=== Jobus ===
Contributors: spiderdevs, mdjwel, arifrahman1, delweratjk, alimran01
Tags: job board, job listing, recruitment, job portal, hiring
Stable tag: 1.0.0
Requires at least: 6.0
Tested up to: 6.8
Requires PHP: 7.4
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Build a modern job board, career portal, or recruitment platform in WordPress with ease. Jobus makes it simple to manage jobs, companies, and candidates—all with a professional look and intuitive workflow.

== Description ==
**Jobus** is a comprehensive and powerful tool for creating job, company, and candidate listing pages on your WordPress website. With its user-friendly interface and robust features, Jobus simplifies the process for candidates and employers to sign up and become members of your website. The plugin offers an intuitive way to manage the entire hiring process—no coding required.

### 🎥 Video Overview (Showcasing free and premium features)
[youtube https://youtu.be/123]

## 🔗 Useful Links
- [Get Jobus Premium](https://spider-themes.net/jobus/)
- [Frontend Demo (Premium version)](https://wordpress-plugins.spider-themes.net/jobus-pro/)
- [Try Jobus Premium](https://wordpress-plugins.spider-themes.net/jobus-pro/demo/)
- [Video Tutorials](https://www.youtube.com/123)
- [Jobus Documentation](https://helpdesk.spider-themes.net/docs/jobus-wordpress-plugin/)
- [Jobus Support Forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/jobus/)

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### ⭐ Why Choose Jobus?
Jobus is designed to make job board management effortless for both employers and candidates. With a modern interface, advanced search and filtering, and flexible layouts, Jobus helps you build a professional recruitment platform in minutes.

- **Easy Setup:** Quickly create a job listing page for your organization.
- **Frontend Job Submission:** Employers can submit and manage jobs from the frontend.
- **Application Management:** View and manage job applications easily.
- **Flexible Layouts:** Elegant, customizable layouts for all job board needs.
- **Advanced Search & Filters:** Help job seekers find the right jobs fast.
- **SEO-Optimized Listings:** Job listing schema for better search engine visibility.
- **Sidebar Widgets:** Enhance your job board with useful widgets.

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### 🆓 Free Features
Everything you need to launch a professional job board for free. All essential features are included, so you can start hiring and managing candidates right away.

#### Core Job Board Features
- Unlimited job listings
- Frontend job submission for employers
- Powerful search & filters for jobseekers
- Responsive, mobile-friendly design
- Post taxonomy (categories, tags, etc.)
- Company profiles for employers
- Candidate profiles & specifications
- Custom user roles: Employer & Candidate
- SEO-friendly job listings
- Related jobs section
- Social sharing for job posts & companies

#### Application & Resume Management
- Job application management (apply via job post or email)
- Resume management (upload, edit, delete)
- Job application history (view past applications)
- Job application reminders & status updates *(coming soon)*

#### Customization & Integrations
- Customizable appearance from settings
- Google Maps integration for candidate locations
- Company reviews & ratings
- Company social media links
- Intro video for companies and candidates

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### 🧩 Elementor Widgets
This plugin offers five widgets:
- Categories
- Companies
- Job Tabs
- Job Listing
- Search Form

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### 🚀 Pro Features
Upgrade to Jobus Pro for advanced tools and premium enhancements to supercharge your job board.

#### Advanced Management Features
- Application management dashboard
- Favorite jobs/bookmarking
- Advanced filters (salary, job type, location, etc.)
- Application Tracking System (ATS)
- Analytics & reporting (track job views & applications)
- Featured jobs & companies
- Multiple layout options for jobs, companies, and candidates
- Applicant tracking (view applicants per job)
- Assign company to job post
- Multiple archive and detail layout options for jobs, candidates, and companies
- Custom job application form (upload custom link, e.g., Google Form)
- SMTP settings (custom email sending)
- Frontend login page

#### Dashboard & User Experience
- Employer dashboard (manage listings, applications, etc.)
- Candidate dashboard (manage resumes, applications, etc.)
- Custom account pages for employers and candidates
- Profile management (update details, change password)
- Password reset functionality
- Activity log (track user actions)
- Featured job & company options (highlight listings)

#### Customization & Widgets
- Custom widgets & shortcodes
- Pre-made templates & layouts for careers, jobs, and companies

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### 👤 Author
Brought to you by Md Jwel from [spider-themes](https://spider-themes.net)

### Development Notes
This plugin uses npm for asset compilation. To rebuild the JavaScript and CSS:
* Run `npm install`
* Run `npm run build`

### 📦 Installation
Minimum Requirements
* WordPress 6.0 or greater
* PHP 7.4 or greater
* MySQL 8.0 or greater OR MariaDB 10.5 or greater
* HTTPS support

### Recommended Hosting Setup
* WordPress memory limit of 256 MB or higher

### Installation Steps
1. Upload the plugin folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress

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## 📝 Changelog
= 1.0.0 =
* Initial release

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