ESV CrossReference Tool

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.

wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.

22 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 12 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).

Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 11 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ wnsgadmin

   6.8y ago

   … find a way to disable the plugin from activity in the admin area. I say this because if I go in and edit an existing page wherein references already exist, the plugin will automagically convert them, then when saving the post the insertions get saved along with it. The page displays correctly on the front end, with links as links etc, but the pop-ups no longer appear as before the save.

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2. ★★★★★ Greg

   9.3y ago

   Bummer that this doesn’t work with https. I even went in and edited the plugin file to force https, but it just doesn’t work.

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3. ★★★★★ macoafi

   9.7y ago

   It works well when I view the site on my laptop, but when I look on my cell phone, the Scripture references aren’t turned into links at all. There’s no linking and no popover effect, as if I hadn’t installed the plugin to start with.

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4. ★★★★★ brianfreytag

   11.3y ago

   Does what it says it’s going to do and does it without a problem.

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5. ★★★★★ Bink

   12.2y ago

   Worked without a hitch and looks good.

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6. ★★★★★ VTmorrison

   12.7y ago

   Very clean and useful plugin. Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4.2

Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-12-05 600+ → 500+ down after 74 days in tier
2. 2025-09-22 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2025-09-21 600+ → 500+ down after 3 days in tier
4. 2025-09-18 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2025-09-17 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2025-09-16 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2025-09-15 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
8. 2025-09-14 500+ → 600+ up after 3 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

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ESV CrossReference Tool: 500+ active installs, 4.0★ (6 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/esv-crossref