”WP Career Board Pro needs the free WP Career Board plugin installed and active. It adds to Free and does not work on its own.
Licensing
Section titled “Licensing”Your license gives you automatic updates and support from wbcomdesigns.com. Every Pro feature on your site keeps working without a valid license. The one exception is the companion mobile app connection, which needs a valid license. See License activation.