78
Job Postings
Career pages get Google visibility but support is a ghost town.
HealthyDeclining
78/100
This plugin provides excellent free features for job listings but lacks reliable developer support.
Active installs
~15,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 10k+
Rating
4.4★
58 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-21%
Declining
38 → 30 installs/day
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Declining · -21% in the last year
38/day a year ago→30/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayJob Postings is widely praised for its simplicity, robust feature set and Google Jobs integration, but users repeatedly criticize the lack of responsive developer support and limited customization options.
What people like
- +Simple and intuitive interface that is easy for non-technical users×4
- +Works reliably and as advertised×2
- +Provides extensive functionality comparable to commercial plugins, including PDF export and upload-enabled application forms×4
- +Generates structured Google Jobs listings automatically×2
- +Free with no paywalls and offers excellent support for a free plugin×2
Common complaints
- −Developer support is unresponsive or absent×4
- −No documentation and lack of Gutenberg block compatibility
- −Backend interface is confusing and difficult to navigate
- −Cannot customize form fields per individual job application
- −Job listings sometimes fail to appear in Google Jobs search results
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.42★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.40★
- 14%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-09-182025-02-092026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 58 total
Latest reviews · 58 analyzed
- 2025-07-09★★★★★Great Pluginforeclosurepedia
- 2025-06-16★★★★★Good plugin, zero supportandrewtgh
- 2024-09-27★★★★★Good! But fails on Custom Fields per Applicationmaiconsaraiva
- 2024-05-17★★★★★not recommended!pr4int1-shot
- 2024-04-30★★★★★Jobs for WordPress ->>> IngeniousGrischa
- 2024-04-04★★★★★Great Job Pluginpixel999
- 2024-04-03★★★★★Neither information nor support. A dangerous plugin.luisxat0055
- 2024-03-08★★★★★Fantastic job pluginBarcelo
- 2023-09-14★★★★★Shortcodes || Jobs for WordPress pluginmalloumabba91-shot
- 2023-04-14★★★★★This plug-in “Jobs for WordPress” is perfect.mischa13
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
36
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
23
Prior 7-day baseline
20
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
80
Mean release-day peak (30d)
24
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
+56.5%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
22%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
2.11
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
76%
5★ share in analyzed sample
14%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.38 → 4.42★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered