Description
When a job board needs to keep conversations within the site itself, the Private Messages add-on adds private messages to WP Job Manager workflows, enabling direct contact between registered accounts without relying solely on external forms. The extension helps those who post jobs, receive applications, or organize opportunities centralize questions, answers, and negotiations in a channel connected to the WordPress environment.
Key Features of Private Messages
- Messages between accounts
Enables private conversations between people registered on the site. - Job integration
Adds direct communication to WP Job Manager workflows. - Internal channel
Keeps message exchanges within the WordPress environment. - Conversation history
Organizes previous messages for reference during the process. - Contact workflow
Reduces reliance on external emails in recurring interactions.
Benefits of Private Messages
- Centralized communication
Concentrates questions and answers within the job portal itself. - Less loss of context
Makes it easier to follow conversations related to opportunities and applications. - More operational control
Helps keep interactions recorded within the site. - More direct experience
Removes external steps in contacts between job board participants.
Who Is Private Messages For?
- Those who maintain a job portal with WP Job Manager and need to bring candidates and publishers closer together.
- Recruitment sites that want to record conversations within WordPress itself.
- Projects that use job listings and want to reduce contacts scattered across email.
How to Download Private Messages
The Private Messages is available for download here on Ultrapack. After downloading the .zip file, install it under Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin, select the package, and activate it in WordPress. Keep WP Job Manager active to use the add-on.
Private Messages fits sites that treat communication as part of the application, screening, or opportunity negotiation process. By adding a private channel to WP Job Manager, the component reduces the dispersion of conversations and keeps contact linked to the environment where jobs, profiles, and interactions are already managed.
Frequently asked questions
Is WP Job Manager Private Messages GPL-licensed?
Yes. WP Job Manager Private Messages is distributed under the GPL (GNU General Public License). You may legally use, modify and redistribute it on as many sites as you want.
Can I use WP Job Manager Private Messages on multiple sites?
Yes. You can install WP Job Manager Private Messages on as many sites as you want. Only automatic updates through Ultrapack Auto Updater have a limit: from 3 to 80 sites, depending on the plan.
How much does WP Job Manager Private Messages cost at Ultrapack?
WP Job Manager Private Messages costs US$2.99 as a single purchase, and it is also included in the subscription plans starting at US$12/mo (VIP I).
Does WP Job Manager Private Messages include updates?
Yes. The current version of WP Job Manager Private Messages is 1.10.5, published at Ultrapack on Sep 7, 2023. Subscribers update straight from the WordPress dashboard with UAU (Ultrapack Auto Updater).
Is WP Job Manager Private Messages scanned before publication?
Yes. Every version of WP Job Manager Private Messages goes through a malware scan (ClamAV and YARA rules, at UltraHub) before it is published.
What are the requirements for the plugin WP Job Manager Private Messages?
Requires WordPress 4.9.0 or higher and PHP 8 or higher. Tested up to WordPress 6.3.
What changed in this version
Version 1.10.5
- Update: Compatibility check with latest WordPress v6.3.
- Update: Compatibility check with PHP 8.1.
Version 1.10.4
- Update: Compatibility check with latest WordPress v6.2
- Update: Compatibility check with Php8.
Version 1.10.3
- Update: Submodule URL update.
- Update: Compatibility check with latest WordPress v6.0.1.
- Update: Compatibility check with the latest WP Job Manager v1.37.0.
Version 1.10.2
- Update: Minify JS and CSS files.
- Update: Compatibility check with latest WordPress v5.5.3.
- Update: Compatibility check with the latest PHP v7.4.10.
Version 1.10.1
- Fix: Remove dead link in plugin setup.
Release notes published by the developer.
How to install
Automatic updates: this item is updated by the Ultrapack Auto Updater. With it installed, the new version shows up in your dashboard like any other WordPress update (how to set it up).
This item is an add-on for the WP Job Manager plugin. Installed on its own it throws no error, but it does not work either.
- Install and activate the WP Job Manager plugin before this one.
- Download the file
private-messages.zip. - In the WordPress dashboard, go to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin.
- Select the file
private-messages.zip, click Install Now and then Activate.
Requirements: Requires WordPress 4.9.0 or higher and PHP 8 or higher. Tested up to WordPress 6.3.
- Both stay active at the same time. Deactivating the WP Job Manager plugin turns this add-on off with it.
- An add-on settings usually show up inside the main plugin screens, not in a menu of their own. If you find nothing new in the dashboard after activating, look there before opening a ticket.
Stuck on a step? Open a ticket telling us which one you stopped at.

UAU Ready