Exertio - Freelance Marketplace WordPress Theme
Exertio is a premium WordPress theme engineered to launch and manage a full-featured freelancing marketplace, offering employer and freelancer accounts, a built-in commission system, and extensive admin controls designed for service-based businesses.
Core capabilities and marketplace scope
- Freelancing Marketplace Directory WordPress Theme
- Create and launch your Freelancing services and project posting marketplace website
- Commission-based system to monetize freelance activities
- Users can create Employer and freelancer accounts free of cost within a minute
- Referral Commission System
- Built in Chat System
- Project invitation and custom offers
- Job Alerts
- Video Call meeting integration with zoom
- Custom fields for Projects and Services, Employers and freelancers
- Specialization field for freelancers
- Transectional Statements
- On Site Notifications
- Milestone creation
- Invite freelancers for a project
- Edit Proposals
- Payout Creation Manually or auto
- Elementor Header Footer
- Report Freelancer, Employer, Project, Service
- Email Verification
- Identity verification
- Registration and login
- Social Media Logins Facebook or Google, etc.
- Profile creation for Freelancer
- Services posting
- Paid server or free services
- Services images and videos
- Frequently Asked Questions for services
- Featured services
- Commission system from completed services
- Mark as saved services
- Projects Posting Paid project or free
- Micro earnings
- Bidding system on projects
- Freelancer Rating
- Featured Bid, top Bid, Sticky Bid
- Wallet system
- Woo Commerce
- Elementor Page Builder
- Contact for 7Redux Theme Options
- Payouts
- Lang.Translation ready
- Latest Bootstrap 5
- Latest JQuery
- HTML5 & CSS3
- Truly Responsive
- Clean and Creative Design
- Easy to Customize
- Completely Reusable Section
- Targeted Ad Spots
- Smart and creative Category Grid
- Multiple Listing Style
- Cross-Browser Compatible
- Complete User Dashboard
- User Profile Pages
Technical details and ecosystem
- SEO Optimized
- Well Managed Documentation
- Advanced Search Sidebar
- Translation ready for multilingual deployments
- Compatibility with WordPress ecosystem and plugins
- WhizzChat WordPress Chat Plugin supported (paid)
- Attention: Google Maps Service policy updates
Usage notes and cautions
- NOTE: We are not providing support for any adult/dating website. If you want to make your website using our theme that is 18+, you can purchase it, but do not expect support for illegal, Adult, or dating Websites.
- The theme is supported by WhizzChat WordPress Chat Plugin.
- Attention: Google Maps Service has updated its policy. Please read details over here
Update History and version notes
Updates: v 1.2.9 — May 21st, 2024
- Fixed: 1 - Fixed Widgets Padding issue.
- Fixed: 2 - Fixed Invoice display issue.
- Fixed: 3 - Fixed Project Alert E-Mail Working.
- Fixed: 4 - Fixed Service Statements Titles.
- Fixed: 5 - Fixed Service Widget in RTL.
- Fixed: 6 - Fixed Logout issues.
- Fixed: 7 - Fixed Fatal Error on the Dispute page.
- Fixed: 8 - Fixed Translation issues.
- Fixed: 9 - Fixed Styling Issues.
- Fixed: 10 - Fixed SB Chat Issues.
- Fixed: 11 - Fixed Payout Issues.
- Fixed: 12 - Fixed Freelancer Search page Query Issues.
- Fixed: 13 - Fixed admin charges issue in Project.
- Fixed: 14 - Fixed Project Statement titles are not showing correctly.
- Added: Custom Offer Feature (Now Freelancer Can Send a Custom Offer Against the Service to the Employer.)
- Added: Payout Rejected feature (Admin can mark Payout as Rejected.)
- Added: Dispute Status feature: Employer can mark disputes, admin can manually transfer funds, admin can detect Amount from wallets.
- Added: Count Down Timer for service delivery on buyer and seller dashboards.
- Added: Extend Time feature for delivery extension requests.
- Added: Freelancer and Employer Notification/Announcement form (admin).
- Added: More notifications to users.
- Updated: All theme plugins.
Updates: v 1.2.8 — January 22nd, 2024
- Fixed: Payment deduction issues on service completion.
- Fixed: SB Chat issues.
- Fixed: Critical Errors on Freelancer Search page and Invoices page.
Updates: v 1.2.7 — December 13th, 2023
- Fixed: Employer disputes visibility on completed services.
- Fixed: Admin display of Freelancer and Employer on search pages.
- Fixed: Product descriptions and package visibility in shop.
- Fixed: Various package and earnings counting issues.
- Added: Custom offer feature for services.
- Added: Profile Scoring feature for Freelancers to filter search results.
Updates: v 1.2.6 — September 13th, 2023
- The Plugin bulk install issue is fixed.
- Fixed: Order complete with shipping enabled.
- Translation issue fixed in the SB - Chat plugin.
- Fixed: Paid alert issues and verification email workflow.
- Fatal error on activating the SB-Chat plugin addressed.
- All projects created automatically appearing in every freelancer's "Saved Projects" section addressed.
- Video display timing when posting services adjusted; compatibility tested with WordPress 6.3.1.
- Deprecated function warnings resolved after Elementor update.
- WooCommerce template warnings removed; new admin email template added with addon toggle.
- Dashboard strings for completed/ongoing services adjusted; various UI refinements.
