by
Allen Floyd
5 (2 reviews)
Verse of the Day Widget for WP
Verse of the day Gutenberg block, widget and shortcode. Daily KJV scripture over AI backgrounds in 100+ languages. No API key, no tracking, no cost.
Verse of the Day Widget for WP ranks #25,529 among WordPress.org plugins with 20+ active installations, is #3,283 of 8,590 in the Customization category, a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews, and was last updated Sep 20, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.
Compatible with WP 7.1.2
v8.9.14
Current Version v8.9.14
Updated 3 days ago
Last Update on 20 Sep, 2026
Refreshed 8 hours ago
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- Version
- 8.9.14
- Last Updated
- Sep 20, 2026
- Requires WP
- 6.6+
- Tested Up To
- 7.1.2
- PHP Version
- 7.4 or higher
- Author
- Allen Floyd
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Verse of the Day Widget for WP
Three ways, all interchangeable. Add the Verse of the Day Header or Verse of the Day Sidebar block in the Gutenberg block editor or site editor; drag the header or sidebar widget into a widget area under Appearance > Widgets; or paste the [votd_header_widget] or [votd_sidebar_widget] shortcode anywhere shortcodes run. The older [votd_verse_of_the_day_widget_for_wp] shortcode still works for existing installs, but new sites should use the two layout-specific shortcodes above.
Yes. Both layouts are registered as native Gutenberg blocks, Verse of the Day Header and Verse of the Day Sidebar, and render server-side, so they can be placed in posts, pages, reusable patterns, and full site editing templates and template parts. They appear under the Widgets category in the block inserter, or you can search the inserter for "verse," "scripture," or "devotional." The blocks reuse the same output as the classic widgets and the shortcodes, so all three placement methods display the verse identically. This matters on a block theme such as Twenty Twenty-Five, because block themes have no Appearance > Widgets screen at all. On those themes, use the blocks (or a Shortcode block) rather than the classic Widgets screen.
No. There is no account, no API key, no signup, and no connected service to configure. Install, activate, place the block, and the verse of the day appears.
Yes, entirely, under GPLv2 or later. There is no paid tier, no upsell, and no feature held back behind a license.
The King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Translations into other languages are derived from the KJV English text rather than from a modern translation, which is why the phrasing reads more formally than most daily verse services.
Yes, over 100 languages are supported. Select your language on the plugin settings page and the daily verse is translated for you. The translation is fetched once per language per day and cached on your site until midnight.
No. No visitor data, personal data, or site data is collected, stored, or transmitted. When the language is set to English, the plugin makes no external requests for verse content at all, because the verses ship inside the plugin. See the Third-Party Service section below for the full data flow when a non-English language is selected.
It should not. The verse text is bundled locally rather than fetched over the network, backgrounds are served as WebP, translated verses are cached locally until midnight, and fonts can be self-hosted in one click so no external font request is made.
Yes, and that is deliberate. The selection is derived from the date rather than picked at random, so every site running the plugin displays the same verse on a given day. Your visitors see a genuine verse of the day rather than a random verse.
At midnight in your site's own timezone, taken from Settings > General, not from whatever timezone your web host happens to run on.
