Multi-Board Engine
Pro feature - Requires the WP Career Board Pro plugin to be installed and active. Every Pro feature works as soon as the plugin is active; the license key only powers automatic updates, it never gates functionality.
The Multi-Board Engine lets you segment one WordPress install into multiple independent job boards (for example “Tech Jobs”, “Marketing Jobs”, “Remote Only”). Each board carries its own per-board configuration and scopes the jobs assigned to it.
Boards are administrator-only configuration. They are created and managed from wp-admin; they are not a per-employer or front-end self-service feature.
What You Get
Section titled “What You Get”- Multiple boards - create as many boards as you need
- Board scoping - a job is linked to a board via its
_wcb_board_idmeta, so listings can be filtered to a single board - Per-board settings - each board has its own credit cost, moderation mode, expiry, currency, map provider, and AI toggle
- Board-scoped listings - the Job Listings block accepts a
boardIdattribute (or[wcb_job_listings boardId="42"]shortcode) to render only one board’s jobs anywhere on the site
Where Boards Live
Section titled “Where Boards Live”Boards are managed at Career Board -> Settings -> Boards. The free plugin creates one board automatically on activation, named Main Board, which becomes the default.
Creating a Board
Section titled “Creating a Board”- Go to Career Board -> Settings -> Boards
- Click Add Board (this opens the standard WordPress editor for the board)
- Enter the board Title - this is the board name
- Configure the Board Settings meta box (see below)
- Click Publish
The Boards list shows each board’s job count, number of pipeline stages, and credit cost, with Edit and Delete actions. Deleting a board removes its pipeline stages and unlinks (but does not delete) any jobs assigned to it - those jobs stay visible but are no longer board-restricted.
Board Settings
Section titled “Board Settings”Open a board and use the Board Settings meta box on the board edit screen:
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Credit Cost Per Job | Credits deducted when an employer posts to this board. 0 means free. |
| Moderation | “Use global default”, “Auto-publish”, or “Requires approval” for jobs posted to this board. |
| Job Expiry (days) | Days until jobs on this board expire. 0 follows the site-wide default. |
| Currency | Salary currency for this board (from the plugin currency catalog). |
| Map Provider | Leaflet / OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, or Mapbox for this board’s Job Map. |
| Enable AI Features | Turns the AI features on for jobs and applicants on this board. |
Assigning Jobs to a Board
Section titled “Assigning Jobs to a Board”A job’s board is stored in its _wcb_board_id meta. Jobs can be assigned a board through the posting flow, through the CSV importer (the board_id column), or by an integration that sets the meta. A job posted without a board falls back to the default board (wcb_default_board_id).
Default Board
Section titled “Default Board”The first board created on activation (“Main Board”) is stored in the wcb_default_board_id option and is used for any job that is posted without an explicit board. There is no separate “set as default” control in the Boards list - the default is the board recorded in that option.
Per-Board Pipeline Stages
Section titled “Per-Board Pipeline Stages”Each board can carry its own application pipeline stages, stored in the wcb_application_stages table keyed by board_id. The Boards list shows how many stages each board has. The stages drive the status columns shown on the employer dashboard’s Applications board (the List / Board Kanban toggle).
Rendering a Single Board’s Jobs
Section titled “Rendering a Single Board’s Jobs”To show one board’s jobs on a page, set the Board attribute on the Job Listings block, or use the shortcode form:
[wcb_job_listings boardId="42" perPage="6"]Replace 42 with the board’s post ID. Without a boardId, the Job Listings block shows jobs across all boards.