CSV Import (Pro)
The CSV importer lets you bulk-import jobs from a CSV file. Imported jobs default to Pending status for editorial review, though you can set a different status per row.
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.
CSV Import
Section titled “CSV Import”Finding the Import Screen
Section titled “Finding the Import Screen”Go to Career Board -> Import and look for the CSV → Jobs card (marked Pro). The card is added to the free plugin’s Import page by Pro.
Download the Sample File
Section titled “Download the Sample File”Click Download Sample CSV to get a correctly structured template with two example rows. Use it as a starting point for your data.
CSV Column Reference
Section titled “CSV Column Reference”Required
Section titled “Required”| Column | Description |
|---|---|
title |
Job title – the only required column |
Content
Section titled “Content”| Column | Description |
|---|---|
description |
Full job description (HTML allowed) |
status |
pending (default), publish, or draft. Any other value falls back to pending. |
deadline |
Application deadline – any parseable date format, stored as YYYY-MM-DD |
Salary
Section titled “Salary”| Column | Accepted Values |
|---|---|
salary_min |
Integer (e.g. 80000) |
salary_max |
Integer (e.g. 120000) |
salary_currency |
USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD, INR, SGD |
salary_type |
yearly, monthly, or hourly |
If salary_min is greater than salary_max, the importer swaps them automatically and records a warning.
| Column | Accepted Values |
|---|---|
remote |
yes, no, 1, or 0 |
featured |
yes, no, 1, or 0 |
Company
Section titled “Company”| Column | Description |
|---|---|
company |
Company name text |
company_id |
WordPress post ID of an existing company post |
Application
Section titled “Application”| Column | Description |
|---|---|
apply_url |
External application URL |
apply_email |
Application contact email |
Taxonomies
Section titled “Taxonomies”Separate multiple values with commas or pipes. Terms are created automatically if they do not exist.
| Column | Taxonomy |
|---|---|
categories |
Job category |
job_types |
Job type (e.g. `Full-time |
locations |
Location |
experience |
Experience level |
tags |
Job tags |
Geo and Board
Section titled “Geo and Board”| Column | Description |
|---|---|
lat |
Latitude (decimal) |
lng |
Longitude (decimal) |
board_id |
WordPress post ID of the target job board (Multi-Board) |
Custom Fields
Section titled “Custom Fields”Add any field key from the Field Builder as a column header. The importer matches each non-standard column against the custom field keys defined in the Field Builder (the wcb_field_definitions table); recognized keys are stored on the imported job. Columns that do not match a known field key are ignored.
Running the Import
Section titled “Running the Import”- Select your CSV file using the file picker
- Click Import
- A results summary shows how many jobs were imported, skipped, and whether any warnings occurred
- Go to Career Board -> Jobs and review the Pending listings before publishing
Error Handling
Section titled “Error Handling”| Condition | Result |
|---|---|
| File not found or unreadable | Fatal error – no rows processed |
Missing title column |
Fatal error – no rows processed |
| Row has wrong column count | Row skipped, error logged in summary |
| Empty title on a row | Row skipped, error logged in summary |
| Invalid currency or salary type | Field skipped for that row |
| Invalid date | Field skipped for that row |
Migrating from WP Job Manager
Section titled “Migrating from WP Job Manager”The recommended path for moving listings from WP Job Manager into WP Career Board is the CSV import described above: export your WPJM listings to CSV, map the columns to the WCB column names in this reference, and import.
Note: a code-level WP Job Manager importer class exists in the plugin but is not currently exposed through any admin screen, REST route, or WP-CLI command, so it is not a self-service feature in this release. Use the CSV import for WPJM data.