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<p>PrimeBible Verse Preview transforms Bible references in your content into interactive tooltips that display verse text instantly. Perfect for theology blogs, church websites, and Christian content creators.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Automatic Detection – Finds Bible references like “John 3:16” or “Romans 8:1-4” in your content</li>
<li>Multiple Translations – Choose from KJV, ESV, ASV, WEB, and more</li>
<li>Mobile Optimized – Touch-friendly with long-press support for mobile devices</li>
<li>Lightning Fast – Aggressive caching, lazy loading, and prefetch optimization</li>
<li>Fully Customizable – Control appearance, behavior, timing, and styling</li>
<li>Privacy First – No tracking, no external dependencies beyond the Bible API</li>
<li>Accessibility – Keyboard navigation and screen reader friendly</li>
<li>Theme Support – Light, dark, or auto-detect system preference</li>
<li>Performance – Deferred loading, intersection observer, minimal DOM manipulation</li>
</ul>
<h4>How It Works</h4>
<ol>
<li>Install and activate the plugin</li>
<li>Configure your preferred Bible translation and appearance</li>
<li>Write content naturally: “For God so loved the world (John 3:16)”</li>
<li>The reference automatically becomes interactive</li>
<li>Visitors hover or tap to see the verse instantly</li>
</ol>
<h4>Advanced Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Lazy Scanning – Only processes content when it enters viewport</li>
<li>Smart Caching – LRU cache with configurable size and expiry</li>
<li>Per-Post Control – Disable scanning on specific posts/pages via meta box</li>
<li>Exclude Selectors – Prevent scanning in code blocks, comments, etc.</li>
<li>CSP Compatible – Support for Content Security Policy nonce</li>
<li>Chapter Verse Counts – Optional JSON config for accurate verse range detection</li>
<li>Prefetch – Intelligently preloads nearby references</li>
<li>Analytics Ready – Optional Google Analytics integration</li>
<li>Custom CSS – Add your own styles to match your theme</li>
</ul>
<h4>Perfect For</h4>
<ul>
<li>Theology and Bible study blogs</li>
<li>Church websites and ministries</li>
<li>Christian authors and writers</li>
<li>Seminary and Bible college sites</li>
<li>Devotional and sermon websites</li>
<li>Christian education platforms</li>
</ul>
<h4>Technical Highlights</h4>
<ul>
<li>No jQuery or external library dependencies</li>
<li>Modern vanilla JavaScript (ES2020+)</li>
<li>Deferred script loading for zero blocking</li>
<li>Intersection Observer API for performance</li>
<li>Fetch API with retry logic and timeout</li>
<li>Mobile-first responsive design</li>
<li>Sub-50kb footprint including all assets</li>
</ul>
<h3>Additional Info</h3>
<h4>About PrimeBible</h4>
<p>PrimeBible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to making deep Bible study accessible to everyone. Our platform provides free tools including:<br />
* Hebrew and Greek original language analysis<br />
* Strong’s Concordance integration<br />
* Cross-reference explorer<br />
* Biblical timeline<br />
* Scholarly articles on messianic prophecy, textual criticism, and theology<br />
Learn more at <a href="https://primebible.com" rel="nofollow ugc">primebible.com</a></p>
<h4>Support the Mission</h4>
<p>This plugin is free and always will be. If it blesses your ministry, consider:<br />
