Monetization
The Monetization tab chooses how people pay to post, sets prices for per-listing sales, and controls the package and billing links in dashboards. Apart from the currency options, everything here needs Marketplace Suite.
To open it, go to WP Job Portal → Configurations and select Monetization. For how the screen works, see System & Site.
General Monetization
Section titled “General Monetization”Core settings for handling payments and packages.
| Option | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Submission Type | How employers and job seekers pay to post: Free, Per Listing (a price for each action, set below) or Membership (they buy a package). Needs Marketplace Suite (the screen says “Unlock with Credits”). Locked to Free in Careers & ATS mode. | Free |
| Default Currency Symbol | The currency symbol used across the site, for example with salary ranges. | $ |
| Currency Symbol Position | Whether the currency symbol goes before (Left align) or after (Right align) an amount, for salaries and prices. | Right align |
See Ways to charge for what each submission type means in practice.
Packages & Featured Listings
Section titled “Packages & Featured Listings”Manage free packages and enable featured listings. This whole section needs Marketplace Suite.
| Option | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Auto-assign Free Package to New User | Gives each new user a free package, if one exists. | Off |
| Free Package Purchase Auto Approve | Approves the “purchase” of a free package straight away. | On |
| Purchase Free Package Only Once | Stops a user from taking the same free package more than once. | On |
| Enable Featured Companies | Lets companies be marked as featured. | On |
| Enable Featured Jobs | Lets jobs be marked as featured. | On |
| Enable Featured Resumes | Lets resumes be marked as featured. | On |
See Packages and subscriptions and Featured listings.
Per Listing Prices
Section titled “Per Listing Prices”Set prices for various actions when using the Per Listing submission type. This whole section needs Marketplace Suite. An empty price means that action is free.
| Option | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Price per Company Submission | The price to submit one company profile. | Empty |
| Price per Featured Company | The extra price to make a company featured. | Empty |
| Days Until Featured Company Expires Per Listing | How many days a paid featured company stays featured. | Empty |
| Days Until Featured Company Expires Free | How many days a company stays featured when submissions are free. | Empty |
| Price per Job Submission | The price to submit one job. | Empty |
| Price per Featured Job | The extra price to make a job featured. | Empty |
| Days Until Featured Job Expires Per Listing | How many days a paid featured job stays featured. | 30 |
| Days Until Featured Job Expires Free | How many days a job stays featured when submissions are free. | 30 |
| Price per Resume Submission | The price to submit one resume. | Empty |
| Price per Featured Resume | The extra price to make a resume featured. | Empty |
| Days Until Featured Resume Expires Per Listing | How many days a paid featured resume stays featured. | 15 |
| Days Until Featured Resume Expires Free | How many days a resume stays featured when submissions are free. | 30 |
| Price per Job Apply | The price a job seeker pays to apply for a job. | Empty |
| Price to View Resume Contact | The price an employer pays to see a resume’s contact details. Used when Show Resume Contact Detail by Default is Paid access Only on the Resumes tab. | Empty |
| Price to View Company Contact | The price a job seeker pays to see a company’s contact details. Used when Show Company Contact Detail by Default is Paid access Only on the Companies tab. | Empty |
| Price per Department Submission | The price to add a department. | Empty |
| Price per Cover Letter Submission | The price to add a cover letter. | Empty |
| Price per Job Alert Submission | The price to create a job alert. | Empty |
Dashboard Monetization Links
Section titled “Dashboard Monetization Links”Control the visibility of monetization-related links in user dashboards. This whole section needs Marketplace Suite.
| Option | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Employer Show Packages Link | Shows a link to the packages page in the employer dashboard. | Show |
| Employer Show My Packages Link | Shows a link to the employer’s purchased packages. | Show |
| Employer Show Invoice Link | Shows a link to the employer’s purchase history and invoices. | Show |
| Employer Show My Subscriptions Link | Shows a link to the employer’s active subscriptions. | Show |
| Job Seeker Show Packages Link | Shows a link to the packages page in the job seeker dashboard. | Show |
| Job Seeker Show My Packages Link | Shows a link to the job seeker’s purchased packages. | Show |
| Job Seeker Show Invoice Link | Shows a link to the job seeker’s purchase history and invoices. | Show |
| Job Seeker Show My Subscriptions Link | Shows a link to the job seeker’s active subscriptions. | Show |
| Job Seeker Show Credits Log | Has no effect in 2.7.0. There is no credits log section on the job seeker dashboard. | Show |