Adding and editing a job

Last updated: February 17, 2025

Jobs are shown on the employment page in the website. Jobs can be categorized and can have a location and an employment type. On this page you will learn how to fill in a job.

Add a job

In the dashboard navigate to Jobs > Add New

• Fill in the name of the vacancy as title
• In the Job information section, enter the specific information for this job. You can give a location, choose a Category and set the Employment type. How you can add a category of employment type, is explained later.
• Use content blocks to fill the job content. See using content blocks for the explanation on how to use content blocks.
  Specifically for a job you can use the  Summary list content block. This blocks will show a list of job requirements on a coloured background.
• Preview your post by clicking the Preview button in the Publish section on the top right of the page.

Publish a job or saving it for later

After you have filled in the content and reviewed the job it’s time to publish it. You can do that by clicking on the publish button on the right. If you don’t want to publish it just yet you can save it by clicking the Save Draft button on the right. If you want the job to be published in the feature, or set the date in the past see Publish options for post types.

Before publishing the job, please make sure there are no typos or other flaws in the text.

Manually changing the url of a job

In the job edit screen you can see a field called Permalink right below the Title field. The permalink is the url of the job. After you have set the title of the job, the Permalink is created automatically. If you want to change the permalink, you can do this by clicking the button Edit next to the permalink. You are able the make changes in the section of the permalink that is specific to this job.

Only change the permalink of a post that is not published yet. When you change the permalink of a published job, the original permalink stops working and will lead visitors to a 404 not found page.

Edit a Job

When you want to make changes to a published job, you can go to the job in the Jobs overview or visit the job in the frontend and click on Edit job in the Topbar. When you’re finished making changes, make sure you click the Update button to save the changes. If you want to see the changes before updating the job you can also click the Preview changes button in the Publish section. A new window will open showing the job with your changes.

Categories, Employment types and Locations

Categories, Employment types and Locations can be attached to a job. The different categories are used for the filters on the job page. This way it is possible to easily filter the available jobs. You can add a category, employment type or location in the Job information section just below the title of the job.

Add and edit a Category

If you need a new Category go to Jobs > Categories in the Admin menu. On this page you can add a new Category with the form on the left. When you want to change an existing category, select one from the list on the right. You will see an edit page for the Category. The only field that is used on the Employment page is the Name of a category.

Add and edit an Employment type

If you need a new Employment type go to Jobs > Employment types in the Admin menu. On this page you can add a new Employment type with the form on the left. When you want to change an existing Employment type, select one from the list on the right. You will see an edit page for the Employment type. The only field that is used on the Employment page is the Name of a employment type.

Add and edit a location

If you need a new Employment type go to Jobs > Locations in the Admin menu. On this page you can add a new Location with the form on the left. When you want to change an existing Location, select one from the list on the right. You will see an edit page for the Location. The only field that is used on the Employment page is the Name of a location.

Assigning categories to a job

You can categories of one of the three types by editing a Job, or by using the quick edit function in the list of Jobs. When you click Quick edit under the title of a Job in the list, you can quickly check the categories that has to be assigned to the job.

To add categories to multiple jobs at once, is by going to the Jobs overview page in the admin and check the box before the jobs that need a specific location. Then choose Bulk Actions > Edit from the dropdown above or below the list and click Apply. You can now assign one or more locations to the selected Jobs.

Jobs filter

The categories are used to display filters above the jobs overview. The filters shown on the employment have a few new words that might need a translation. If you want to add the new translations you can do the following.

1. In the admin go to Website Options > Translations and look for the section Translations for Employment pages.
2. Add the desired translation in each field in the section. Click Update in the Publish section on the right to save the translations.