Verse of the Day Widget for WP
by Allen Floyd · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 1 other plugin · 30+ installs across the portfolio →
Verse of the day Gutenberg block, widget and shortcode. Daily KJV scripture over AI backgrounds in 100+ languages. No API key, no tracking, no cost.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈28 estimated
Momentum
+71%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “christian”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
84 health vs 56 average across 5,910 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 12.3K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,195 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated today
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
21%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| verse | #3 | #6 | 0 |
| kjv | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| verse of the day | #4 | #7 | 0 |
| daily christian verses | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| bible verse your tag | #7 | #8 | 0 |
| scripture your tag | #8 | #7 | down 1 |
| christian your tag | #16 | #20 | up 5 |
| day | #19 | #21 | up 4 |
| daily verse | #5 | #6 | 0 |
| bible verses widget | #5 | #5 | 0 |
| bible widget | #6 | #9 | down 1 |
| bible your tag | #21 | #16 | down 1 |
| bible shortcode | #13 | #12 | 0 |
| bible post | #16 | #11 | 0 |
| widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
69 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 14 listed. 55 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “christian”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “widget” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
- Already on top for “verse”. #3 without listing it. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 2 Sep 2024 · 793 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.4K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,400 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
today
latest release · v8.17.0 · 4 Nov 2026
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 36 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 30.
At the current install trend, crossing 30+ in roughly 550 days.
Install history since 1 Sep 2024
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Ken7mo ago
I had an issue with the plugin which made the site menu have a grey background, using the Divi 5.0 theme. Allen identified the problem and issued an update which fixed it. Great support, and also an excellent plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 4 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Verse of the day Gutenberg block, widget and shortcode. Daily KJV scripture over AI backgrounds in 100+ lan..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 18 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 18 of 18 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 Mentions Gutenberg, Block editor, OpenAI.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 7,514 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-29 30+ → 20+ down after 29 days in tier
- 2026-08-31 20+ → 30+ up after 131 days in tier
- 2026-04-22 10+ → 20+ up after 37 days in tier
- 2026-03-16 30+ → 10+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2026-03-08 20+ → 30+ up after 64 days in tier
- 2026-01-03 10+ → 20+ up
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+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
BibleLink Multilingual 300+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
Black Studio TinyMCE Widget 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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