Nicholas
Support Dept.Launching a job board or career website is one of the most effective ways to connect employers with professionals looking for new opportunities. Yet, building such a site from scratch often means dealing with heavy plugins, complex configurations, or high recurring SaaS costs.
With phpListings, you can build a fully functional no-code job board that looks professional, performs fast, and stays completely under your control, no coding or external tools required.
phpListings is a no-code directory platform that lets you create and manage any type of listings-based website - from business directories and real estate portals to local service marketplaces and job boards. Through its powerful admin interface, you define how listings work, which fields appear in forms, and how search and billing behave - all through simple configuration.
Whether you’re launching a niche job board for a specific industry (tech, design, healthcare) or creating a regional job portal, phpListings provides all the tools you need to structure, monetize, and grow your platform efficiently.
This step-by-step guide explains how to use phpListings to create a complete job board, from defining listing types and building search filters to enabling paid job postings and employer dashboards.
In your phpListings admin area, go to Settings → Listing Types → Add Listing Type
Create a new listing type named Jobs. This type will store all job postings, so make sure it uses Locations to allow users to browse by area. If you’d like visitors to share feedback about employers or job listings, enable Reviews for this type.
Next, configure how job postings store their data. phpListings includes a Form Fields Editor with many field types - from simple text and dropdowns to date pickers, price ranges, and color selectors.
Each listing type can include both system fields and custom fields:
System fields: Title, Description, Category, and Location are always included and required for phpListings to function correctly. You can rename Title to Job Title to better match your directory’s structure.
Custom fields: Create additional fields like Salary Range, Job Type, Company Name, Application URL, or Deadline.
Every field has advanced options. For example, linking it to a category or pricing plan, and setting its visibility (in search results, on listing pages, or hidden).
You can also drag and drop fields to organize them in a logical sequence that matches your submission flow.
A well-designed search experience is crucial for any job portal. In phpListings, you can define which custom fields are searchable, allowing visitors to quickly refine job results.
Once marked searchable, a field automatically appears in the Refine Search form on the search results page. You can even assign specific fields to categories so each category displays its own unique filters.
Here’s how the search works on a job site:
The Search Box widget (usually on the homepage) includes Keyword, Category, and Location fields by default. Keyword search scans both job titles and descriptions.
The Refine Search form (on the search results page) adds your searchable custom fields, helping visitors narrow down results.
You can make any number of fields searchable, giving you unlimited flexibility to tailor the user experience for your niche.
The visibility of each field on the search results and listing pages is controlled directly from its settings.
When creating or editing a field, choose:
Show on search results template – to display it on job listing cards.
Show on template – to show it on the full job details page.
To display dynamic sections such as related jobs or featured postings — use the Listings widget.
This flexible widget can show:
Featured Jobs
Recently Added Jobs
Most Popular Jobs
Jobs from the current listing page category and/or location
You can place it on the search results page, detailed listing page, or any other public page, and configure the sorting order (random, latest, most viewed etc) depending on your design preferences.
phpListings includes a complete billing and invoicing system, allowing you to monetize your job board by charging employers for postings. Each listing corresponds to a single purchased product, ensuring precise billing management.
To set this up:
Go to Content → Jobs → Products
Create a new Product and configure the options. For example, job description length, featured status, or number of gallery images.
Create one or more Pricing Plans linked to this product, defining the price and duration.
Example setup:
Free Listing – visible for 14 days, limited visibility (no contact info or gallery).
Standard Listing – $10 for 30 days, includes phone, website, and full description.
Featured Job – $100 for 6 months, highlighted across all job lists. Appears at the top of search results.
All payments are processed through the integrated billing gateways (Stripe, PayPal, etc.). Invoices, statuses, and notifications are handled automatically under each employer’s account.
This system makes phpListings one of the few self-hosted job board platforms that combine no-code setup with full monetization control.
Employers can manage everything from their Dashboard:
Add or edit job listings (you can approve or reject submissions),
View billing and invoice history,
Upgrade to featured products, or
Renew expired listings.
Once your job board is functional, you can easily expand it using phpListings’ built-in tools:
Company Profiles – create a second listing type (Companies) and link it to jobs through a relational field.
SEO Settings – optimize all public page titles, meta tags using dynamic patterns, and friendly URLs/slugs for maximum search visibility.
Reviews – let users share feedback about employers or job experiences.
All of this is configurable directly from the admin interface — no PHP editing, no templates, no coding.
phpListings gives you the freedom of a no-code job board builder combined with full ownership of your platform and data. Unlike cloud-based job board services, your site runs entirely on your hosting, with no limits on listings, users, or categories.
Key advantages:
Create unlimited listing types, each with its own form field structure, categories and pricing plans.
Define exactly which fields appear on search results and listing pages.
Monetize listings with a flexible, built-in billing and invoicing system.
Offer advanced filtering with range, toggle, and category-specific search options.
Extend functionality with reviews, SEO optimization, and location-based search.
Whether you’re building a small niche job board or a large-scale career portal, phpListings provides everything you need to launch, customize, and scale, all without writing a single line of code.