thebiblesays

TBS Scripture Tagger scans your website content and transforms plain-text Bible references (like “John 3:16” or “Genesis 1:1”) into interactive links. 
When users hover or tap on a reference, a clean tooltip appears with the verse text retrieved directly from The Bible Says API.
This plugin is inspired by tools like Blue Letter Bible’s ScriptTagger, but fully optimized for modern browsers and multilingual usage (English, Portuguese, and Chinese).
External Services 
This plugin can connect to The Bible Says API to fetch verse previews. You must explicitly enable this in Settings → TBS Scripture Tagger before any external requests are made.
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<li>Service: The Bible Says API</li>
<li>Service URL: https://content-api.thebiblesays.com</li>
<li>Data sent: the Bible reference and detected language code. The browser may also include the page URL as a standard referrer header.</li>
<li>Terms of Use & Privacy Policy: https://thebiblesays.com/about</li>
</ul>
Key Features 
* Automatically detects and links Bible references. 
* Displays hoverable tooltips with verse previews. 
* Ignores already linked references (optional). 
* Excludes specific HTML tags and CSS classes. 
* Detects user language for correct book name and API. 
* Lightweight and fast — no external dependencies. 
* Compatible with all major WordPress themes.
Example
<blockquote>
Add “John 3:16” or “Genesis 1:1” to any post or page, and the plugin will instantly make it interactive.
</blockquote>
<h3>License</h3>
This plugin is open-source software licensed under the GPLv2 or later. 
You are free to modify and redistribute it under the same license.

TBS Scripture Tagger

Automatically converts plain-text Bible references into interactive links with hoverable verse previews from The Bible Says.

JG Web Development

This plugin helps theologians, churches, and any online authors who want to share God’s word in their posts do so in a more concise, user-friedly way. 
Whenever you add a verse reference to your post (ex. Genesis 1:1), this plugin will automatically add a clickable link to it. When clicked, that link 
will open a popup that displays the actual contents of that verse. This plugin helps increase the visual appeal of your posts while also making them 
quicker to write! This plugin has four color themes (traditional, cool, light, and dark), four languages, six versions (including the Latin Vulgate!), a custom verse 
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