Import & Migration

WP Career Board includes a built-in migration tool to import jobs and resumes from WP Job Manager. Access it from WP Career Board → Settings → Import.

Overview

The importer reads data from WP Job Manager’s post types (job_listing, resume) and creates equivalent WCB records (wcb_job, wcb_resume). Your original WP Job Manager data is never modified or deleted.

The import uses REST API calls (POST /wcb/v1/import/run) batched in groups, with a live progress bar so large imports don’t time out.

Idempotent — Safe to Re-Run

Every migration checks for an existing WCB record before importing. Records already imported are automatically skipped. You can run the import multiple times without creating duplicates.

Available Migrations

WP Job Manager → Jobs (Free)

Migrates job_listing posts to wcb_job. Available in the free plugin.

Fields migrated:

WP Job Manager field	WCB equivalent
Title & description	Job title + post content
_job_location	_wcb_location + location taxonomy
_job_salary	_wcb_salary_min / _wcb_salary_max
Salary currency & pay type	_wcb_salary_currency / _wcb_salary_type
_job_expires / _job_duration	_wcb_deadline
_featured	_wcb_featured
_remote_position	_wcb_remote
_application (email or URL)	Preserved as application meta
_company_name, _company_website, _company_tagline, _company_twitter, logo, video	Company profile meta
_filled → closed	Post status mapped to Closed
job_cat, job_type taxonomies	wcb_category, wcb_job_type

How to run:

1. Go to WP Career Board → Settings → Import
2. The card shows how many WP Job Manager jobs were found and how many are already imported
3. Click Import All Jobs
4. A progress bar shows batch-by-batch progress until complete

WP Job Manager does not need to remain active after the import is complete.

WP Job Manager Resumes → Resumes (Pro)

Pro feature — Requires WP Career Board Pro.

Migrates resume posts to wcb_resume. Only available when WP Career Board Pro is active.

Fields migrated:

WP Job Manager Resumes field	WCB equivalent
Candidate name & bio	Resume title + summary
Professional title	Resume headline
Contact email	Candidate email
Location	Resume location
Photo	Candidate avatar
Video URL	Resume video link
Resume file attachment	Attached file
_featured	Featured flag
_resume_expires	Expiry date
Education history	Education section entries
Work experience	Work Experience section entries
Social / website links	Links section entries
resume_category	Resume categories

How to run:

1. Go to WP Career Board → Settings → Import
2. The WP Job Manager Resumes card is shown when Pro is active
3. Click Import All Resumes
4. Monitor the progress bar until complete

What Happens with Duplicates

Each import run checks whether a WCB record already exists for a given WP Job Manager post ID (tracked via the _wcb_migrated_from meta key). If it does, that record is skipped and counted as “already imported” — not re-imported or overwritten.

Progress Display

The Import page shows live stats for each migration:

Stat	Meaning
Found	Total records in WP Job Manager
Already imported	Records already migrated to WCB
Remaining	Records that will be processed on the next run

After Importing

1. Go to WP Career Board → Jobs to review imported jobs — check statuses and verify key fields
2. Go to WP Career Board → Settings → Pages and confirm page assignments are correct
3. Flush your permalink structure via Settings → Permalinks → Save Changes
4. If WP Job Manager had categories or job types that don’t map cleanly, review them in WP Career Board → Job Categories and WP Career Board → Job Types

Limitations

• Custom fields added by WP Job Manager extensions are not automatically mapped — you will need to re-enter those manually
• Applications submitted in WP Job Manager are not migrated (no equivalent structure in the free plugin)
• The importer does not delete WP Job Manager data after migration — you can deactivate and delete WP Job Manager separately once you are satisfied with the results