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Best WordPress Job Board Plugins in 2026

Data from WordPress.org Updated First published 5 min read

Job listings, application forms and employer submissions on a WordPress site.

A job board plugin publishes vacancies with structured fields, filters them by location and type, and takes applications. The larger ones add employer accounts, paid postings and the schema that puts a job in search results.

Together these 10 plugins run on more than 126,300 active WordPress sites. Ranked from both WordPress.org orderings for "job-listing", its tag listing and its search results.

On this page
  1. Best for each measure
  2. Quick comparison
  3. The top 10
  4. What moved
  5. How to choose
  6. Head-to-head
  7. How this list is ranked
  8. FAQ
  9. Conclusion
  10. Other rankings

Best Job Board Plugin for each measure

One plugin per measure, taken from the same WordPress.org figures as the ranking. A measure with nothing behind it is left out rather than guessed.

Most installed
WP Job Manager

70,000+, active installs reported by WordPress.org

Highest rated
HireZoot

4.8 out of 5, from 194 reviews, counting only plugins with at least 50

Most reviewed
WP Job Manager

237 reviews, the largest body of feedback behind a score

Most recently updated
Go Fetch Jobs

October 21, 2026, the latest release in this list

Longest established
WP Job Manager

July 11, 2013, first published on WordPress.org

Job Board Plugins compared: rating, reviews, installs

# Plugin Rating Reviews Active installs
1 WP Job Manager 4.4 237 70,000+
2 Simple Job Board 4.7 133 10,000+
3 HireZoot 4.8 194 30,000+
4 WP Job Portal 4.3 32 8,000+
5 Job Manager & Career 4.7 7 1,000+
6 easy.jobs 4.7 26 4,000+
7 JobWP 5.0 20 1,000+
8 JobBoardWP 5.0 10 900+
9 Custom Field For WP Job Manager 3.4 5 800+
10 Go Fetch Jobs 4.5 28 600+

The 10 best Job Board Plugins, ranked by WordPress.org

Ranked from both WordPress.org orderings for "job-listing", its tag listing and its search results. Arrows show movement against the previous snapshot.

  1. 1.WP Job Manager

    4.4 (237) 70,000+ active installs Updated Oct 7, 2026 Tested up to 7.1.3

    Create a careers page for your company website, or build a public job board for your community.

    44,663 downloads in 30 days
    Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website

  2. 2.Simple Job Board

    4.7 (133) 10,000+ active installs Updated Sep 8, 2026 Tested up to 7.0.7

    job board plugin for job listings, managing applicants, applications, categories, job types, taxonomies, career page, job openings, and recruiters

    3,998 downloads in 30 days
    Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website

  3. 3.HireZoot

    HireZoot – Job Listings, Career Page & Recruitment Tool

    4.8 (194) 30,000+ active installs Updated Oct 14, 2026 Tested up to 7.1.3

    Create modern careers page, list jobs, and manage applications directly from your WordPress dashboard.

    33,928 downloads in 30 days
    Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website

  4. 4.WP Job Portal

    WP Job Portal – AI-Powered Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website

    4.3 (32) 8,000+ active installs Updated Oct 20, 2026 Tested up to 7.1.3

    A smart, AI-powered job board plugin for WordPress. Build a company careers page or a full job board with resumes, applications and smart matching.

    12,509 downloads in 30 days
    Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website

  5. 5.Job Manager & Career

    Job Manager & Career – Manage job board listings, and recruitments

    4.7 (7) 1,000+ active installs Updated Sep 14, 2026 Tested up to 7.1.3 Paid version available

    An ideal WordPress Job Manager plugin for recruiters to manage job board listings, career pages, and recruitments.

    954 downloads in 30 days
    Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website

  6. 6.easy.jobs

    easy.jobs – AI powered Job Listing, Job Board, Career Page, Recruitment & Hiring Solution

    4.7 (26) 4,000+ active installs Updated Oct 19, 2026 Tested up to 7.1.3

    Attract, manage & hire the right talent faster. Create job listings, career pages, and manage recruitment with Elementor and the Block Editor.

    7,649 downloads in 30 days
    Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website

  7. 7.JobWP

    JobWP – Job Board Plugin for WordPress | Job Listings, Career Page & Applications

    5.0 (20) 1,000+ active installs Updated Oct 20, 2026 Tested up to 7.1.3

    Build a job board in WordPress with Google Jobs support, built-in application management, and reCAPTCHA — free. No coding needed.

