Setup wizard

Right after the install, Joomla opens the wizard, headed JS Jobs Configurations. It sets the most important options and can create menu items and sample data. Everything it sets can be changed later under Configurations.

To open it again, go to administrator/index.php?option=com_jsjobs&c=postinstallation&view=postinstallation&layout=stepone. The × at the top right leaves the wizard for the dashboard at any point.

The step list across the top (General Settings, Employer Settings, Job Seeker Settings, Sample Data, Settings Complete) links to each step, so you can go straight to any of them. Next saves the step and moves on; Back goes to the previous step without saving.

Step 1: General Settings

Setting	What it does	Default
Title	Your job board’s name. It appears, for example, on the welcome page where new users pick their role.	JS JOBS
Data Directory	The folder in your site’s root where uploaded logos, photos and resume files are kept. If uploads already exist, rename the folder on the server first, then change it here.	jsjobsdata
Date Format	How dates are shown: DD-MM-YYYY, MM-DD-YYYY or YYYY-MM-DD.	YYYY-MM-DD
Admin email address	Where notifications for the administrator are sent.	[email protected]
System email address	The address JS Jobs sends its e-mail from.	[email protected]
Email from name	The sender name on JS Jobs e-mail.	JS Jobs
Show breadcrumbs	Shows the “Dashboard / page” trail at the top of JS Jobs pages.	Yes
Number Of Featured Jobs (Pro)	How many featured jobs are shown with each page of the job list as it scrolls.	2
Auto Assign Package To Employer	Gives each new employer a package when they register.	Yes
Auto Assign Package To Job Seeker	Gives each new job seeker a package when they register.	Yes
Show Google Ads In List Jobs	Shows Google AdSense blocks in the job list. The AdSense details are set under Configurations.	No

Caution

Change the two e-mail addresses. The defaults are placeholders, and mail sent from an address on a domain you don’t own is often rejected or marked as spam.

In 1.5.3 the two Auto Assign Package settings store a package number, not a yes or no: Yes gives new users package number 1, which is the install’s Free Package, and No gives none. To give a different package, choose it under Configurations instead.

Step 2: Employer Settings

Setting	What it does	Default
Allow User Register As Employer	No makes every new user a job seeker: the employer choice disappears from registration.	Yes
Employer Can View Job Seeker Area	Lets employers open job seeker pages.	Yes
Visitors can post job (Pro)	Lets people post a job without an account.	Yes
Company Auto Approve	Yes publishes new companies at once. No sends them to Companies → Approval Queue.	Yes
Job Auto Approve	The same for jobs and Jobs → Approval Queue.	Yes
Enable gold job (Pro)	Shows the gold button on the employer’s company list.	Yes
Enable featured job (Pro)	Shows the featured button on the employer’s company list.	Yes
Package Required For Employer	Yes means an employer needs a valid package, and stays within its limits, to add companies, jobs and the other things packages count. No means no limits.	No
Visitor can serch resume	Lets visitors use the resume search.	Yes
Employer default role	A Joomla user group that new employers are added to, as well as their usual groups. Select Group adds none.	Select Group

Despite their names, Enable gold job and Enable featured job control the gold and featured buttons for companies, not jobs; the job buttons have their own settings under Configurations.

Step 3: Job Seeker Settings

Caution

In 1.5.3, Next on step 2 skips this step and opens step 4. Your step 2 settings are saved. Click Job Seeker Settings in the step list to come back here.

Setting	What it does	Default
Package Required For Job Seeker	Yes means a job seeker needs a valid package, and stays within its limits, to add resumes, apply and search. No means no limits.	No
Visitor Can Apply To Job (Pro)	Lets people apply without an account.	No
Resume Auto Approve	Yes publishes new resumes at once. No sends them to Resume → Approval Queue.	Yes
Visitor Job Short List (Pro)	Shows the shortlist button in the job list to visitors.	Yes
Refine Search Tag Position	Where the refine-search tab sits on the job list: Top left, Top right, middle left, middle right, bottom left, bottom right or None.	middle right
Job Seeker default role	A Joomla user group that new job seekers are added to.	Select Group
Enable Tell a Friend (Pro)	Shows the tell-a-friend button on jobs.	Yes

Step 4: Sample Data

Setting	What it does	Default
Import Menu	Adds Employer Control Panel and Job Seeker Control Panel to your site’s Main Menu. An item that already exists with the same title is not added twice.	Yes
Import Sample Data	Adds demo users, a company, jobs, a resume and applications (below).	Yes

Next creates what you chose and opens Settings Complete.

The sample data is:

• two Joomla users in the Registered group, jsjobs_employer (an employer) and jsjobs_jobseeker (a job seeker), both with the password demo, and each with the Free Package;
• a company, Buruj Solution, in Gujranwala;
• five published jobs for it: PHP Developer, Android Developer, Accountant, Senior Software Engineer and Web Designer, each open for ten years;
• a resume called “sample data” for the job seeker, with an address, school, employer, language and reference;
• applications from that resume to four of the jobs.

Danger

The two demo accounts have a known password. On a live site, block or delete them under Users → Manage once you have looked around.

Settings Complete

“Settings Completed” confirms the wizard is done. Finish opens the dashboard. Next, set up the front-end menus and registration.