Visual Bible Verse of the Day Widget
by karl.kranich · Admin & Utilities
Six days a week a new photo and scripture reference will appear from The Visual Bible Verse of the Day at visualverse.thecreationspeaks.com.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.1K estimated
Momentum
+3%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “widget” and “photography” for “days” and “visual”. “widget” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “days” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “photography” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #23. “visual” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 56 average across 5,910 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.5%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 15.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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.
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 79 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.0★ over 3 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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
12%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| scripture | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| verse | #2 | #5 | 0 |
| verse of the day | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| bible verse | #2 | #5 | 0 |
| christian your tag | #3 | #11 | 0 |
| verse reference | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| day | #4 | #18 | 0 |
| nature your tag | #5 | #19 | down 1 |
| day of week | #2 | #17 | 0 |
| bible your tag | #5 | #10 | up 1 |
| bible widget | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| bible verses widget | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| visual | #10 | #22 | 0 |
| bible post | #3 | #5 | up 1 |
| days | #10 | #22 | down 1 |
| six | #10 | #22 | — |
| bible reference | #4 | #7 | 0 |
| post of the day | #8 | #21 | 0 |
| photography your tag | #23 | #24 | 0 |
| post by day | #12 | #22 | up 3 |
| widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
56 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 36 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
- Swap “widget” and “photography” for “days” and “visual”. “widget” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “days” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “photography” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #23. “visual” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,492 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 681 · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 42 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 1K.
Install history since 22 Oct 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Moses Cursor Ssebunya5.9y ago
I had the same verse and image for 3 days now and nothing happens even when you update
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jaywebdude7.8y ago
I can’t believe there is only one review. I know more people use this simple yet elegant addition. Thanks for the work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jtstyles11.1y ago
Beautiful images to go with a daily verse, can’t say enough about the widget. It’s simple to use and has exactly what you need to make it look right on your page. Thank You VV team!
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
1 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 908 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ 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
- 2026-09-23 900+ → 1K+ up after 75 days in tier
- 2026-07-10 1K+ → 900+ down after 1375 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 800+ → 1K+ up after 541 days in tier
- 2021-04-11 200+ → 800+ up
Competes with
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