JobBoard Pro is a fully responsive PHP & MySQL job board and career platform designed for Candidates, Employers, and Administrators. It connects job seekers with employers through an intuitive interface, advanced job search filters, and a comprehensive career development suite.

Candidates can search and apply for jobs, save favorites, track application status, build resumes using the interactive Resume Builder, take Typing Speed Tests, Skill Quizzes, and Career Aptitude Quizzes, and earn verified certificates with QR code verification. Employers can post and manage jobs, track applicants, update statuses, manage company profiles, and access detailed job analytics.

The platform features a powerful Admin Panel giving full control over users, jobs, content, SEO settings, email notifications, newsletters, career tools, and certificate management. JobBoard Pro supports SEO-friendly URLs, dynamic meta tags, Open Graph and Twitter Cards, Google Analytics, and responsive design for mobile, tablet, and desktop.

Additional highlights include featured and hot job listings, remote and overseas job filtering, multi-role dashboards, company reviews, interview experience sharing, newsletter subscription, customizable color themes, and layout management.

Job Management

• Advanced job search with filters (category, location, type, salary, experience)
• Card & Table view toggle for job listings
• One-click applications with resume upload
• Featured & hot job highlighting
• Remote and overseas job filtering
• Save jobs for later & application tracking

User Dashboards

• Candidate: profile management, saved jobs, job alerts, application history
• Employer: post/manage jobs, track applications, company profile management
• Admin: full control over users, jobs, content, tools, analytics

Admin Panel Features

• Dashboard with overview statistics and recent activity
• User management: activate/deactivate, delete, view activity logs
• Job management: approve/reject, feature/hot, edit/repost jobs
• Content management: categories, locations, pages, labels
• Layout & Theme settings: customize header/footer menus, 50+ color options
• SEO management: dynamic meta tags, Open Graph, Twitter Cards, schema markup
• Communication management: email templates, contact messages, newsletter subscribers
• Tools & Certificate management: enable/disable tools, customize certificates
• Analytics & Reporting: activity logs, user/job/application reports with export options

Career Tools Suite

• Typing Speed Test with leaderboard
• Skill Assessment Quizzes with certificates
• Career Aptitude Quiz for career path discovery
• Interactive Resume Builder with multiple export-ready templates

Certificate System

• Auto-generated certificates with QR code verification
• Customizable design, signatory, colors, unique certificate ID
• PDF/PNG downloads and verification page
• Certificate tracking & history

Company Profiles & Reviews

• Detailed company pages with logos, descriptions, and job listings
• Employee reviews & ratings system
• Interview experience sharing

SEO & Performance

• SEO-friendly clean URLs
• Dynamic meta tags per page
• Open Graph & Twitter Card support
• Google Analytics & Facebook Pixel integration
• XML sitemap & robots.txt configuration

Design & Responsiveness

• Fully responsive layout (mobile, tablet, desktop)
• Customizable header & footer menus
• 50+ color settings for theme and branding
• Daily rotating motivational quote banner

Communication & Notifications

• Newsletter subscription & management
• Contact form with admin message management
• Email notifications for key events

• PHP Version: 8.0 or higher
• Database: MySQL 4.0x+
• Web Server: Apache with mod_rewrite enabled
• PHP Extensions: PDO, PDO_MySQL, mbstring, json, session
• Hosting Environment: Any standard PHP hosting
• Browser Compatibility: Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari (latest versions recommended)
• File Permissions: uploads/ folder set to 755 or 775
• Clean URLs: Ensure .htaccess is present in root for SEO-friendly URLs

Note: The platform is fully responsive and works on mobile, tablet, and desktop devices.

1. Upload Files: Upload all files to your hosting public_html directory.
2. Create Database: Create MySQL/MariaDB database and user with all privileges.
3. Import Database: Use database.sql via phpMyAdmin to import all tables and sample data.
4. Configure Connection: Edit includes/db.php with your database credentials and SITE_URL.
5. Set Permissions: Set uploads/ folder to 755/775 and ensure .htaccess exists.
6. Verify URLs: Ensure Apache mod_rewrite is enabled for SEO-friendly URLs.
7. Login Admin: Go to /admin using:

• Email: [email protected]
• Password: admin123 (change immediately)

Setup: Update site info, theme, menus, SEO, enable career tools, and add categories/locations.