Best applicant tracking plugins for WordPress
The most popular applicant tracking plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. PCRecruiter Extensions leads with 200+ active installs, ahead of Ninja Job Board (100+) and Rixden Career Manager (10+). All 6 plugins tagged “applicant tracking” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 6 applicant tracking plugins
- 1.PCRecruiter Extensions
The most installed applicant tracking plugin, with 200+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 2.Ninja Job Board
100+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 6 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
- 3.
Rixden Career Manager10+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 4.
Rannx JobFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 days ago.
- 5.
SWOT Solutions Applicant Tracking LiteFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 6.Vakanssi
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 day ago.
All 6 plugins tagged “applicant tracking”
PCRecruiter Extensions
Up in the last 7 days:167#11,373by mstdev18 days ago
Put your PCRecruiter jobs on your WordPress site as fast, searchable, Google-ready job pages that look like the rest of your site.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 23/day
Ninja Job Board
#15,567by WPManageNinja5 days ago
Post jobs, collect applications with CVs, and manage applicants in WordPress. Includes Gutenberg blocks, spam protection and privacy tools.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.8(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Rixden Career Manager
Down in the last 7 days:224#30,554by Rikus Rossouw6 months ago
Simple hiring & applicant tracking for your website. Post jobs, collect applications with resumes, and manage candidates.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Rannx Job
#53,079by RannLab Technologies2 days ago
Free recruitment plugin: publish jobs, collect applications, track candidates, schedule interviews and send job alerts.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 84/day

SWOT Solutions Applicant Tracking Lite
Down in the last 7 days:1,868#72,382by Karthik Mani1 month ago
A simple yet powerful Applicant Tracking System for WordPress. Manage jobs, applicants, skills and hiring workflow with ease.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Vakanssi
#73,040by Vakanssi1 day ago
A recruitment plugin and applicant tracking system for WordPress: careers page, job listings, pipeline, interviews. Self-hosted, no per-seat fees.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 118/day