Auto Delete Applications – Add-on for HireZoot

64 Quality Score

Active Installs

14/30

The plugin sits at roughly 1,000 active installs, which is modest but reasonable for a niche add-on tied to a specific parent plugin, and its popularity score reflects that narrow audience well.

Update Freshness

25/25

Last updated on February 10, 2026, and tested against WordPress 6.9.4, the maintenance signals are current and reassuring for a small utility.

User Rating

3/15

Only one user has rated this plugin, giving it a perfect score, so the rating data carries very little statistical weight and should be treated with caution.

Support Health

8/15

With zero support threads opened and zero resolved, there is no track record to judge responsiveness, though the absence of complaints at 1,000 installs is mildly reassuring.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Tested on WordPress 6.9.4 with a minimum requirement of 4.5 and PHP 5.6, compatibility is broad and should work on virtually any modern host.

Scores higher than 13% of indexed plugins

About

This is an add-on for HireZoot Plugin, which will let you delete the received applications periodically. The plugin will let you specify a time for de …

Active Installs 1k+

Rating ★★★★★ 5/5

Last Updated 2026-08-18 9:58am GMT

Requires WordPress 4.5+

Tested Up To 7.0.4

Requires PHP 5.6+

✓ No known vulnerabilities

What It Does

This add-on for the WP Job Openings plugin automatically purges old job applications on a schedule you configure, freeing site owners from manually cleaning out submission data. It runs as a companion plugin and assumes the parent WP Job Openings plugin is already installed and active. In practice, it is a set-and-forget utility for managing storage and privacy hygiene on hiring sites.

Who It's For

This plugin is best for sites already running WP Job Openings that receive a high volume of applications and want to auto-expire old submissions for storage or GDPR-style retention reasons. It fits recruiters, staffing agencies, and corporate careers pages that handle seasonal or temporary hiring cycles where older applications have no operational value.

Who Should Skip It

If you are not already using the WP Job Openings plugin, this add-on is useless to you, and you would be better served by a full job board solution like WP Job Manager or the parent WP Job Openings plugin itself. Anyone needing granular per-application archival, legal hold controls, or export before deletion should also look elsewhere.

The Bottom Line

Auto Delete Applications is a narrowly useful add-on that does exactly one job, and its recent update and clean compatibility are positives. The overall quality score of 63.93/100 is dragged down by thin rating data and zero support history, so prospective users should weigh the lack of community feedback against the simplicity of the feature. If you run WP Job Openings and need scheduled cleanup, this is a reasonable, low-risk pick; everyone else can safely skip it.

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