    1,245 downloads in 30 days
    Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website

  8. 8.JobBoardWP

    JobBoardWP – Job Board Listings and Submissions

    5.0 (10) 900+ active installs Updated May 27, 2026 Tested up to 7.0.7

    Add a modern job board to your website. Display job listings and allow employers to submit and manage jobs all from the front-end.

    662 downloads in 30 days
    Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website

  9. 9.Custom Field For WP Job Manager

    3.4 (5) 800+ active installs Updated Jul 19, 2026 Tested up to 7.0.7

    The ultimate field editor for WP Job Manager. Easily add, edit, and manage custom job and company fields without any coding.

    365 downloads in 30 days
    Stats and rankings WordPress.org

  10. 10.Go Fetch Jobs

    Go Fetch Jobs (for WP Job Manager)

    4.5 (28) 600+ active installs Updated Oct 21, 2026 Tested up to 7.1.3

    Instantly populate your WP Job Manager database using RSS job feeds from the most popular job sites or load XML/JSON files (premium only).

    441 downloads in 30 days
    Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website

What changed in the Job Board Plugins ranking

How to choose a Job Board Plugin for WordPress

  1. 1

    Job posting schema is worth having

    Structured data lets search engines list a vacancy in their job results, which is often more traffic than the site itself brings.

  2. 2

    Decide who posts

    Your own vacancies need no accounts. A board where employers submit needs registration, moderation and probably payment.

  3. 3

    Applications are personal data

    CVs and contact details land in your database or inbox. Decide retention and access before the first application arrives.

  4. 4

    Expiring listings keep the board honest

    Vacancies go stale. Automatic expiry and a clear closing date prevent a board full of jobs nobody can apply for.

Job Board Plugin comparisons: side by side

The top four against each other on installs, ratings, reviews and updates. Each measure names its own leader; there is no overall winner.

How we rank Job Board Plugins

WordPress.org publishes two orderings for "job-listing" and neither is reliable alone. The tag listing covers every tag the directory files these plugins under, "job-listing", "job-listings", "job-board", "job-manager" and "jobs", and is sorted by active installs, which lets a large plugin carrying one of them loosely sit above the ones the category is about. Its search results are sorted by relevance and carry their own noise. So a plugin is placed here by where it sits across both lists: high in each one lifts it, high in only one does not. We fetch both every day at 03:00 UTC, keep every day's snapshot, and add nothing of our own. No plugin is inserted, removed or sponsored, and each entry shows its position in both lists on its own page. Full methodology.

Job Board Plugins FAQ

What is the best Job Board Plugin for WordPress?

On WordPress.org's own ranking for "job-listing", WP Job Manager is #1 as of October 22, 2026, with 70,000+ active installs and a 4.4 out of 5 rating. By rating, HireZoot scores 4.8 out of 5 from 194 reviews.

Which Job Board Plugin has the most active installs?

WP Job Manager, with 70,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org as of October 22, 2026. It ranks #1 in this list.

Which Job Board Plugin has the highest rating?

HireZoot, rated 4.8 out of 5 by 194 reviewers on WordPress.org. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted, so a single 5-star review does not win.

Which Job Board Plugin was updated most recently?

Go Fetch Jobs shipped its latest release on October 21, 2026. 8 of the 10 plugins in this list were updated in the last 90 days, which is the usual sign of active maintenance.

How many Job Board Plugins are there on WordPress.org?

WordPress.org lists 150 plugins tagged "job-listing", "job-listings", "job-board", "job-manager" and "jobs" as of October 22, 2026. This page shows the top 10 in the directory's own order.

Are these Job Board Plugins free?

All 10 are free to install from WordPress.org. 1 of them are listed as commercial, meaning the developer sells a paid version or add-ons: Job Manager & Career.

Can WordPress job listings appear in Google Jobs?

Yes, when each vacancy carries valid job posting structured data with a title, location, salary where possible, and a closing date. Most dedicated job plugins output it. The common failures are expired listings left published and vacancies posted without the closing date, both of which get the listing dropped.

Should employers be able to post their own jobs?

Only if you are running a board rather than a careers page. Employer submission means accounts, moderation, editing, expiry and usually payment, which is a much larger system than publishing your own vacancies. Start with admin-only posting and add submission when there is demand for it.

Job Board Plugins: the bottom line

As of October 22, 2026, WP Job Manager holds the #1 spot for "job-listing" on WordPress.org, followed by Simple Job Board and HireZoot. If install base matters most, WP Job Manager leads with 70,000+ active installs. If ratings matter most, HireZoot scores 4.8 out of 5 across 194 reviews.

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