JS Job Manager vs WP Job Openings
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| Feature | JS Job Manager v2.0.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.6/5 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 | 100+ | 30,000+ |
| Last updated | November 22, 2025 | October 14, 2026 |
| Editions | JS Jobs Manager · JS Jobs Pro ($) | HireZoot · PRO Pack ($) · User Access Control ($) · Job Alerts ($) |
| Pros | Employer and job seeker control panels by shortcode; Admin approval for companies, jobs and resumes; Activity log of main actions and resume export | 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 settings are marked Pro Version Only in the admin; Pro installer and demo import contact the vendor's servers; Google Maps features need a Google Maps API key | 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 | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Employer control panel shortcode, Job seeker control panel shortcode, Job search shortcode, Activity log of main actions, Export of applied resumes, Google Maps on job listings, Google reCAPTCHA on forms | 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 | ||
| Plugins | — | Akismet, Polylang, WPML, Elementor |
| Other | Google Maps, Google reCAPTCHA | Google reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, Cloudflare Turnstile |
| Requires WordPress | 4.5 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | — | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 6.5.3 | 7.1.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | maps.googleapis.com, setup.joomsky.com, www.google.com | www.google.com, challenges.cloudflare.com, hcaptcha.com, js.hcaptcha.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 25 | 1 |