* Leaving a 5-star review<br />
* Sharing with other Christian content creators<br />
* Donating to support nonprofit Bible study tools at primebible.com/donate</p>
<h4>Credits</h4>
<p>Developed by the PrimeBible team with love for the global church.<br />
Special thanks to the WordPress community and all beta testers who provided feedback.</p>
<h3>Privacy Policy</h3>
<p>Data Collection: This plugin does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data about your visitors.</p>
<p>API Requests: When a verse tooltip is displayed, the plugin fetches verse text from primebible.com’s API. These requests include:<br />
–   The Bible reference (e.g., “John 3:16”)<br />
–   The requested translation (e.g., “KJV”)</p>
<p>No Tracking: PrimeBible does not log IP addresses, track user behavior, or use cookies from these API requests.</p>
<p>Optional Analytics: If you enable the analytics setting, the plugin will fire a Google Analytics event when a tooltip is opened (if GA is already installed on your site). This is disabled by default.</p>
<p>Third-Party Services: The plugin connects to primebible.com’s API to fetch verse text. No other third-party services are used.<br />
For more information, see the <a href="https://primebible.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">PrimeBible Privacy Policy</a>.</p>
<h3>Copyright and Licensing</h3>
<p>PrimeBible Verse Preview is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.</p>
<p>This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.</p>
<p>Bible translations are subject to their respective copyright holders. PrimeBible provides access to public domain translations and those licensed for free distribution.</p>
<h3>Developer Notes</h3>
<h4>Hooks and Filters</h4>
<p>Filter: <code>primebible_config</code><br />
Modify the JavaScript configuration before it’s output.</p>
<p>add_filter(‘primebible_config’, function($config) {<br />
     $config[‘translation’] = ‘ESV’;<br />
     $config[‘theme’] = ‘dark’;<br />
     return $config;<br />
 });</p>
<p>Action: <code>primebible_before_enqueue</code><br />
Runs before scripts are enqueued (if loading conditions are met).</p>
<p>add_action(‘primebible_before_enqueue’, function() {<br />
     // Your code here<br />
 });</p>
<h4>Programmatic Control</h4>
<p>Disable on specific page by template:</p>
<p>add_filter(‘primebible_should_load’, function($should_load) {<br />
     if (is_page_template(‘template-landing.php’)) {<br />
         return false;<br />
     }<br />
     return $should_load;<br />
 });</p>
<h4>GitHub Repository</h4>
<p>Development happens on GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/primebible/wordpress-plugin" rel="nofollow ugc">github.com/primebible/wordpress-plugin</a><br />
Contributions welcome:<br />
–   Bug reports<br />
–   Feature requests<br />
–   Pull requests<br />
–   Documentation improvements</p>
<h3>Support</h3>
<p>Documentation: <a href="https://primebible.com/docs/wordpress-plugin" rel="nofollow ugc">primebible.com/docs/wordpress-plugin</a><br />
Support Forum: <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/primebible-verse-preview" rel="ugc">wordpress.org/support/plugin/primebible-verse-preview</a><br />
Email: support@primebible.com<br />
Average Response Time: 24-48 hours</p>
<p>We’re committed to excellent support. If you have an issue, we’ll help you resolve it.</p>


