We are proud to announce that we have published Jobs! Pro 1.7 is published for licensed users . Jobs! Pro 1.7 is an out of box component for all Joomla! version

Our main goal for this version was a having a better custom field manager with a few new features

We hope that you will love Jobs! 1.7

Lets start with the changes and the new features

Changes in Jobs! 1.7

1. New Field Types: New field types are added to Jobs! custom field manager. New field types are belo
   1. Job categories : You can add job categories which you add from "Jobs! Admin Panel>List Categories" as a field to your resumes or jobs
   2. Job countries : You can add job countries which you add from "Jobs! Admin Panel>List Countries" as a field to your resumes or jobs
   3. Job locations: You can add job locations which you add from "Jobs! Admin Panel>List Locations" as a field to your resumes or jobs
   4. URL: You can create URL field from your custom field manager
   5. Downloadable File: You can create upload field from your custom field manager . The file parameters will come from "Jobs! Configuration>User File System Tab".
2. Administration Field: This is a new feature for custom fields. Administration Fields will only be visible in admin panel. Employer or job seekers will not see this field. Shortly, You can create a field for yourself :)
3. Job Map : Jobs! will be able to create a job map for you. See the screenshot on right. The screenshot is taken with 2 example jobs. Job Map documentation is also added to our documentation site (Unlicensed users will see 'Record is not found' message)
4. Admin Panel Icons : Menu icons was missing in Joomla! 1.7 admin panel menu. It's fixed. There is no more missing image in admin panel menu
5. Application Status is being added by the default
6. Job Comments & Resume Comments: You will find 2 different plugins called lknJobRatings  1.0.zip and lknResumeRatings  1.0.zip in /package-root/Jobs! Plugins/system/ folder. You can add comments feature to your resumes or jobs . Install these plugins like any other Jobs! plugins (Visit "Jobs! Admin Panel>List Plugins>Select the plugin file and hit the 'Install' button") . You can also visit our documentation page to learn more about these plugins
   
   1. lknJobRatings Plugin: This plugin will add comment feature to your job detail pages with this plugin
   2. lknResumeRatings Plugin: This plugin will add comment feature to your resumes.
7. Scheduled Tasks : Jobs! Pro has itws own Scheduled Tasks system. You can consider this as our 5th plugin type. What does it mean for you? Let me give a few examples (Please note that these are examples, There is no active cron plugins for doing these but will be added soon)
   1. You can do periodic maintance for Jobs!
   2. You can get periodic reports and e-mail the report to more than one staff or person
   3. You can send e-mail to your employers before their job expires
8. User Interface Imporovements: Jobs! admin panel user interface was having a few minor problems. for example, 'List Resume Fields' page was having a 'Save Order' button.
9. Better Performance In Application View Screen: Application view screen in admin panel and employers is highly optimized. It's using less memory and sql. Application screen is nearly 60% faster than pervious Jobs! versions

Some Screenshots From Jobs! 1.7

Do not Forget To Check

1. New language strings are added . If you are using Jobs! in a non-English language or modified, Do not forget to translate the new language strings
2. A new configuration parameter to "Jobs! Configuration>Home Page Tab>Show Job Map" . This parameter controls your job map

Have Questions

Do not hesitate to use our ticket system on http://www.instantphp.com/tickets/

Related Links

• How Download System Works
  
• Jobs! Installation
  
• Upgrading Jobs!
  

Last modified on Friday, 30 December 2011 04:35