Contact person: Business Client

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Location: Melbourne, Australia

Budget: Recommended by industry experts

Time to start: As soon as possible

Project description:
"JOB POST: WordPress Plugin Developer – Workforce Australia Job Importer (Full Build Required)

Project: Build a complete, from-scratch WordPress plugin that imports jobs from the Workforce Australia API into WP Job Manager.

Purpose: Automatically fetch jobs from the Workforce Australia API (using my private subscription key) and create job listings on my site using WP Job Manager.

Confidential Data Handling (Important)

The plugin must include fields on a settings page where I (the site owner) can enter the following privately, without the developer ever needing to know them:

My Primary Subscription Key

My Organisation Code

My Employer ID (optional)

These must be entered only by me inside WP Admin → Settings → Workforce Australia Importer.

1. Plugin Requirements (Full Build From Scratch)

This project is a complete, start-to-finish plugin build, including:

Plugin structure

Admin settings page

API integration

Sync engine

Cron automation

Error logging

Import/update/delete logic

The final delivery must be a fully packaged .zip plugin ready to upload to WordPress.

2. Admin Settings Page (Required Fields)

Create settings under:
Settings → Workforce Australia Importer

Fields the site owner will manually enter:

Primary Subscription Key (private)
Used as the API header:
*****************************

Organisation Code
Default: ****
Editable in case this changes later

Employer ID (optional)
If set → import only jobs for this employer
If empty → import all jobs for the organisation (keep empty as we need all jobs imported but only 100 at a time for safety)

API Base URL
Default:
[login to view URL]

Page Size
Default: 50

Default Logo URL (Optional)
Used when job has no logo

Include a Save Settings button.

3. Manual Sync Button

Add “Run Sync Now” on the settings page.

When clicked:

Fetches jobs from the API

Creates/updates job listings

Removes jobs that no longer exist

Displays admin notice:
“Sync completed — X imported, X updated, X removed.”

4. Automatic Cron Sync

Create a WP-Cron event that automatically syncs every:

6 hours

Cron must call the same sync logic as the manual button.

5. API Integration Details

Base URL default:
[login to view URL]

Required header:
**********************************
Content-Type: application/json

Required query parameters:

organisation = user’s value (****)

employerId = optional

pageSize = user value

page = auto-iterate until no results returned

6. Job Mapping to WP Job Manager

Each Workforce Australia job must map:

API Field WP Job Manager Field
job_title post_title
job_description post_content
job_location job_location
employer → name company_name
employer → logo company_logo
jobUrl application URL
jobType job type taxonomy
listedAt publish date
expiresAt job expiry
jobId stored as unique _wfa_job_id

Prevent duplicates by checking this unique job ID.

If a job already exists → update it.
If a job is missing from API → unpublish or delete it.

7. Expired/Removed Job Handling

During sync:

If a job is no longer returned by the API

The plugin must unpublish or trash it automatically

8. Logging & Error Handling

Write logs to:
wp-content/[login to view URL]

Each sync must record:

Total API jobs returned

Jobs imported

Jobs updated

Jobs deleted

API errors (missing key, 404, invalid organisation, etc.)

9. Development Requirements

Developer must:

Build the plugin entirely from scratch

Follow WordPress coding standards

Use WP HTTP API (wp_remote_get)

Sanitize/escape all fields

Ensure no conflicts with WP Job Manager

Prefix or namespace all functions

Test plugin on a staging WordPress site

Deliver a zip file ready for upload

10. Optional Improvements (Nice to Have)

A “Test API Connection” button

Progress counter during sync

Retry if API rate-limits

Toggle for “Trash expired jobs” vs “Unpublish expired jobs”

Budget Range

$200 AUD depending on experience and delivery quality.

To Apply, Developer Must Provide:

Examples of custom WordPress plugins they’ve built

Experience integrating external APIs

Confirm knowledge of WP Job Manager

Estimated timeline (target: 3–7 days)

Confirmation they can build this without needing to see my confidential key" (client-provided description)