JustJobs

Official JustJobs release notes

[6/1/2026] v4.0.0

* Major candidate and publisher experience update
    * Added separate candidate and publisher workspaces with clearer sidebar and account-menu navigation
    * Added onboarding for users who want to find jobs, post jobs, or do both
    * Added a "Start hiring" path for candidate accounts that later need publisher tools
* New candidate profiles, saved jobs, and application tracking
    * Added candidate profiles with headline, bio, skills, target roles, locations, work preferences, CV link, visibility, open-to-work status, and profile completeness
    * Added public talent profile URLs
    * Added saved jobs, saved searches, alert preferences, notification preferences, and application history
    * Added JustJobs-hosted applications with candidate notes, profile snapshots, CV links, screening answers, status tracking, and application detail pages
* New publisher hiring and applicant management tools
    * Added publisher dashboard with jobs, companies, applicants, shortlisted candidates, and hiring activity stats
    * Added applicants inbox with filters by job, status, CV availability, and public profile availability
    * Added applicant statuses: New, Reviewed, Shortlisted, Rejected, and Hired
    * Added screening questions and admin controls for available application modes
    * Improved publisher job listing cards, actions, application counts, and renewal details
*  Improved expired job handling: expired listings now show as closed, stay readable by URL, and are removed from active search/listing results
* Fixed a bug where blog post titles were limited to 255 characters 
* Dependencies updates, security improvements
* Other minor bug fixes and improvements
* Documentation-related improvements 

Notes:

* Please re-create your theme via the admin panel 

[3/25/2026] v3.0.0

* Major admin panel overhaul
   * Better UI, UX, and overall design and functionality
   * Better logically structured menus and resources
   * Better structured forms and input fields, with better validation
   * Better search, filtering, and sorting features for resources
   * Added admin menu notification bubbles for all areas that might require admin attention
   * Unified login pages with the in-app one, for a more consistent experience
   * Re-implemented the dashboard and added new stats and graphs over the Payments & Subscriptions area
   * Made every admin resource translatable (except for settings)
   * Better, more granular admin-roles manager
   * New, missing features like:
      * Dark mode 
      * Password fields with show/generate/copy password
      * User-selected per-page pagination settings
      * User-selected, optional table columns
      * Default (admin) settings are applied when creating new resources, where applicable
      * Better select/dropdown inputs, with a search feature
   * Settings rework
      * Moved each setting category to its own category, reducing clutter
      * Renamed, re-ordered settings for a more cohesive experience
      * Improved the form input types and fields validation
      * Improved the settings helper labels to be more informative
      * Auto-populating the available languages based on the setup languages
      * Auto-populating the region dropdown of service providers, where available
      * Turned all sensitive key fields within admin settings into revealable password type instead of clear-text
* Added Cloudflare's R2 storage driver support
* Added Selectize-based input for the country selector used in the checkout dialog
* Added primary-color derived text-select backgrounds
* Added "ID-verified users" scoped global announcements option + other banners improvements
* Added a new cookie consent library, fixing broken link issues, and the ability to mark custom JS code as tracking cookies
* Updated the inner Laravel framework to a newer version and other dependency updates
* Taxes module revamp; Improved tax-calculation flow
   * Frontend now fetches tax quotes from the backend instead of calculating them client-side
   * Improved and cleaned up tax calculation logic and validation
* Slight design improvements on the site sidebar
* Fixed an issue where blog posts weren't included in the sitemap
* Fixed an issue where the blog menu entry was missing from the sidebar on mobile devices
* Fixed a console error in the user settings area
* Fixed an issue where the font wasn't properly loaded, defaulting to the system font
* Documentation updates and other small bugfixes

Notes:

* PHP version has been bumped to 8.2

[1/14/2026] v2.5.0

* Updated the inner Laravel framework version
* Reworked the PayPal implementation, removed the deprecated SDK in favor of a custom-written API wrapper
* Added Vertoel payment provider, available for one-time & recurring payments
* Added MercadoPago payment provider, available for one-time payments
* Added Razorpay payment provider, available for one-time payments
* Small update page improvements, to better know when you are already up to date
* Other small bugfixes and improvements, dependency updates
* Documentation updates

Notes:

