VerseLinker
by BibliaTodo · Uncategorized
Also makes 7 other plugins · 160+ installs across the portfolio →
VerseLinker detects Bible references in WordPress content, converting them into links with tooltips and quick access to verses on Bibliatodo.com.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
50+
≈53 estimated
Momentum
+48%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “bible” for “scripture”. “bible” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #12. “scripture” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.9%
of downloads still active
At least 50 of 2.6K 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.
This plugin shipped 13 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 95 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ 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.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
4%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| scripttagger your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| reftagger your tag | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| bible links your tag | #8 | #12 | 0 |
| bible references your tag | #8 | #10 | 0 |
| scripture | #5 | #8 | 0 |
| bibliatodo | #6 | #6 | 0 |
| verse | #6 | #15 | 0 |
| bible your tag | #12 | #17 | 0 |
| bible verse | #9 | #13 | 0 |
| verses | #13 | #19 | 0 |
| bible verses widget | #6 | #10 | 0 |
| bible post | #7 | #10 | 0 |
| bible verses | #8 | #12 | 0 |
26 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 13 listed. 13 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “bible” for “scripture”. “bible” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #12. “scripture” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “bible”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 30 Jan 2025 · 639 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 354 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #20,100 to #21,200, alongside the other plugins at 50+ 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.
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
13
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v1.1.12 · 28 Jul 2026
13
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “50+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 30% of the way through.
Install history since 31 Jan 2025
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Jamie1.7y ago
I had been looking for a verse linker/ref tagger plugin on WordPress and I found majority of them were no longer positively being maintained. The ESV one while good only really supports ESV and Logos for some reason hadn’t maintained or updated theirs in ages. Interestingly, I discovered the plethora of languages and Bible versions from Bibliatodo. I reached out to them asking if they were interested and within a month, they had things built. By far, there is no other verse linker /ref tagger out there that is as extensive as this one. Plus, the language options for non-English is fantastic. So I highly recommend this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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
3 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 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 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 1 heading and 6 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,218 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("Bible Links", "reftagger", "ScriptTagger" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-14 40+ → 50+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-07-10 50+ → 40+ down after 71 days in tier
- 2026-04-30 40+ → 50+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-28 50+ → 40+ down after 29 days in tier
- 2026-03-30 40+ → 50+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-03-25 50+ → 40+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-03-20 40+ → 50+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2026-03-08 50+ → 40+ down 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★ · 2 shared tags B -
Literal Word BibleTagger 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B - R RefTagger Toggle 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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Bible Verse of the Day 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Visual Bible Verse of the Day Widget 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
ESV CrossReference Tool 500+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B
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