PrimeBible Verse Preview

Automatically detects Bible references and displays beautiful verse previews on hover or tap. Mobile-optimized, fast, and fully customizable.

Vadim Bogaiskov

<p>[see also Russian description below]</p>
<ul>
<li>The plugin will highlight references to the Bible with links.</li>
<li>Parallel passages in the Bible.</li>
<li>Interpretation of Holy Scripture by the Holy Fathers and Doctors of the Church.</li>
<li>Convert references to normalized form.</li>
<li>Excerpts from the Bible in the article.</li>
<li>Random quote and quote of the day.</li>
<li>Search in the Bible.</li>
<li>List of Bible references contented in the article.</li>
<li>You can add and delete folders with Bible books on your site.</li>
<li>To customize the appearance of reference  links, use class bg_bibrefs.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Bible in 6 languages:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Church Slavic (Elizabeth Bible) </li>
<li>Russian (Synodal translation by Russian Orthodox Church) </li>
<li>Ukrainian (translation by I.I.Ogienko) </li>
<li>Belarusian (New Testament translated by Biblical Commission of the Belarusian Exarchate) </li>
<li>Serbian (New Testament – synodal translation by Serbian Orthodox Church, Old Testament by Daničić, Karadžić) </li>
<li>English (King James Version)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Shortcode:</h3>
<ul>
<li><code>[bible]</code> displays quotes from the Bible in the text of the page.</li>
<li><code>[bible_epigraph]</code> displays the quote in the format of epigraph.</li>
<li><code>[bible_search]</code> displays the search results of phrase (parameter ‘context’). In the search query you can use wildcards: “$” – 1 аny letter, “%” – 0 or 1 аny letter, “*” – more any letters.</li>
<li><code>[bible_omnisearch]</code> displays a form element, allowing the user to enter a search query (see: [Bible_search]).</li>
<li><code>[references]</code> displays list of Bible references are finded in the article.</li>
<li><code>[norefs]...[/norefs]</code> prohibits highlighting the Bible references in the text enclosed with this shortcode.</li>
</ul>
<h3>The plugin contains 3 widgets:</h3>
<ul>
<li><em>Bible References Widget</em> allows you to place the form in the sidebar to display Bible quotes on the page of your site. </li>
<li><em>Bible Search Widget</em> allows you to place the form in the sidebar to search for words or phrases in the Bible.</li>
<li><em>Bible Quote Widget</em> in the sidebar displays a Random Quote or Day’s Quote from the Bible the same way as it makes the shortcode <code>[bible_epigraph]</code>.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Описание плагина</h3>
<ul>
<li>Плагин подсвечивает ссылки на Библию с помощью гиперссылок.</li>
<li>Параллельные места в Библии.</li>
<li>Толкования Святого Писания Святыми отцами и Учителями Церкви.</li>
<li>Преобразование ссылок к нормализованному виду.</li>
<li>Отрывки из Библии в тексте статьи.</li>
<li>Случайная цитата и Цитата дня.</li>
<li>Поиск в Библии.</li>
<li>Список библейских ссылок в статье.</li>
<li>Вы можете добавлять и удалять папки с книгами Библии на вашем сайте.</li>
<li>Для настройки вида ссылок используйте класс bg_bibrefs.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Текст Библии на 6 языках:</h3>
<ul>
<li>церковно-славянский (Елизаветинская Библия)</li>
<li>русский (Синодальный перевод)</li>
<li>украинский (перевод И.И.Огиенко)</li>
<li>белорусский (Новый Завет в переводе Библейской Комиссии при Белорусском Экзархате)</li>
<li>cербский (Новый Завет – синодальный перевод Сербской Православной Церкви, Ветхий Завет в переводе Даничича и Караджича)</li>
<li>английский (King James Version)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Шорт-коды:</h3>
<ul>
<li><code>[bible]</code> выводит цитаты из Библии в тексте страницы.</li>
<li><code>[bible_epigraph]</code> выводит на экран цитату в форме эпиграфа. </li>
<li><code>[bible_search]</code> выводит на экран результаты поиска фразы в Библии. В поисковом запросе можно использовать специальные символы: “$” – 1 любая буква, “%” – 0 или 1 любая буква, “*” – несколько любых букв.</li>
<li><code>[bible_omnisearch]</code> выводит на экран элемент формы, позволяющий пользователю вводить поисковый запрос. </li>
<li><code>[references]</code> выводит список ссылок на Библию, встречающиеся в статье.</li>
<li><code>[norefs]...[/norefs]</code> запрещает подсветку гиперссылок на Библию в тексте, ограниченном этим шорт-кодом. </li>
</ul>
<h3>Плагин содержит 3 виджета:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Виджет <em>“Ссылки на Библию”</em> позволяет разместить в сайдбаре форму для вывода текста цитат из Библии на странице Вашего сайта.</li>
<li>Виджет <em>“Поиск в Библии”</em> позволяет разместить в сайдбаре форму для поиска слова или фразы Библии. </li>
<li>Виджет <em>“Цитата из Библии”</em> выводит в сайдбаре Случайную Цитату или Цитату Дня из Библии, аналогично тому, как это делает шорт-код <code>[bible_epigraph]</code>.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Notes for Translators</h3>
<p>You can translate this plugin using POT-file in languages folder with program PoEdit (http://www.poedit.net/).<br />
More in detail about translation WordPress plugins, see “Translating WordPress” (https://codex.wordpress.org/Translating_WordPress).</p>
<p>Send me your PO-files. I will insert them in plugin in next version.</p>
<h3>License</h3>
<p>GNU General Public License v2</p>


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...will highlight the Bible references with hyperlinks to the Bible and interpretation by the Holy Fathers.

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