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The Verse of the Day Widget for WP plugin displays a daily Bible verse with a beautiful nature image above it. This plugin is designed to provide daily spiritual inspiration and visual beauty to your website visitors. Each day, a new verse from the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible is randomly selected and displayed, overlaid on a carefully curated nature image that’s in Google’s WebP image format.

Features:

Daily Verses: Automatically updates daily with a new Bible verse.
Nature Photos: Each verse is displayed over a high-quality nature image, enhancing visual appeal.
Shortcode Support: Easily add the widget to any post or page using the shortcode [votd_verse_of_the_day_widget_for_wp].
Widget Customization: The widget is fully editable under the “Widgets” section in the WordPress Appearance tab.
Flexible Placement: The widget can be placed in the left and right sidebars as well as in the header area.

How to Use:

Installation: Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/verse-of-the-day-widget-for-wp directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
Activation: Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
Customization: You can edit the widget in the “Appearance” tab under “Widgets” in the WordPress dashboard. It can be added to the left or right sidebar, or even the header area.
Shortcode: Use the shortcode [votd_verse_of_the_day_widget_for_wp] to display the widget on any post or page.

Frequently Asked Questions:

How do I display the widget?
\nUse the shortcode [votd_verse_of_the_day_widget_for_wp] in your posts or pages.

Is the plugin compatible with all themes?
\nThe plugin is designed to be compatible with most WordPress themes. If you encounter any issues, please contact support at allenfloyd@freesmartphoneapps.com

Screenshots:

Screenshot of the widget left and right sidebar placement on a mobile device
Screenshot of widget header placement on a desktop computer
Screenshot of the settings page in the WordPress admin panel

Changelog:

6.1

This widget is now formatted to fit both the header and the left and right sidebar widget areas.

6.0

The Verse of the Day Widget for WP now appears in the list of available widgets.

5.0

The widget now maintains a consistent size across both posts and pages.

4.0

this plugin now uses a 3rd Party API from freesmartphoneapps.com called VerseOfTheDayWidgetForWP

3.0

updated top 10 KJV Bible verses searched according to Google

2.9

removed all instances of .png images and decided to use .webp for all backgrounds

2.7

Got everything running smoothly with this new plugin and added another image

2.0

Made all necessary corrections based on the plugin review.

1.0

Initial release.

Third-Party Service

This plugin relies on the VerseOfTheDayWidgetForWP API to retrieve random Bible verses (KJV) for display. The API does not collect or store personal data. The API is accessed from the following URL: https://www.freesmartphoneapps.com/verseoftheday/api/.

Please refer to the API’s privacy policy here: https://freesmartphoneapps.com/privacy-policy-votd/

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Bible Verse Display allows you to display a bible verse on your site either in posts/pages or via the included widget. The verse displayed can either be the verse of the day from Biblegateway or a random verse chosen from verses you nominate as your favorites. Multiple versions/languages available.

To nominate your favorite verses, simply enter in the verse reference. Bible Verse Display will look up the verse for you. No manual typing in of the verse is necessary!
You can select from several different bible versions
You can have it display a verse randomly from your favorites, or display Biblegateway’s Verse of the Day
Verses can be displayed in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, or Romanian
Bible Verse Display Widget included

Compatibility

Should work from WordPress 2.9.2.

Download

Version 1.6

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Install directly from WordPress (go to Plugins -> Add New)
\nOR
Install manually

Unzip the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/bible-verse-display/ directory
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
Set your preferred settings through the Bible Verse Display section under WordPress’ Settings menu

\n","faq":"\n

How can I style the verses?

The verses are contained in a div tag whether you use the widget or the shortcode. The div class for the widget is called bvdwidget. For the shortcode, if you do not specify a class in the parameters, the class is called bvdshortcode; otherwise, it is whatever you specified. Simply add the class to your theme’s css file and style it as you desire.

\n\n","changelog":"

1.0 — April 1 2010

Plugin launched

1.1 — April 1 2010

Fixed bug with regards to the NASV and Favorite verses
Fixed bug with regards to different versions of biblegateway’s Verse of the Day
Added class parameter to shortcode
Added The Message as a Bible version

1.2 — October 29, 2010

Added a lot more Bible versions (including non-English ones) and changed a bunch of the underlying code to accomodate them
Added option to tack today’s date onto the end of the widget title (choice of a few date formats)

1.3 — February 25, 2011

Added the ability to show or hide the version acronym
Added the ability to use either fopen or CURL

1.4 — March 12, 2011

Added the ability to use either fopen or CURL for Biblegateway VOTD too. Oops 🙂

1.5 — July 17, 2011

Updated verse parser to accommodate biblegateway.com’s changed HTML in their verse display

1.6 — September 21, 2012

Updated verse parser to accommodate biblegateway.com’s change to their method of displaying verses

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Displays a daily bible verse on your site, using a Verse of the Day RSS feed. The feed can come from anywhere, but defaults to the ESV provided by Good News Publishers.

\n","installation":"

Download the zip file & extract the contents to /wp-content/plugins
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
Place the tag wp_votd() on your template where you want the verse to appear
(optional) Modify the version to use and the display template in the options page

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The Verse of the Day options page
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An example of the text that is generated on the blog
$\"An$
An example of the wp_votd() tag in code (highlighted line)

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