WP Career Board is a self-hosted WordPress plugin for building and operating a job board on a website. Its public board supports live keyword search and filters for salary, location, and job type without reloading the page. Employers can post jobs, manage listings and applicants, and publish company profiles showing open roles; candidates can apply, track applications, and save jobs through front-end dashboards. Pro adds a drag-and-drop Kanban hiring pipeline with stages, notes, and status tracking, as well as WooCommerce tools for paid listings, credit packages, and featured slots. Documentation lists OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, and self-hosted Ollama as AI provider options, and says Ollama keeps data on the user's server. The plugin integrates with BuddyPress and supports Reign Theme and BuddyX Pro. It requires WordPress 6.9 or higher and PHP 8.1 or higher, and is distributed exclusively through wbcomdesigns.com rather than WordPress.org. The free plan covers core board and dashboard features; Pro Personal costs 69.00 USD per year for one site, with other annual and one-time licenses listed.
Who it is for
It suits niche job board operators, hiring companies, marketplaces, WordPress agencies, and Reign or BuddyPress communities. It is intended for people able to run a self-hosted WordPress site that meets its documented requirements.
What is good
- Free plan includes employer and candidate dashboards.
- Public board has live search and job filters.
- Pro includes a Kanban hiring pipeline.
- Pro supports paid listings through WooCommerce.
- Ollama option keeps data on the user's server.
What to know first
- Requires WordPress 6.9 or higher.
- Requires PHP 8.1 or higher.
- Not distributed through WordPress.org.
- Pro Personal costs 69.00 USD per year for one site.
Verdict
WP Career Board provides job listings, search, and employer and candidate dashboards as a self-hosted WordPress plugin. Its free plan covers core job board functions, while Pro adds hiring workflow and monetization tools; check the WordPress and PHP requirements before choosing it.
WP Career Board plans and pricing
All plansCompared on job board software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Employer accounts
- Yes
- Application collection
- Yes
- Payment options
- listing_fees
- Custom domain
- Yes
- Candidate job alerts
- Yes
- Hosting model
- self_hosted
