Custom Field For WP Job Manager
by theme funda · Forms
Also makes 25 other plugins · 12K+ installs across the portfolio →
The ultimate field editor for WP Job Manager. Easily add, edit, and manage custom job and company fields without any coding.
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Health
B 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
800+
≈880 estimated
Momentum
+29%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “custom fields”, “job form builder” and “job board” for “company fields”, “job manager” and “custom field”. “custom fields” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “company fields” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “job form builder” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “job manager” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “job board” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #14. “custom field” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
82 health vs 65 average across 2,517 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.9%
of downloads still active
At least 800 of 20.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Forms plugin keeps 1.3%, across 1,674 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Forms plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 107 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8; the current branch is 7.1
3.4★ over 5 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.0★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
41
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
24%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
+0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| job manager field editor your tag | #3 | #20 | up 1 |
| job manager | #8 | #20 | 0 |
| company fields | #8 | #21 | down 1 |
| wp job manager your tag | #10 | #21 | down 1 |
| job board your tag | #14 | #22 | down 1 |
| job | #15 | #20 | down 2 |
| job manager resumes | #6 | #18 | 0 |
| custom field | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| wp job manager filter | #10 | #23 | up 2 |
| wp job manager jobs | #11 | #21 | up 1 |
| job site | #14 | #23 | 0 |
| wp job board | #14 | #23 | down 2 |
| wordpress job manager | #15 | #23 | down 2 |
| job board plugin | #17 | #22 | 0 |
| job form | #19 | #23 | — |
| custom fields your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| job form builder your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
33 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 15 listed. 18 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “custom fields”, “job form builder” and “job board” for “company fields”, “job manager” and “custom field”. “custom fields” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “company fields” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “job form builder” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “job manager” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “job board” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #14. “custom field” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “job board”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 77% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “800+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 900.
Install history since 27 Jun 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ ryanwebgrade2.2y ago
Good and fast support
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Emielb2.2y ago
Very useful. Allows adding custom fields very easily. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nikkoboy4.0y ago
The idea of this plugin is good, but it is unfortunately rather limited. It is for instance not possible to add text with a clickable hyperlink in it. It will just show the raw HTML code, which is not helpful. WP Job Manager Field Editor is a better option in this case. This topic was modified 3 years, 8 months ago by nikkoboy.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ darkNiGHTS4.5y ago
You can add fields but you can’t allow the frontend to filter job listings based on these new fields. They are only for display.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fredben6.9y ago
The values are not kept with selection box, waste of time.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 5 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.5). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2025-01-06 CVE-2025-22294 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.3 Patched in 1.4
- Patched Medium · 4.3 Custom Field For WP Job Manager <= 1.2 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Sensitive Information Exposure via Shortcode ↗2024-08-15 CVE-2023-7049 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affects <= 1.2 Patched in 1.3
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Custom Field For WP Job Manager <= 1.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2023-07-24 CVE-2023-3328 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.1 Patched in 1.2
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Custom Field For WP Job Manager <= 1.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2023-07-13 CVE-2023-37980 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.1 Patched in 1.2
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "The ultimate field editor for WP Job Manager. Easily add, edit, and manage custom job and company fields wi..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use this", "perfect for", "ideal for").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 8 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,850 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "job form builder", "job manager field editor" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-01 900+ → 800+ down after 171 days in tier
- 2026-03-14 1K+ → 900+ down after 46 days in tier
- 2026-01-27 900+ → 1K+ up after 159 days in tier
- 2025-08-21 1K+ → 900+ down after 158 days in tier
- 2025-03-16 900+ → 1K+ up after 106 days in tier
- 2024-11-30 1K+ → 900+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
- C Custom Job Fields for WP Job Manager 30+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Meta Box – A Framework for Dynamic Websites 500K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Advanced Custom Fields: Extended 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Secure Custom Fields 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag B
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