Field manager

The field manager controls the forms on your job board: which fields appear, in what order, which are required, and who sees them. You can also add fields of your own, such as “Security clearance” on jobs or “Notice period” on resumes.

Where the field lists are

Each form has its own list, under the menu for that kind of record.

Form	Menu path
Company	WP Job Portal → Settings → Forms & fields → Company
Job	WP Job Portal → Settings → Forms & fields → Job
Resume	WP Job Portal → Settings → Forms & fields → Resume
Registration (user fields)	WP Job Portal → Settings → Forms & fields → User
Quick apply	WP Job Portal → Settings → Forms & fields → Quick apply

With Pro, Settings → Forms & fields → Job alert controls the job alert form in the same way.

The Job Fields list with the form tabs, the filters, and the Users, Visitors and Required switches for each field

Show, hide or require a field

Each row in the list has three switches, which show On or Off. Select one to change it.

Column	What it does
Users	Shows the field to logged-in employers and job seekers.
Visitors	Shows the field to visitors who aren’t logged in.
Required	Makes the field mandatory.

To change several fields at once, tick their boxes. In the bar that appears, select On or Off under Users, Visitors or Required. Clear selection unticks them.

Some fields can’t be changed. Their switch is locked and reads Always on, Always or Not allowed:

Some built-in fields the system needs are always published, and some are always required.
File upload fields (resume files, photo, logo, or any custom File Upload field) and text editor fields can’t be made required.

To filter the list, type in Search field titles, or choose a status in Any status or Required or not.

Change the field order

Drag a row by its grab handle, at the start of the row.
Select Save Ordering, which appears once you have moved something.

Rows shown as headings are section headings. On the resume form they divide the form into sections such as Personal Information, Education, Employer and Skills.

Edit a field

Select Edit on the field’s row.
Change the options you need.
Save.

You can rename any field with Field Title. Not every option is offered for every built-in field.

Add your own field

Open the field list for the form, for example Settings → Forms & fields → Job.
Select Add User Field at the top.
Fill in the form and select Save User Field.

Option	What it does
Field Type	Text Field, Check Box, Date, Drop Down, Email Address, Radio Button, Text Area, Multi Select or File Upload. With Pro, resume fields can also be a whole Resume Section.
Field Title	The label people see.
Show On Listing	Shows the value on listing pages as well as the detail page.
Resume Section	Resume fields only: the section the field goes in. It can’t be changed later.
Published	Whether the field is shown.
Required	Whether the field must be filled in.
Search	Whether the field can be used in search forms.
Place Holder	Grey hint text inside the empty field.
Description	Help text shown under the field.
Options	For drop-downs, radio buttons, check boxes and multi-selects: one option per line.
Visible	Shows the field only when another field has a given value. Pick the parent field, the value, and Equal or Not Equal. All three must be set.

After saving, a text-type field can only be switched to another text type (Text Field, Date, Email Address or Text Area). The type of other fields is fixed.

Quick apply fields don’t have Add User Field: you can only arrange the built-in ones.

Delete a field you added

Select Delete on the field’s row and confirm “Delete this field? Values people entered in it are deleted too.” Only fields you added can be deleted; they carry a Custom badge. Deleting a resume section you added also deletes all the fields in it.

Search fields

Search fields decide what appears on the search forms.

Open WP Job Portal → Settings → Forms & fields → Job search. With Pro, resumes have Settings → Forms & fields → Resume search too.
Select Edit on a field.
Set User Search and Visitor Search to Enabled or Disabled, then Save.
To change the order, drag the rows and select Save Ordering.

The Search Fields / All Fields filter at the top switches between fields already on the search form and every field.