=== Apply Online === Contributors: farhan.noor Donate link: http://wpreloaded.com Tags: ads, job board, career page, form, job manager, application, cv, courses, class, admission, job manager, job listing, career plugin, Requires at least: 4.5 Tested up to: 4.8 Stable tag: 1.8.2 License: GPLv2 or later Powerful & intuitive plugin to post ads and start receiving applications online. == Description == = Are you looking for a page on your website to start receiving applications? = Focused on stability and simplicity, with this plugin you can create a job board, advertisement board or open online registration of courses & classes and start receiving applications right from your website. = Powerful Features = * Beautifully integrates into your existing website without worrying for design. * Form builder with all HTML form fields to create a stunning application form. * Standard Wordpress interface to add, categorize and manage ads. * List all ads or selected ads on any web page of your website. * Alternatively add default ads link *yourwebsite.com/ads* in your website navigation. * Categories based URLs for different type of ads i.e. yourwebsite.com/careers , yourwebsite.com/admissions * Show description, features and application form on ad detail page. * Packed with wordpress user role *AOL Manager* for people who handle applications. * After login, each user can write his own comments for the received applications to evaluate the candidate. * Get email notifications when an application is received. * Multiple file attachment fields. * Hooks and functions for advancements and customization. * Clear and well formed documentation for developers and non-developers. * [Add-ons](http://wpreloaded.com/shop "wpreloaded.com") to extend the plugin to next level. For demo, please check [AOL Demo](http://wpreloaded.com/plugins/apply-online "Your favorite plugin"). Your suggestions and error reports can really help to improve this plugin. = Simplest Implementation = 1. After activation, locate the menu **Apply Online** in admin panel and create few ads. 1. Now open link on your website with **ads** slug i.e. yourdomain.com/**ads**. = Or = 1. After installations, locate the menu **Apply Online** in admin panel and create few ads there. 1. From Wordpress admin panel, add a page i. e. **Careers** or **New Admissions** 1. Place **[aol]** shortcode into this page and let the magic begin. * Created with love by [Spider Teams](http://spiderteams.com "We create the web!") == Installation == 1. Download plugin. 1. Upload downloaded zip file to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory of your web server. 1. Activate plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress dashboard. 1. Locate the menu **Apply Online** in admin panel and create few ads here. 1. Now open link of your website similar to **yourdomain.com/ads**. = Method 2 = 1. After installations, locate the menu **Apply Online** in admin panel and create few ads there. 1. From Wordpress admin panel, add a page i. e. **Careers** or **New Admissions** 1. Place **[aol]** shortcode into this page and let the magic begin. == Screenshots == 1. Write shortcode in a page editor. 2. Ads listing. 3. Ad edit/add page. 4. All received applications. 5. A received application detailed page. 6. Plugin's Settings page. 7. Front-end detailed single page of an ad. 8. Front-end view of Ads listing on "Careers" page. == Frequently Asked Questions == = How to create an ad? = In your WordPress admin panel, go to "Apply Online" menu and add a new ad listing. = How to show ad listings on the front-end? = Add [aol] shortcode in an existing page or add a new page and write shortcode anywhere in the page editor. Now click on VIEW to see all of your ads on front-end. = Can I show few ads on front-end? = Yes, you can show any number of ads on your website by using shortcode with "ads" attribute. Ad ids must be separated with commas i.e. [aol ads="1,2,3"]. = Can I show ads from particular category only? = Yes, you can show ads from any category / categories using "categories" attribute. Categories' ids must be separated with commas i.e. [aol categories="1,2,3"]. = Can I show ads without excerpt/summary? = Yes, use shortcode with "excerpt" attribute i.e. [aol excerpt="no"] = What attributes can i use in the shortcode? = Default shortcode with all attributes is [aol categories="1,2,3" ads="1,2,3" excerpt="no"]. Use only required attributes. = How can i get the id of a category or ad? = In admin panel, move your mouse pointer on an item in categories or ads table. Now you can view item ID in the info bar of the browser. = Does this plugin have hooks and functions for customization of plugin behavior? = Yes, please check plugin reference at [WP Reloaded](http://wpreloaded.com/plugins/apply-online/reference) == Changelog == = 1.8.2 = * Fixed: Application form fields sorting. = 1.8.1 = * Fixed: Apply Online Metabox hook. = 1.8 = * New: Thumbnail support for ads. * New: More hooks to extend the plugin for [add-ons](http://wpreloaded.com/shop) * Fixed: Compulsory fields default notice. * Fixed: Language issues. = 1.7.2 = * Fixed: Form submitted but unexpected form submission failed message. * Fixed: Required form field option for newly generated field in ad editor. = 1.7.1 = * Fixed: Required form fields notice. * Fixed: Date format for date form fields. = 1.7 = * New: Application Print facility. * New: [aol_ad] shortcode to show single ad anywhere in the website. * New: [aol_form] shortcode to show form anywhere in the website. * New: Add-on support. * Fixed: Warnings on custom template page single-aol_ad.php * Fixed: Translation issues. = 1.6.3 = * Fixed: Underscores between words of form fields names. * New: Application removal option. = 1.6.2 = * Fixed: Salient Features heading when no feature is provided on single ad page. = 1.6.1 = * Fixed: Hidden items of AOL Menu. = 1.6 = * New: AOL Manager user role. * New: Comments system for hiring staff to discuss an application. * New: Email validation for form input field. * New: More hooks and functions to extend the plugin. * Fixed: Improved search of applications in admin panel. = 1.5.1 = * Fixed: Removed odd alert at the time of application submission. = 1.5 = * Fixed: Default file field issue in settings. * New: aol_content filter hook introduced to control the output of [aol] shortcode. * New: aol_features function added to show application featres in custom template. * New: aol_application function added to show application form in custom template. = 1.4 = * Fixed: Email issue. * New: Custom file upload field in ad editor introduced. * Overall enhancement. = 1.3 = * Fixed: Application Form Fields delete issue. * Fixed: Delete button disappears in application form fields in post editor. * New: Templates/Default Fields introduced. = 1.2.1 = * Fixed: Link to new application in email alert. = 1.2 = * **Plugin Settings** introduced. * Add emails to get application alerts. * Overall enhancement. = 1.1 = * **Categories** introduced. * **Shortcode** updated. * Bug fixed for CV / resume attachment in application form. = 1.0 = * Plugin launched. == Upgrade Notice == = 1.8.1 = Bug Fixes and patches. Upgrade recommended. = 1.8 = New features, Bug Fixes and patches. Upgrade recommended. = 1.6.2 = Bug Fixes and patches. Upgrade recommended. = 1.6.1 = Bug Fixes and patches. Upgrade immediately. = 1.6 = Bug Fixes, patches and new features. Upgrade is recommended. = 1.5.1 = Bug Fixes, patches and new features. Upgrade is recommended. = 1.4 = Bug Fixes, patches and new features. Upgrade immediately. = 1.3 = Fixes, patches and new features. Upgrade immediately. = 1.2.1 = Link to new application in email alert fixed. Upgrade is recommended. = 1.2 = New hot features added. Upgrade immediately. = 1.1 = This version fixes bugs in shortcode, and file attachment with application form. Upgrade immediately. = 1.0 = Plugin launched.