Title: Random Bible: Verse of the Day Widget Author: Random Bible Published: November 2, 2026 Last modified: November 2, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/random-bible-verse-widget/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3780620) ![](https://ps.w.org/random-bible-verse-widget/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3780620) # Random Bible: Verse of the Day Widget By [Random Bible](https://profiles.wordpress.org/randombible/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/random-bible-verse-widget.1.0.0.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/random-bible-verse-widget/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/random-bible-verse-widget/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/random-bible-verse-widget/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/random-bible-verse-widget/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/random-bible-verse-widget/) ## Description This plugin puts a daily Bible verse on your WordPress site. Every visitor sees the same verse of the day, and it changes at midnight. You can switch it to a random Bible verse on each visit instead. Visitors can tap for another verse, open the whole chapter, or share the verse. The verse widget comes in six styles: * Window puts the verse on a photo. * Quiet is plain text between two thin lines, made for articles and sermon notes. * Today is a small card for a sidebar. * Calendar shows the scripture next to today’s date. * Poster sets the verse in large type on a block of colour. * Floating adds a “Verse for today” button to the bottom corner of the page, which opens the verse in a small card. You can pick a light, dark or automatic theme, one of four accent colours or your own hex colour, round, soft or square corners, and a sans, serif or your theme’s own font. Bible translations: King James Version (KJV), World English Bible (WEB) and American Standard Version (ASV). The widget draws itself inside a Shadow DOM. Your theme’s CSS can’t break it, and it doesn’t restyle anything on your page. #### Block Add the Bible Verse block and choose a style in the sidebar. The editor shows a live preview as you change settings. #### Shortcode For the classic editor, page builders and sidebar text widgets: ``` [random_bible_verse] [random_bible_verse style="poster" accent="clay" theme="dark"] ``` Attributes: `style` (window, quiet, today, calendar, poster, floating), `theme` ( light, dark, auto), `accent` (teal, clay, indigo, plum or a #hex colour), `font`( sans, serif, site), `corners` (round, soft, square), `mode` (daily, random), `translation`( kjv, web, asv), `size` (sm, md, lg), `align` (center, left), `position` (right or left, the corner for the floating style), `credit` (yes to show a link to random- bible.com). ### External services The widget loads its verses from random-bible.com, a free Bible verse site run by the plugin’s author. * What is sent: when a page with the widget opens, the visitor’s browser requests one file of verses, for example https://random-bible.com/data/pool-kjv.json. The request carries the usual browser data (IP address, user agent, referring page). No cookies are set and nothing else is sent. * When: each time a page with the block or shortcode is viewed. The browser may cache the file. * Privacy policy: https://random-bible.com/privacy/ The “Read chapter” button opens the chapter on random-bible.com in a new tab, and“ Share” shares a link to random-bible.com. Both happen only when a visitor clicks them. ## Screenshots [⌊Window style: the verse of the day on a photo.⌉⌊Window style: the verse of the day on a photo.⌉[ Window style: the verse of the day on a photo. [⌊Quiet style inside a parish newsletter article.⌉⌊Quiet style inside a parish newsletter article.⌉[ Quiet style inside a parish newsletter article. [⌊Today style in a blog sidebar.⌉⌊Today style in a blog sidebar.⌉[ Today style in a blog sidebar. [⌊Calendar style with today's date.⌉⌊Calendar style with today's date.⌉[ Calendar style with today’s date. [⌊Poster style in the accent colour.⌉⌊Poster style in the accent colour.⌉[ Poster style in the accent colour. [⌊Floating style: the corner button, opened.⌉⌊Floating style: the corner button, opened.⌉[ Floating style: the corner button, opened. [⌊The Bible Verse block in the editor, with style settings in the sidebar.⌉⌊The Bible Verse block in the editor, with style settings in the sidebar.⌉[ The Bible Verse block in the editor, with style settings in the sidebar. ## Blocks This plugin provides 1 block. * Bible Verse A Bible verse of the day in one of six styles. ## Installation 1. Install the plugin from Plugins > Add New, or upload the folder to /wp-content/ plugins/. 2. Activate it. 3. Add the Bible Verse block to a page, or paste `[random_bible_verse]` where you want the verse. ## FAQ ### Does it slow my site down? The script is about 50 KB. It loads with `defer`, and only on pages that show the widget. ### Does every visitor see the same verse? With “Verse of the day”, yes. It changes at midnight in the visitor’s time zone. With “Random verse”, each visit draws a new one. ### Can I show the verse in a sidebar? Yes. In a block theme, add the block to the sidebar template part. In a classic theme, put the shortcode in a Text widget. The Today style is sized for narrow columns. ### Can I use more than one floating button? The page shows one. If a second floating block is on the same page, it stays hidden. If your theme or a chat widget already uses the bottom right corner, set the corner to the left. ### Does it add a link to my site? Only if you turn on “Show a link to random-bible.com” in the block settings, or add `credit="yes"` to the shortcode. It is off by default. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Random Bible: Verse of the Day Widget” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Random Bible ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/randombible/) [Translate “Random Bible: Verse of the Day Widget” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/random-bible-verse-widget) ### Interested in development? 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