* PHP version has been bumped to 8.2-8.4; make sure your server supports it

[9/10/2025] v2.1.0

* Added `ctrl+s` saving function to the language selector
* Brought back the newsletter CSV export function
* Fixed an issue where rare admin-related interactions would end up in an infinite loop redirect in some edge cases
* Fixed the post-Laravel upgrade Slack notification issue
* Fixed an issue where rare admin-related interactions would end up in an infinite loop redirect in some edge cases
* Small UI&UX improvements over the installer & updater pages

[1/22/2025] v2.0.0

* Added o1 and o1-mini AI models, though not yet available to all open-ai accounts
* Added `webp` image support for user & company avatars
* Fixed an issue related to captchas, which were not appearing in the register dialog box
* Fixed an admin panel issue, causing a bug with theme generation for the RTL version
* Fixed an issue where the admin AWS region wasn't used for pre-signed URLs.
* Fixed an issue when there were no available jobs and the "Disable featured categories on homepage" option was ON
* Fixed an issue where envs missing `nd_pdo_mysql`, a redirect loop would have been caused on the admin panel
* Improved backward compatibility when updating from older versions to the latest ones

[1/10/2025] v1.9.0

* Added new `Disable featured categories on homepage` - can be used to have the homepage list all the latest jobs together
* Added phone number support to "Apply Now" links on the job page & job preview widgets
* Fixed an issue related to the site having a default RTL mode
* Fixed a small access issue related to semi-protected admin routes
* Completely re-worked the product documentation
   - New documentation template, better UI, and easier to follow
   - Documentation search feature
   - Improvements to old sections and additions of new sections
* Other small bugfixes

[12/4/2024] v1.8.0

* Added multi-driver captcha provider solution (Now supporting ReCaptcha, HCaptcha, and Turnstile)
* Fixed an issue causing the sitemap to have incorrect URL values on certain envs
* Fixed the `ctrl+s` shortcut on `Admin > Settings` area, which wasn't triggering the submission anymore
* Fixed some issues where attachments uploaded via the ID-verify section weren't properly deleted on the user side
* Fixed some issues with the wasabi storage driver, which could happen on certain hosting environments
* Combined the `Social login` & `Social media` tabs under a single Social setting tab, under `Admin > Settings`
* Refactored the `Admin > Settings` JS code, fixing lag issues when clicking between settings sub-categories
* Other small fixes and improvements
* Documentation-related updates

[10/31/2024] v1.7.1

* Fixed an issue related to stripe webhooks requests, happening on certain hosting environments

[10/20/2024] 1.7.0

* Added a new admin panel warning dialog to inform owners when the update procedure is incomplete
* Made GPT4-o the default AI model; greatly improved the AI suggestion templates for company and job descriptions
* Fixed multiple design inconsistencies on the admin dashboard page
* Fixed the ordering of settings in Admin > Settings > Media section
* Fixed an issue where certain admin image assets would appear as broken in the settings module
* Fixed a bug where the navbar, footer, and global banners weren't blurred by the site-entry consent dialog
* Fixed an issue where jobs posted under the "Pay Later" feature would receive an error after creation
* Fixed a small UI issue where the "Job Skills" field wasn't displayed as required on the job creation page
* Disabled Add & Edit features in "Admin > Money > Invoices" as invoices are meant to be immutable

[9/14/2024] v1.6.0

* Added an announcement banner system with multiple features (Sticky, Global, Expiration, Size, and Dismissible options)
* Added a toggle for generating invoices and made admin fields optional in `Admin > Settings > Payments > Invoices`
* Added a warning on the admin dashboard page if PHP's pdo_mysql extension is not using the mandatory mysqlnd driver
* Fixed an issue on the search page where the listings' descriptions weren't being included in the term-based search
* Fixed an issue where jobs running on updated plans would show duplicates on the search page
* Fixed an issue where the password reset page wouldn't contain the proper window title
* Fixed a NowPayments bug where the payment would fail if non-Latin characters were used
* Fixed a NowPayments bug where the payment completion call could fail in rare environments
* Fixed an issue where the invoice page would get blurred if the site-entry consent dialog wasn't accepted
* Updated a couple of frontend libraries that had potential security risks
* Major internal underlying development lifecycle & release tools improvements
   - Increased code quality checks and the number of automated tests
   - Fixed all PHP & JS code inconsistencies and style issues, improving code readability and maintainability
   - Reduced bundle size—up to 15% smaller archive and extracted script size
* Removed all unused iOS PWA splash screens, alongside other unused media
* Documentation-related updates
* Other small fixes and improvements

