=== Hiring Center ===
Contributors: teydeastudio, bartoszgadomski
Tags: job board, career page, hiring, recruitment, job listings
Requires at least: 6.6
Tested up to: 7.0
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable tag: 1.7.0
License: GPLv3
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html
Plugin URI: https://teydeastudio.com/?utm_source=Hiring+Center

Create a powerful job portal and professional career page directly within WordPress. Simplify your recruitment workflow and manage job listings.

== Description ==

**Hiring Center** is a modern, flexible WordPress plugin that allows you to easily build a complete **job board** or **careers page** on your website. Designed to work seamlessly with the WordPress Block Editor and Full Site Editing (FSE), this plugin gives you full control over your recruitment process.

Ideal for startups, businesses, HR departments, and recruitment agencies looking to advertise job openings and receive candidate applications through a dedicated platform.

**Key Benefits:**

- Set up a fully customizable job portal in minutes.
- Integrate directly into your existing WordPress website.
- Enhance visibility with SEO-friendly job listings and schema support.

**Perfect for:**

- Company career pages
- HR and recruitment teams
- Remote and hybrid job listings
- Agencies and freelancers building job board websites

== Features ==

**Flexible Job Specifications**
Create unlimited custom job attributes such as employment type (full-time, part-time), workplace type (remote, hybrid), salary range, qualifications, and more. Tailor fields to match your business needs.

**Custom Application Links**
Easily add external or internal application URLs to each job listing. Redirect candidates to an external ATS or a contact form of your choice.

**Built for Block Editor & Full Site Editing (FSE)**
Designed to fully support modern WordPress block themes. Take advantage of the Block Editor's full flexibility for custom layouts.

**Custom Blocks & Block Patterns**
Use intuitive drag-and-drop tools to display job listings, filters, and call-to-actions using pre-built blocks and layout patterns.

**Advanced Filtering with Query Loop**
Let users filter job listings by category, location, job type, and more. Build dynamic search sections to help candidates quickly find relevant openings.

**Schema.org Structured Data Integration**
Enhance SEO with built-in support for the [JobPosting schema](https://schema.org/JobPosting). Includes 25 predefined properties to help listings appear as rich results in search engines.

**Custom Post Type: "Job"**
Manage job listings via a custom post type. Add, edit, and delete job posts directly from the WordPress dashboard.

**"Careers" Theme Integration**
Use the free [Careers WordPress Theme](https://wordpress.org/themes/careers/) designed specifically for Hiring Center. It’s optimized for Full Site Editing and provides a ready-to-go structure for building your careers site in no time.

== Screenshots ==

1. Configure job specification fields
2. Configure job specification fields
3. Customize general plugin settings
4. Set schema.org structured data
5. View and manage job listings
6. Edit job listings with detailed custom fields
7. Edit job listings with detailed custom fields
8. Edit job listings with detailed custom fields
9. Edit job listings with detailed custom fields

== Installation ==

1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/hiring-center` directory or install directly through the WordPress plugin repository.
2. Activate the plugin via the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.
3. Navigate to the "Jobs" section in your admin panel to begin creating job listings.
4. Use the Site Editor to insert the included blocks or block patterns into your pages.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Is Hiring Center compatible with Full Site Editing? =
Yes! Hiring Center is fully compatible with block themes and FSE.

= Can I customize job fields? =
Absolutely. You can define and manage unlimited custom job specifications to match your hiring needs.

= Is it SEO-friendly? =
Yes. The plugin includes schema.org JobPosting support for rich search result snippets.

= Does it support external application systems? =
Yes, you can add custom "apply" URLs to redirect applicants to external platforms or forms.

== Changelog ==

= 1.7.0 (2026-04-16) =
* Compatibility with WordPress 7.0 confirmed
* Dependencies updated
* Formatting updates
* Direct access protection added to all PHP files
* Unnecessary translation files removed since these are loaded from WordPress.org
* Code improvements

= 1.6.3 (2025-11-28) =
* Compatibility with WordPress 6.9 confirmed
* Dependencies updated
* Code improvements

= 1.6.2 (2025-05-08) =
* Plugin links and references to Teydea Studio updated
* Dependencies updated

= 1.6.1 (2025-04-04) =
* Compatibility with WordPress 6.8 confirmed
* Issue of requesting the translated string too early fixed
* Dependencies updated
* Code improvements

= 1.6.0 (2025-02-21) =
* Job specification fields reordering implemented
* Dependencies updated
* Code improvements

= 1.5.0 (2024-11-20) =
* Custom capabilities for managing the plugin settings implemented
* Compatibility with WordPress 6.7 confirmed
* Dependencies updated
* Code improvements

= 1.4.1 (2024-11-04) =
* Update the plugin slug and data prefix

= 1.4.0 (2024-10-31) =
* Rename the plugin to Hiring Center
* Dependencies updated
* Code improvements

= 1.3.3 (2024-10-25) =
* JS dependency map and tree-shaking optimized

= 1.3.2 (2024-10-17) =
* Add link to the plugin page on TeydeaStudio.com
* Dependencies updated
* Code improvements

(For older records, see the `changelog.txt` file).