Updates: v 1.2.5 — May 12th, 2023
Fixed:
1) Plugin update issue resolved
2) Widget import issue resolved
Updates: v 1.2.4 — May 10th, 2023
- Added: Built-in Free Chat system added (employer and freelancer built-in chat system)
- Added: The map on the project detail page with an off option
- Added: Invitation system, the employer can invite freelancers to their projects
- Added: Compatible with WordPress 6.2.x
- Fixed: Alert delete option not working
- Fixed: "Hire Now" button on freelancer detail page not working
- Fixed: Employers unable to see recent proposals on their dashboard
- Fixed: Project payouts and milestones issues
- Fixed: Skills not saved in projects from admin dashboard
- Fixed: Footer display on Whizchat plugin dashboard
- Fixed: Hero section image issues; employer package issues
- Fixed: Freelancer dashboard issues with saved projects
- Fixed: Dispute workflow visibility and disputes
- Fixed: Addon details missing for freelancers on ongoing services
- Translation file updated
Updates: v 1.2.3 — March 15th, 2023
- Fixed: Elementor text editor was not showing
Updates: v 1.2.2 — March 13th, 2023
- Added: Welcome section dismissal on admin dashboard
- Added: See package type in products column
- Added: Reject project for admin approval with email option
- Added: Reject service for admin approval with email option
- Added: Bump up services package support
- Added: Freelancer portfolio site link field
- Added: Custom project offers from employer to freelancers
- Added: Hiring now redirects to create a project on freelancer detail page
- Added: Notification icon in header
- Fixed: Outdated WooCommerce templates
- Fixed: Admin approval notes dismissal
- Fixed: Job alert categories dropdown
- Fixed: Service search by category
- Fixed: WooCommerce service purchases
- Fixed: Email notifications before order completion
Updates: v 1.2.1 — November 24th, 2022
- Fixes: Footer duplication resolved
Updates: v 1.2 — November 22nd, 2022
- Added: Clickable notifications
- Added: Different project and service ratings for freelancers in the dashboard
- Fixes: Proposal description special character issue
- Fixes: Registration email issue
- Fixes: Footer visibility on the dashboard
- Fixes: Addon HTML rendering issues in frontend
- Fixes: Color errors on project detail pages
- Fixes: Map visibility control on service/project add pages
- Fixes: Double verification emails during user registration
- Fixes: Rating display on freelancer dashboard
- Other UI and translation refinements
Updates: v 1.1.9 — July 25th, 2022
- Job Alerts (Admin monetization)
- Ability to delete payout requests
- Wallet amount visible on admin side for freelancers and employers
- Hide Remove Breadcrumb option
- Fixes: Menu issues on login/register pages
- Styling issues on detail pages
- Hide department and employee count from sidebar in options
Updates: v 1.1.8 — June 17th, 2022
- Options to show/hide admin as freelancer and employer on search/home
- Notify admin about pending project postings
- Employer and freelancer names added to the dashboard
- Ratings, attachments, and admin controls improvements
- Attachment on/off option
- Admin can disable experience, education, skills, and awards
- Fixes: service slider styling, translation strings, and other fixes
Updates: v 1.1.7 — April 29, 2022
- Styling issue fixed
- Dispute publishing automatically
- Service options errors resolved
- Package purchase issues resolved
- Double entry of ongoing purchases resolved
- Dispute posting issues resolved
Updates: v 1.1.6 — April 27, 2022
- Note: database update reminder after theme update
- Styling fixes
- Whizchat plugin fixes
- Alignment and submenu fixes on detail pages
Note on database update
NOTE: Please do not forget to update the database after the theme update. this is necessary: https://jmp.sh/LOQrfk7
Updates: v 1.1.5 — April 25, 2022
- Renew Option for expired Projects
- Email the admin when the dispute is created on projects or services
- Employer, freelancer, projects, and services views on the detail page
- Total spending for the employer and earnings for a freelancer
- Styling issue fixes
- Proposal Amount issue fixes
Updates: v 1.1.4 — April 15, 2022
- Sliding images style for Home page services
- Custom footer links
- Employer/freelancer profiles non-clickable with on/off option
- Open job posts of the employer in the sidebar with on/off option
- Show projects of all taxonomies on Home page using exertio projects shortcode
- Only numbers can be added as price when creating a service/project
- Fixes: various issues including image and description issues
Updates: v 1.1.3 — April 11, 2022
- Project Search- Detail page
- Proposal Amount or Project amount charged for Projects
- Packages removed from shop; Products other than packages shown on product page
- Only Fixed 'Price type' can be selected to hide HOURLY price type
- Show price currency during posting
- Freelancer skills with/without percentage
- Resend verification email option
- Post verification pending issues resolved
- Payout amount updates (fixed)
- Elementor update issues fixed
- URL rewriting for freelancers and employers
- Expired projects removed from Home page
- Post-purchase redirect to ongoing service/project
- Service purchase restrictions when wallet or WooCommerce is off
Updates: v 1.1.2 — March 16, 2022
- Email on package expiry to freelancer/employer
- Dispute for services
- Direct service purchase without wallet
- Gender filter for a freelancer
- Email verification then login
- URL rewriting option
- Password strength enhancements
- Portfolio and category-based home page customization
- Specializations shown on frontend
- Various fixes including image grid, dashboard notifications, and styling
Updates: v 1.1.1 — December 22, 2021
- Zoom API Key Error fixes
- CSS fixes
Updates: v 1.1.0 — December 20, 2021
- Added: Payment on canceling the service or project
- Added: Bonus/tips to freelancers
- Added: Video Call integration with Zoom
- Added: Specialization field for freelancers
- Added: Custom fields for Projects and Services, Employers, and freelancers
- Added: Multiple languages support for freelancers
- Added: Wallet input from theme options
- Added: Searchable widgets in sidebars
- Added: Freelancer package text fixes
- Added: Instagram redirection and translation updates
- Style, translation, and plugin updates
Updates: v 1.0.x series to 1.0.10
- Various foundational updates including RTL readiness, verification flows, payout enable/disable, and plugin updates
- Notable: New header, new home page, and improved translation files
- Guidance: How to update to v1.0.10 provided via documentation link
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