HivePress vs WP Job Openings
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| Feature | HivePress v1.8.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | WP Job Openings v4.1.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10,000+ | 30,000+ |
| Last updated | October 21, 2026 | October 14, 2026 |
| Editions | HivePress · HivePress premium extensions ($) | HireZoot · PRO Pack ($) · User Access Control ($) · Job Alerts ($) |
| Pros | Covers many listing types: directories, job boards, classifieds, real estate; Custom fields, categories and a front-end dashboard for listing owners | Free core with job listings, careers page and application form; Shortcode, block and Elementor options for placing listings; Captcha choice for applications: reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha or Turnstile; Expiry handling and a daily email digest |
| Cons | Many features come as separate add-ons, some paid and licence-gated; Large plugin with many moving parts to configure | Form builder, job alerts and access control need paid add-ons; Applications are managed inside WordPress, with no separate applicant tracking system; Captcha and Akismet checks call third-party services |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Listing post type, Hierarchical listing categories, Front-end user accounts and dashboard, Vendor profiles, Elementor integration, Premium themes and extensions via licence key ($) | Job listings shortcode, Block editor job listings block, Elementor job listings widget, Built-in application form with captcha options, Job listing filters, Hourly expiry of old job listings, Daily email digest, Customizable notification emails, Recent jobs widget, Akismet spam check for applications |
| Integrations | ||
| Mailchimp (via Mailchimp for WordPress) | — | |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Elementor, WPML | Akismet, Polylang, WPML, Elementor |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA, Google OAuth, HivePress store ($) | Google reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, Cloudflare Turnstile |
| Requires WordPress | 5.7 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | www.google.com, store.hivepress.io, hivepress.io | www.google.com, challenges.cloudflare.com, hcaptcha.com, js.hcaptcha.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 1 |