75
WP Job Manager
A functional skeleton that needs a lot of extra parts to live.
HealthyGrowingPoor rating
75/100
It provides a functional base but requires significant development to look professional.
Active installs
~85,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 80k+
Rating
4.4★
237 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+63%
Growing fast
309 → 503 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MINORverified rating is 3.63★
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
Growing fast · +63% in the last year
309/day a year ago→503/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayWP Job Manager is a functional starting point for building job boards on WordPress, but it is widely criticized for poor customization options, unreliable support access, and core bugs that have gone unresolved.
What people like
- +Solid core functionality that works reliably across multiple sites×3
- +Available add-ons extend the plugin's capabilities×2
- +Open-source codebase allows custom development workarounds
Common complaints
- −Very limited customization out of the box — button text, link behavior, colors, and UI elements cannot be changed without custom development×3
- −Support is difficult or impossible to access, especially when account login fails; Gravatar-based login system is broken for some users×4
- −Poor integration with popular page builders and themes (Elementor, Avada, Astra, Divi), resulting in an unprofessional appearance×2
- −Lack of custom fields and filters makes the plugin unsuitable for niche job boards×2
- −Key features like job application forms are locked behind paid add-ons, and even those are described as very limited×2
- −Outdated, unattractive default design that does not meet modern standards×2
- −Known bugs left unresolved for extended periods, including expired listings appearing in search results and near-invisible dashboard action buttons on mobile
- −Translation files are out of date and strings are out of sync, limiting usefulness for non-English sites
- −Listing limit/package restrictions do not function correctly, allowing users to bypass paid listing caps
- −Documentation is poor relative to the plugin's complexity×2
Review trustReviews look organic
- 3.63★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.40★
- 12%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2024-09-122025-08-082026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 237 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2026-04-24★★★★★Please Allow Button Label Edits & More CustomizationsMatt Enser
- 2026-02-28★★★★★THis app is a shirt showBrand Idea
- 2025-10-17★★★★★Excellentabuhumhum
- 2025-09-08★★★★★A MESS.sightunseen11-shot
- 2025-02-19★★★★★A good starterikpax1-shot
- 2024-10-17★★★★★Disappointment and time lostyaruha
- 2024-09-06★★★★★Can't log into account so can't get supportivanitm
- 2023-03-16★★★★★Solid SupportFoundry5121-shot
- 2023-02-28★★★★★A decent job listings pluginDarko
- 2023-02-08★★★★★Very Limited functionalitycognitiveinfo
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.
722
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
517
Prior 7-day baseline
575
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
6,406
Mean release-day peak (30d)
720
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
+39.7%
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.
14%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
1.46
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
60%
5★ share in analyzed sample
12%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
3.72 → 3.63★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered