Changelog

All notable changes to whoishiring properties are documented in this file.

[Released]

[1.5.0] - 2022-02-12

• Hotfix on company page bug sometimes not displaying
• Remove iso hardcoded and replaced it with sharedGetISO method
• Harmonized the strip_tags for description to match what is happening on the frontend

[1.4.9] - 2022-02-07

• Revamped the design of the landing page. Now on the landing page, the city corresponding to a ISO for each country
• Modified the getLandingPageHero method
• Modified the getQualifiedProfiles method

[1.4.8] - 2022-02-04

• Added Skills on frontpage
• Moved the geo assets to cdn. Removed directory
• Uploaded new favicons
• Uploaded new open graph image for each property
• Updated all .json language files
• Moved getListingsSearch to shared env
• Moved getCompanyListingsRelated to shared env
• Moved getSimilarJobsRelated to shared env
• Moved highlightWords to shared env
• Moved getOGImage to shared env
• Moved rip_tags to shared env
• Moved getStringBetween to shared env
• Moved getStringBetween to shared env
• Moved createSlug to shared env
• Moved slugify to shared env
• Moved slugifySearch to shared env
• Moved getBetween to shared env
• Moved shuffle_assoc to shared env
• Moved writeStringToFile to shared env
• Moved getUserIP to shared env
• Moved getUserIP to shared env
• Moved removeEmoji to shared env
• Moved makeSlug to shared env
• Moved removeWhiteSpace to shared env
• Moved formatInput to shared env
• Moved json_string_encode to shared env
• Moved getAlertCSS to shared env
• Moved generateAlert to shared env
• Moved getAlertIcon to shared env
• Minor correction on getHeaderWhoIsHiringOnline method
• Loading team from local json file
• Added a call to sharedJobHeader
• Added a call to sharedCompanyJobHeader
• Added a call to sharedJobDescription
• Added a call to sharedMoreJobsFromThisEmployerRegion
• Added a call to sharedFreshlyAddedJobs
• Removed getISO method. Replaced it by the shared Method
• Removed old unused backup files

[1.4.7] - 2022-01-17

• Renamed the "Reports" -> "Trends"
• Updated translations
• Added link to sharedCompanySidebar
• Added Industry
• Added Company City
• Added Company State
• Added Company Country
• Added Company Tags

[1.4.6] - 2022-01-15

• Consolidated Highlighted Listings in Shared Environment
• Adjustment to frontpage search fields
• Added unique_multidim_array method
• Revamped search functionalities to search json/cache
• Added cron functions for job's search
• Fixed count issues with number of open jobs that are active only

[1.4.5] - 2022-01-08

• Depreciated getBottomBanner
• Using sharedBottomBanner
• Added Elastic Search SDK (Not deployed yet)
• Added Shared Elements (UI)
• Added CDN again
• Optimized the getHomepageListingsSearch method
• Optimized the getCompanyListingsRelated method
• Added dns-prefetch link in header (lighthouse recommendation)
• Optimized the main CSS file
• Added jQuery 3.6.1 CDN instead of 3.4.1
• Added FontAwesome 5.12.1 CDN instead of 5.8.2
• Optimized viewport to allow zoom in (lighthouse recommendation)
• Moved getBookmarkOrShare method into Shared Elements UI
• Added Width and Height for all images (lighthouse recommendation)
• Modified some rel attributes for outbound links
• Added generateCompanyThumbnail method
• Replaced all city images in webp instead of png
• Fix exclusion on "Featured jobs" to not show expired jobs

[1.4.4] - 2021-12-24

• Exclusion on frontpage of expired jobs

[1.4.3] - 2021-12-21

• • Pushing careerboard.io
• Added 35 new cities
• Updated translations
• Updated job links
• Updated some geo assets

[1.4.2] - 2021-10-06

• Updated the Team's API

[1.4.1] - 2021-09-22

• Removed gzip from htaccess
• Updated SQL connection procedure
• Speed optimizations

[1.4.0] - 2021-09-08

Frontpage objective is to not ping the database anymore. Speed improvement is significant.

• Added "Hiring Most" under companies array in the JSON file generator
• Added "Featured cities" under topcities array in the JSON file generator
• Added remote_file_exists method

[1.3.9] - 2021-09-03

• Method update generateCompanyThumbnail added job_status
• Method update generateJobCard to check job validThrough value
• Deactivated any jobs where the validThrough parameter is in the past (Google compliance)
• Deactivated links to any jobs where the validThrough parameter is in the past
• 410 redirect for expired jobs
• Updated translation

[1.3.8] - 2021-07-05

• Better handling of a country set

[1.3.7] - 2021-05-11

• Added generateAlert method
• Added get_string_between method
• Added getAlertCSS method
• Added getAlertIcon method
• Adapted isClaimed method to new requirements
• CSS fix of the logos on the storefront for single company and single

[1.3.6] - 2021-05-10

• Added additional checks on company slug
• Added doesCompanyExistwithSlug method

[1.3.5] - 2021-05-01

• Fixed broken image inz contact
• Fixed broken image in about
• Fixed dimension of company logo
• Check if the blog feed can be accessed, if not, do not share here

[1.3.4] - 2021-04-30

• Added csrf to input fields
• Added translations of countries in search
• Added translations of countries in "similar jobs"
• Added additional security measures
• Moved csrf to init

[1.3.3] - 2021-04-29

• First step towards a better search experience
• Modified formatInput method
• Fixed inputs on mobile (landing page)
• Fixed icon issues on search
• Fixed search post

[1.3.2] - 2021-04-28

• Excluded getFeaturedCompanies and getFeaturedCities method in EU region
• If company image doesn't exist show placeholder image
• Fixed the icon issue on search

[1.3.1] - 2021-04-28

• Added placeholder images if city image does not exist (yet)
• Added translation of country if another language than english is loaded on landing page
• Added translation of country in generateJobCard method in single company
• Fixed formatting of city name and country name in "Featured City" section on landing page
• Removed unnecessary images in candidate API
• Added credit to unicorn.io for candidate API
• Other fixes

[1.3.0] - 2021-04-14

• Temporarily removed the CDN link (AWS). Seems to have issues at the moment.
• Additional security optimizations
• Other fixes

[1.2.9] - 2021-03-13

• Fixed Schema.org issue on job single page
• Added getFeaturedCompanies method to select the most active employers in the last 30 days
• Updated getFeaturedCities method to actually take city/state values from the DB for each countries
• Uploaded new images for cities (PNG)
• Removed cityArrayRaw from init

[1.2.8] - 2020-12-12

• Whoishiring.online added
• getHeaderWhoIsHiringOnline
• Fixed title on about us page

[1.2.7] - 2020-12-06

• Added Whoishiring.online to consolidate all whoishiring properties in one place

[1.2.6] - 2020-11-29

• Updated languages json files
• Fixed Schema description in all languages
• Added new methods

[1.2.5] - 2020-11-23

• Fix most popular talents carousel to display
• Translated links in unicorn API (Most popular candidates)
• Added pagination to company view limiting listings to 20 per page.
• Updated translation files
• Minor css change on job posting to make them more readable

[1.2.4] - 2020-11-21

• Added formatInput method
• Fixed search bug
• Fixed css issue with language dropdown caret
• Remove dark theme icons

[1.2.3] - 2020-11-13

• Massive speed optimization on landing page
• Added getNumberofCandidates method
• Added getMembershipPlans method
• Added getFeaturedCities method
• Added getFeaturedJobs method
• Added getLandingPageHero method
• Added getQualifiedProfiles method

[1.2.2] - 2020-11-12

• Fixed presence_countries array
• Added new featured cities in Ukraine
• Added Bottom of single job post, added recentlyadded from this employer
• Added Bottom of single job post, added recentlyadded in our system for the country selected
• Swedish language linkage to unicorn.io fixed (replace SE with SV according to ISO specifications)
• Added getCompanyListingsRelated method
• Added getSimilarJobsRelated method
• Added getBottomBanner method
• Added generateJobCard method to better standardize/harmonize the individual listings inside a list
• Used generateJobCard on single job posts, search, frontpage, and company page
• On single job post, moved the section under job listings and sidebar, especially for mobile experience
• Fixed sidebar links in single
• Fixed linkage from frontpage to json

[1.2.1] - 2020-11-11

• Added JSON method to load the site faster
• Cron hourly

[1.2.0] - 2020-10-21

• Added javascript widget for the ads

[1.1.9] - 2020-10-20

• Search fix on homepage
• Enforced translation on meta title and meta description
• Number formatting on whoishiring.us as it is another region in the system.

[1.1.8] - 2020-10-20

• Added whoishiring.fi
• Added whoishiring.us
• Added whoishiring.com.ua
• Added skills to match with relevant properties from ads.mnkgroup.ch by parsing the job title
• Added a function to detect bots and reduce ads bandwidth if the site is being crawled
• Added Finnish Language

[1.1.7] - 2020-10-19

• Fixed an issue with fetch_listings crashing the listings on the landing page
• Added ad_336x280 from ads.mnkgroup.ch on page.single
• The ad is saved in a session to reduce too many hits on the server.

[1.1.6] - 2020-10-18

• Added "Hire recruiters" in footer to link to one of our property
• Added Dynamic translation of links in footer for unicorn.io (if unicorn has the language selected, otherwise default to english)
• Added Dynamic translation of ads links and title for unicorn.io (if unicorn has the language selected, otherwise default to english)

[1.1.5] - 2020-10-17

• Added number of jobs in Session
• Added number of companies in Session
• Added number of jobs added in the last 24 hours in session
• Added number of jobs added in the last 30 days in session
• Added a section on homepage to show new jobs added in the last 24 hours
• Added a section on homepage to show new jobs added in the last 30 days
• Cleaned up the landing page, especially the above the fold
• Fixed the logo to display better on mobile devices
• Fixed the link in footer to "Browse jobs"
• Fixed the dropdown for languages on other pages than landing page
• Removed Nunito font
• Replaced Nunito with "Inter" and "Helvetica"
• Fixed an issue with search not working without parameters
• Mobile links in footer made more mobile friendly
• Added a "Browse job" button under the "Recently added jobs" section

[1.1.4] - 2020-10-10

• Added Switzerland cities (Geneva, Lausanne, Zurich, Bern)

[1.1.3] - 2020-10-07

• Outbound links fix (rel)

[1.1.2] - 2020-10-06

• Fixed an issue with listing not sorting by date DESC

[1.1.1] - 2020-09-25

• Added new favicons and icons
• Added a function to detect dark mode / light mode and display the proper favicon accordingly
• Added new brands above footer

[1.1.0] - 2020-09-16

• Revamped the contact page

[1.0.9] - 2020-09-15

• CSS optimizations
• Overall style cleanup
• Removed unnecessary Google Maps Integration
• Removed animations

[1.0.8] - 2020-09-12

• Fixed navigation font issues for language drop-down
• Added removeWhiteSpace method
• Removed maps
• Added Search.Post for added layer of security in search
• Removed map completely from single page job listings
• Fixed links location using removeWhiteSpace
• Removed CZ from displaying talents
• Removed AT from displaying talents
• Added Innsbruck
• Added Leuven
• Added Linz
• Added Prague
• Added Vienna
• Added Antwerpen
• Added Brno
• Added Bruxells
• Added Ghent
• Added Graz
• Added Prague
• Added Stuttgart

[1.0.7] - 2020-09-11

• Added Name and Link to Company profile from Job listing page
• Added Link in location, connected with search
• Other fixes

[1.0.6] - 2020-09-04

• Added Denmark
• Added Hungary
• Added Portugal
• Added Estonian
• Added Hungarian
• Added Lithuanian
• Added Latvian
• Added Macedonian
• Added Serbian
• Added Slovak
• Added Slovenian
• Added Robots.txt to dynamically load based on the url displayed
• Integration of all the domains on Pro-Sitemaps
• Other fixes

[1.0.5] - 2020-09-01

• Readjusted CSS to display the right color for whoishiring
• Added presence_countries in footer with the list of all whoishiring properties
• Added cities specifically to the properties being viewed
• Fixed search methods
• Added more security on search method
• Limited the number of listing on homepage to 25 instead of 50
• Added highlights of keyword or location based on the search performed
• Other fixes

[1.0.4] - 2020-08-31

• Consolidation of methods into init
• Remove older methods
• Added specific arrays of cities for each country, along with pictures
• Fixes on Bulgarian json file
• Other fixes

[1.0.3] - 2020-08-26

• Optimized getNumberofCompanies method to render based on the country being displayed
• Removed Schema.org if the listing is greater than 30 days, added "validThrough"
• Removed Schema.org if the description is less than a certain number of characters (based on Google guidelines)
• Added new Favicon and icons
• Optimization of CSS
• Optimization of images
• Optimization of JS
• Added Swedish
• Added Russian
• Added Albanian
• Added Norwegian
• Added Czech
• Added Bulgarian
• Added Belarusian
• Other fixes

[1.0.2] - 2020-08-21

• Added Austria
• Added Belgium
• Added Belarus
• Added Switzerland
• Added Czech Republic
• Added Estonia
• Added Spain
• Added France
• Added Lithuania
• Added Latvia
• Added Macedonia
• Added Netherlands
• Added Poland
• Added Romania
• Added Serbia
• Added Sweden
• Added Slovenia
• Added Slovakia
• Added Products in footer
• Added notice if job is greater than 6 motnhs
• Fixed styling across the site
• NumberofCompanies is loaded only once through session
• Fixed the listings on homepage to display the correct listing
• Fixed the listings on search to display the correct listing
• Companies now only show companies recruiting in current country
• Added getNumberofCompanies method to get number of companies recruiter for the current country
• Added getCompanyListingsForRegion method
• Added getHeaderRaw method
• Added getOurProducts method
• Added title in links in footer
• Added flag next to the logo in footer

[1.0.1] - 2020-08-18

• Added whoishiring.eu
• Added whoishiring.bg
• Added whoishiring.md
• Added whoishiring.hr
• Loads results per country / region
• Automatically loads latest version
• Added a search method for search_region

[1.0.0] - 2020-08-15

• Initial commit