[8/1/2024] v1.5.0

* Added ability to automatically share newly posted and approved jobs onto Slack channels, for plans featuring Slack share
* Added option of changing OpenAI model to either GPT 3.5/4.0/4.0-o from admin panel
* Added an "Apply for the position" button at the bottom of the job description on the job listing page
* Added a company preview link over Admin > Companies table
* Fixed an issue where the language selector would show languages in the current locale instead of their original ones
* Fixed an issue related to the site title when a link is shared onto a social network
* Fixed a bug related to visiting the checkout page without having a package selected previously
* Fixed a missing redirect when accessing login/register pages while already being logged in
* Fixed an issue where the pay later button wouldn't display the login dialog when not being logged in
* Fixed an issue with the admin settings image field types display, causing 500 on the settings page on certain rare environments
* Homepage and listings improvements & tweaks, changed featured jobs highlighted color, and more
* Translation strings tweaks and improvements
* Database related optimizations
* Documentation-related updates
* Other small bugfixes, and improvements

[6/21/2024] v1.4.0

* Added an integrated blog system, which can be used for additional content and SEO
* Fixed a Wasabi storage issue related to using different regions
* Fixed an issue related to deleting users from the admin panel when using local storage
* Fixed global issues with missing filtering fields in the admin panel
* Fixed schema org definitions for the job posting page
* Fixed a client-side issue related to the PWA app serviceworker.js file, throwing console errors
* Improved the Admin > Users > ID Checks table and fields
* Improved the Admin > Users > Reports table and fields
* Improved the Money > Transactions table and fields
* Other small fixes and improvements
* Documentation updates

[4/19/2024] v1.3.0

* Added hyperlink field to Admin > Featured clients area and homepage section
* Added CTRL+S save event onto internal job edit/company create & edit forms
* Added support for non-Latin characters slugs for job & company titles
* Fixed a few pushrCDN storage driver-related leftover issues
* Fixed a bug when the update page wouldn't get the update button disabled if DB is up to date
* Fixed an admin panel issue issue when running on S3 storage + Presigned urls, breaking user save action
* Fixed translation support for job categories and type on the search page
* Fixed a bug related to the yearly offer label calculation
* Fixed an issue where the user's assets weren't properly deleted when removing a user from the admin panel
* Improved the displayed and editable fields of jobs in the admin panel, added job link action button
* Improved the Admin > Invoices area, added transaction ID to the table
* Improved the Admin > Public pages area, added a page link action button
* Improved the Admin > Plans area & Admin > Money > Subscriptions area
* Improved the Admin > Attachments area
* Performed an overall grammar and typos fixes overall default translation strings
* Multiple improvements over the installer module
* Multiple other small bug-fixes and UI improvements & tweaks

[3/16/2024] v1.2.0

* Added option for setting absolute value taxes, alongside the existing percentage-based ones
* Added reCaptcha verification on the contact form, when enabled
* Fixed the Wasabi storage provider implementation
* Fixed a set of issues related to pushrCDN storage provider implementation
* Fixed an issue related to the themes server fallback download link
* Fixed a few localization issues when using the "Use browser locale if available" option
* Fixed the missing validation on the company email field during listing creation
* Improved the actual available language names when the `intl` PHP extension is available
* Fixed a bug where social login buttons wouldn't work on the profile page login dialog
* Fixed an issue where the reCaptcha field was not present on the register dialog box
* Removed the Admin > Colors > License field in favor of the regular license code one
* Multiple documentation-related improvements

[2/1/2024] v1.1.0

* Added the rest of the company's listings on the job page, at the end of the page
* Fixed a UI bug when submitting a new listing under a free plan, labels indicating paid transactions were shown
* Fixed an issue related to form submissions on reverse proxy/load balancer based envs
* Fixed PWA's missing Splashscreens for iPhone 12/13/14/15
* Fixed an issue related to form submissions on reverse proxy/load balancer-based environments
* Updated the deprecated AI model used by suggestions
* Improved the SEO for the login-register pages
* Made the auth system redirect on the "My Jobs" page after logging in
* Multiple improvements over the admin-based create/edit user flows
* Multiple translation strings-related fixes and tweaks
* Other minor bug fixes and improvements

[1/6/2024] v1.0.1

* Fixed a bug where the update button would be un-disabled even if the latest DB is present
* Fixed a bug related to social logins, where the buttons would be disabled
* Fixed some issues that were occurring during the installation of new instances, on certain envs
* Increased default compatibility during installation on shared hosting envs

[11/16/2023] v1.0.0

* Initial release