plugin for the wp-jobmanager that allows job searches and create alerts which send new jobs via email daily, weekly
Tags: webdev, wordpress, php
Published: 2023-03-23 00:21:52


i want to write a wordpress plugin for the wp-jobmanager that allows registered users to save their job searches and create alerts which send new jobs via email daily, weekly or fortnightly.
as a starting point i try to achieve some general ideas of how to create this  WordPress plugin that allows users to save job searches and create alerts for new jobs via email. 
the code below is just an example and may require modification to suit your specific needs.

first of all we have to create a new folder for the plugin in the WordPress plugin directory and name it something like "job-alerts".

Inside the plugin folder, we have to create a new PHP file called "job-alerts.php".


here we have to add the following code to the "job-alerts.php" file:

`<?php
/*
Plugin Name: Job Alerts
Description: Allows users to save job searches and receive new job alerts via email.
Version: 1.0
Author: Your Name
*/

// Add a new menu item for the job alerts page
function job_alerts_menu() {
  add_submenu_page(
    'edit.php?post_type=job_listing',
    'Job Alerts',
    'Job Alerts',
    'manage_options',
    'job-alerts',
    'job_alerts_page'
  );
}
add_action('admin_menu', 'job_alerts_menu');

// Display the job alerts page
function job_alerts_page() {
  // Add HTML and PHP code here to display the job alerts page
}

// Save job search criteria for the current user
function save_job_search() {
  // Add PHP code here to save the job search criteria
}
add_action('wp_ajax_save_job_search', 'save_job_search');

// Create a new job alert for the current user
function create_job_alert() {
  // Add PHP code here to create a new job alert
}
add_action('wp_ajax_create_job_alert', 'create_job_alert');

// Send job alerts via email on a daily, weekly, or fortnightly basis
function send_job_alerts() {
  // Add PHP code here to send job alerts via email
}
add_action('wp_cron', 'send_job_alerts');

`


In the code above, the job_alerts_menu function adds a new menu item for the job alerts page in the WordPress admin area. The job_alerts_page function is responsible for displaying the job alerts page when the user clicks on the menu item. 

we can add HTML and PHP code here to display a form where users can save their job search criteria and create job alerts. The save_job_search function is called via AJAX when the user saves their job search criteria. 

we can add PHP code here to save the search criteria to the database.
The create_job_alert function is called via AJAX when the user creates a new job alert. 

we can add PHP code here to create a new job alert and save it to the database.
The send_job_alerts function is called by the WordPress cron system on a daily, weekly, or fortnightly basis, depending on how you set it up. 
we can add PHP code here to retrieve the job alerts from the database and send them via email to the users who created them.

Note that this is just a basic skeleton for the plugin, and we will need to fill in the missing pieces, such as the HTML and PHP code for the job alerts page,
the code to save the search criteria and create job alerts, and the code to send job alerts via email.


well how do you find these ideas - how do you think that we can achive the job.alert-functionality?
+loook forward to hear from you