Automatically links to Bible verses throughout your site.
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Health
D 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
70+
≈80 estimated
Momentum
+15%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “bible” and “verse” for “biblia” and “catholic”. “bible” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “biblia” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “verse” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “catholic” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
50 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 70 of 8.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 877 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.5.14; the current branch is 6.8
4.0★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.08★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 877 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 20d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 20d
-0.4
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| truth your tag | #7 | #8 | 0 |
| orthodox | #7 | #3 | 0 |
| catholic | #11 | #5 | 0 |
| biblia | #11 | #5 | 0 |
| jewish | #13 | #5 | 0 |
| scripture your tag | #24 | #9 | down 2 |
| bible verses widget | #16 | #8 | down 1 |
| scripture links | #23 | #8 | down 1 |
| bible your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| verse your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| version your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
18 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 8 listed. 10 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “bible” and “verse” for “biblia” and “catholic”. “bible” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “biblia” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “verse” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “catholic” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- Under-ranked on “scripture”. wp.org puts you #24; on merit you place #9. The plugins above you are winning on install count, not on rating or upkeep.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 121 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #18,200 to #19,000, alongside the other plugins at 70+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
2.4y ago
latest release · v2.8 · 6 Jun 2024
15
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 83% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “70+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band today and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 80.
Install history since 8 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Kirkman2.8y ago
I’ve been using this plugin a long time, and it generally works well. But it still has issues with being applied too broadly, as mikedev noted 10 years ago. The plugin incorrectly attempts to make a hyperlink when it finds the (extremely common) verb is followed by any number. This happened to me in phrases like these: ... water is 1,000,000× more valuable ... This video is 30 minutes of fun ... When I came across these broken hyperlinks, it took a while to figure out where they were coming from. Obviously the plugin is interpreting is as Isaiah.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alpersso18.2y ago
Unlike bVverse which really hits performance. But can’t give it five stars because multiple references fail. In (Gen. 6:11-13, 19-20; 7:21-23) only Gen. 6:11-13 works. This topic was modified 7 years, 11 months ago by alpersso1. This topic was modified 7 years, 11 months ago by alpersso1.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rita10.2y ago
Trying to start using, but with WP 4.6: installation failed. Any experiences ?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tnhwyman10.2y ago
I updated from 1.7 to 2.0 tonight and there was a conflict that crashed my site. I have not determined as of yet which other plugin if any in combination with 2.0 that created this result. In the meantime I down graded back to version 1.7 till I can figure out the cause. This is a wonderful plugin and very much appreciated. The ability to curtail each verse reference in the NASB version our church uses is a big plus. Thank you
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ B.A. Umberger10.6y ago
Greetings, I’ve used this plugin in the past and it has always worked great. However, it does not work with WP 4.4.2. Suggestions?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ arbra7310.6y ago
Just what our church website needed! For consecration this year we put our daily reading list of bible verses on our website. With this plugin our members can easily view and read their bible verses each day. Our members are very pleased! Thank you to the developers for helping us connect with the bible.com so easily. Thank you for blessing is with this plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ddhservices11.7y ago
I use Truth along with SermonBrowser Vs. 0.45.12 as seen here – http://churchofourlord.org/?page_id=7998&sermon_id=130 It just does exactly what it says it will which for me is AWESOME!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mikedev13.1y ago
The Truth plugin is almost perfect. 1) It would be better if the verse link opened in the same browser window, or if there were an option for same window or new. 2) Auto generation of bible links is a great and necessary feature, but it might be getting applied too broadly. It catches things such as some address zip codes and converts them to links. Here’s an example: Grand Rapids, MI 49546 Because there is no Micah 49546, YouVersion shows an error page. My workaround is to manually put an extra space between MI and 49546. Thanks for a great plugin! (I updated my rating from 4 stars to 5 stars after the plugin author addressed both issues.)
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.5.4
AI assistants
How it's measured →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.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,116 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "scripture" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-31 80+ → 70+ down after 85 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 90+ → 80+ down after 21 days in tier
- 2026-07-17 80+ → 90+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-07-15 90+ → 80+ down after 264 days in tier
- 2025-10-24 100+ → 90+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-10-22 90+ → 100+ up after 18 days in tier
- 2025-10-04 100+ → 90+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2025-09-29 90+ → 100+ up after 2 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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Logos Reftagger 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags B -
BibleLink Multilingual 300+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags B -
BibleBridge 20+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B - B Bible Reader 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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BibleScriptureTagger 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
PrimeBible Verse Preview 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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