Admin panel & settings
The Jobs dashboard and every tab of Jobs → Settings explained.
All JobCore screens share one admin panel with a top bar (Add job, View board, Save Changes) and a sidebar.
| Group | Items |
|---|---|
| Overview | Dashboard |
| Board | Look & colours, Board, Contact & links |
| Content | All jobs, Add job, Employers, Categories, Job types |
| System | Sample content, System status, Setup wizard, Licence, Import / Export (with the News. theme) |
| Add-ons | Screens of installed add-ons, such as Paid listings and Job widget |
Jobs dashboard#
Jobs → Dashboard shows the board at a glance: counts (open jobs, jobs waiting for review, Premium listings, jobs that expire within 7 days, employers, applications sent), the latest jobs with their status, a setup checklist and shortcuts. The checklist covers the jobs page, choosing the look, adding the first employer, publishing a job, adding a contact e-mail and registering the licence.
The WordPress Dashboard also gets a Jobs board widget with the main counts, the latest jobs and quick links. With the News. theme, the jobs board is linked from the News. panel as well.
Look & colours#
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Board look | Inside the theme (site header and footer) or Standalone portal (own header, footer and styles). |
| Board style | Only shown when the Looks add-on adds premium looks. The default look stays available. |
| Demo look switcher | Off, Admins only or Everyone (demo site). A “Looks” tab on the right edge of the board lets people try board styles in their own browser; your settings do not change. Links like /jobs/?wpjc-look=market open a look directly. Turn it Off before going live. |
| Header (standalone) | Jobs portal header (logo, icon menu, bookmarks and profile) or News. site header (needs the News. theme). |
| Board name | Empty = “{Site name} Jobs”. |
| Board logo (light backgrounds) | For a white header. Empty = the News. dark logo, or the board name as text without News. |
| Board logo (dark backgrounds) | White or light wordmark for dark headers such as Marketplace. |
| Logo height on computers / phones (px) | 16–80 and 16–60. Empty follows the News. theme logo, or a default size. |
| Maximum logo width (px) | 40–400. Empty = automatic. Keeps wide logos from pushing the menu. |
| Logo label | A short word next to the logo, like “Jobs”. Empty = hidden. |
| Logo label colour | Theme colour (the board accent) or a custom colour. |
| Accent colour | Used for the hero, buttons, links, Premium Plus badges and highlights. Theme colour follows the News. brand colour. |
| Hero image | Optional cut-out on the right of the hero. Use a transparent PNG, about 700 × 900 px (shown 300 px tall). Hidden on small screens. |
Board#
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Hero title, Hero intro | Text at the top of the board. |
| Search placeholder | Hint text in the search field. |
| Jobs per tier column | 1–30 jobs in each Premium Plus, Premium and Basic column on the board home. |
| Featured employers | 0–48 employers in the row on the board home. 0 hides the row. |
| Jobs per page | 6–96, for All jobs and search results. |
| New job ads | Review job ads posted in the jobs account before they go live. You get an e-mail for each ad waiting for review. |
| Max listing days | 7–120. The longest period a user can choose for a job ad. |
| CVs and photos | Keep application files on the site so employers can download them. Files are stored in a protected folder; only the employer of the job ad and site editors can download them. |
| Delete files after | 7–365 days. The application record stays; only the CV and photo are deleted. |
Contact & links#
- Contact e-mail — shown under the hero; receives the “waiting for review” e-mails (otherwise the site admin e-mail does).
- Contact phone
- Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn — profile addresses.
Sample content#
Create sample jobs adds 5 demo employers and 12 jobs (Premium Plus, Premium and Basic, some with photos). They are marked as samples; Remove sample jobs deletes them again, photos included. Your own jobs are never touched. Sample jobs do not trigger job alert e-mails.
System status#
Shows the JobCore, WordPress and PHP versions, the theme, the jobs page, the permalink setting, the upload limits and whether e-mail sending is available. Items that need attention get a warning mark. Include this information when you contact support.