WP-Bible
WP-Bible searches your posts and pages for any reference to a Bible passage and converts the reference to an actual biblical text – which can be any of the 38 translations (in 14 different languages) that you can see at…
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- Small user base (30+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 13 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.5 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where WP-Bible stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| bible | #98 |
| Biblia | #19 |
| bijbel | #4 |
| christian | >100 |
| scripture | #42 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 2 reviews
About WP-Bible
From the official readme · v1.8Description
WP-Bible searches your posts and pages for any reference to a Bible passage and converts the reference to an actual biblical text – which can be any of the 38 translations (in 14 different languages) that you can see at BIBLIJA.net. Or, you can select that plugin only makes links to the biblical text.
No special tagging of biblical references is needed, the plugin recognizes different (up to 12) names for the same book in the Bible (for example: you can type Matthew 5:1-11 or Mat 5:1-11 or Mt 5:1-11 or you can even use other standards for marking biblical references like Mat 5,1-11.15-17;6,1-3. All this will do.
Plugin then changes the reference for a link and when you click the link a small layer is shown above containing the biblical text. No opening other windows, no popups.
Installation
Installation
You must download wp-bible.zip and unzip the content to /wp-content/plugins/ directory. Then you must activate the plugin in the Plugins menu of your blog’s Administration panel.
The default bible version is World English Bible - WEB, if you want to change that, go to Options | WP-Bible and choose a version you want.
Using another plugin that does a similar thing is not advised.
Usage
When your plugin is activated just type the usual biblical references and the plugin will find them.
Usually they look like:
- Mat 5:1-11
- Mat 5:1-11.14.20
- Mat 5:1-11.14-16;6,1-3 and similar
You can use many different book names, let’s see just an example for Gospel of Matthew: Mt, Mat, Matt, Matej, Matevž, Matthew, Matteüs, Matteus, Matthäus, Mateo.
As you can see not only English names are supported.
Please let me know if you’d like to add other book names that the plugin doesn’t recognize.
Changelog
- 1.8: added 13 new bible translations (read FAQ) and fixed some bible verses detection problems
- 1.7.11: tested for 3.5.2
- 1.7.10: fixed some CSS issues in IE7, IE8 and webkit browsers (Safari & Chrome) – look at https://wordpress.org/support/topic/248735?replies=5
added option to open link in new window
extended the syntax of bible reference to include a dot following the book name, for example: 1 Cor. 13,1-12 - 1.7.9: tested for WordPress 2.9
- 1.7.8: added support for WordPress 2.5 & 2.7
- 1.7.7: fixed a potentially vulnerable POST request processing.
- 1.7.6: fixed a bug regarding a RSS feed validation.
- 1.7.5: added the possibility to display bible text inline instead of in a layer above the post.
- 1.7.4: plugin no more relies on the presence of wp_head tag in the header of the theme and correctly displays formatting even if no wp_head is present
- 1.7.3: fixed a bug displaying only the first of two or more exactly same references that were used in the same post
- 1.7.2: added option to make only a hyperlink to biblical text (instead of displaying the biblical text in a layer above the post/page) and fixed a bug where the layer didn’t get displayed above some of the elements of the page
- 1.7.1: fixed a bug that prevented linking references like John 5:6-6:3
- 1.7: added i18n of the admin interface (previously only in English), users invited to translate POT file for their locale and send it to me
- 1.6: added support for 38 different bible versions in 14 languages (previous versions supported only Slovenian).
- 1.5: changed the registration of the plugin
- 1.4: no more adding bible text in RSS feed, only linking
- 1.3: added dashboard tab for plugin which checks for plugin updates
- 1.2: formatting now in a separate CSS file.
- 1.1: plugin now get the actual bible text from BIBLIJA.net and shows it in the posts/pages.
- 1.0: first public version which only linked the passages to BIBLIJA.net
Versions in between were minor changes and bug fixes.
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FAQ
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Is WP-Bible free?
Yes. WP-Bible is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is WP-Bible safe to use in 2026?
WP-Bible shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 30+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 13 years ago, and scores 31/100 on our health check.
How many websites use WP-Bible?
WP-Bible is active on 30+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 15,810 times since it launched in February 2008. It was downloaded 121 times in the last 30 days.
Does WP-Bible work with WordPress 7.1?
WP-Bible is officially tested up to WordPress 3.5.2, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was WP-Bible last updated?
The latest version, 1.8, was released on July 2, 2013 (13 years ago).
Who makes WP-Bible?
WP-Bible is developed and maintained by matejn.
What are the best alternatives to WP-Bible?
The most popular alternatives to WP-Bible are Logos Reftagger (10K+ installs), Bible Verse of the Day (3K+ installs) and Visual Bible Verse of the D… (1K+ installs).
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