esv-crossref

ESV CrossReference Tool

The ESV CrossReference Tool is a free resource created to make it easy to feature the text of the ESV Bible on your blog, personal website, or church …

34.7 opportunity score Open evidence Open API Open on WordPress.org

500active installs

14.3Kdownloads

4.0rating

0unresolved threads

8complaints analyzed

6praise analyzed

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Download Momentum

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complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.92

Issues with HTTPS

Issues with HTTPS: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

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Issues with HTTPS The website I’m looking after runs entirely in HTTPS.

mixed support · medium severity · relevance 0.84

False Positives

False Positives: users show bugs, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

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False Positives Thanks for a great and useful plugin!

question support · medium severity · relevance 0.84

Formatting Links and Popup

Formatting Links and Popup: users show compatibility, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

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Formatting Links and Popup Trying a two-in-one post.

mixed support · medium severity · relevance 0.84

Change popup to dark mode

Change popup to dark mode: users show compatibility, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

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Change popup to dark mode I am trying to figure out how to change the popup size and background color to be more dark themed.

complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.8

Backend Behavior

Backend Behavior: users show bugs, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

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I say this because if I go in and visually edit an existing page wherein references already exist, the plugin will automagically add code making them (references) into links (which added code snippets are not visible unless admin editor is switched to “Text Edit”); then, when saving the post, the insertions get saved along with it.

mixed review · medium severity · relevance 0.75

Nice on desktop, but no mobile support

Nice on desktop, but no mobile support: users show support, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

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Nice on desktop, but no mobile support It works well when I view the site on my laptop, but when I look on my cell phone, the Scripture references aren’t turned into links at all.

complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.75

Debug error on all pages

Debug error on all pages: users show bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

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Debug error on all pages Hi, when enabling WordPress debug mode, the following error is being presented on every page: Strict Standards: call_user_func_array() expects parameter 1 to be a valid callback, non-static method CrossRef::loadScript() should not be called statically in /home/foo/public_html/wp-includes/plugin.php on line 496 https://wordpress.org/p

complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.75

Fonts get a little crazy with latest WP update

Fonts get a little crazy with latest WP update: users show compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

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Could be a conflict with the updates in mb.miniAudioPlayer plugin or update 4.1.1 from WordPress.

complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.75

[Plugin: ESV CrossRef] Needs a close button

[Plugin: ESV CrossRef] Needs a close button: users show missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

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I don’t mind going to your site occasionally, and I want my readers to have that option.

complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.69

Link Type

Link Type: users show support pain that may indicate a product gap.

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Please forgive the late response.

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Bible Verse Display praise owner · intel 70.0 · weakness 59.4

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stale update history 7 collected complaint signal(s) compatibility bugs 2 source links Evidence only

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Visual Bible Verse of the Day Widget praise owner · intel 69.8 · weakness 59.2

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stale update history 7 collected complaint signal(s) bugs compatibility 2 source links Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity

Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect widget layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues

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WP-Bible praise owner · intel 67.9 · weakness 55.8

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stale update history 6 collected complaint signal(s) compatibility missing feature 2 source links Evidence only

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Logos Reftagger praise owner · intel 65.6 · weakness 48.7

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21 collected complaint signal(s) support missing feature 2 source links Evidence only

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Link To Bible praise owner · intel 61.2 · weakness 44.5

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10 collected complaint signal(s) support missing feature 2 source links Evidence only

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GoPrayer praise owner · intel 60.4 · weakness 42.2

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7 collected complaint signal(s) support missing feature 2 source links Evidence only

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Bible Reading Plans praise owner · intel 52.6 · weakness 30.8

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4 collected complaint signal(s) support compatibility 2 source links Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity

Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect shortcode layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues

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Daily Readings praise owner · intel 52.0 · weakness 30.9

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1 unresolved support thread(s) 4 collected complaint signal(s) support missing feature 2 source links Evidence only

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Collected Signals

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praise Updating Social Buttons – Twitter to X support · 2025-12-01T05:26:33+00:00 · medium severity · bible

Updating Social Buttons – Twitter to X: users praise quality, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Evidence: Also, would be great to be able to disable the whole footer – social share links and ‘learn more’ button.

quality Evidence only

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mixed Change popup to dark mode support · 2021-12-20T05:34:57+00:00 · medium severity · bible

Change popup to dark mode: users show compatibility, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Change popup to dark mode I am trying to figure out how to change the popup size and background color to be more dark themed.

compatibility missing feature support setup Evidence only

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question Formatting Links and Popup support · 2020-12-09T17:02:50+00:00 · medium severity · bible

Formatting Links and Popup: users show compatibility, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Formatting Links and Popup Trying a two-in-one post.

compatibility missing feature support setup Evidence only

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mixed False Positives support · 2020-09-29T00:36:52+00:00 · medium severity · bible

False Positives: users show bugs, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: False Positives Thanks for a great and useful plugin!

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complaint Link Type support · 2020-04-07T01:02:46+00:00 · medium severity · bible

Link Type: users show support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Please forgive the late response.

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complaint Backend Behavior support · 2020-02-25T00:55:16+00:00 · medium severity · bible

Backend Behavior: users show bugs, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: I say this because if I go in and visually edit an existing page wherein references already exist, the plugin will automagically add code making them (references) into links (which added code snippets are not visible unless admin editor is switched to “Text Edit”); then, when saving the post, the insertions get saved along with it.

bugs support value reporting Evidence only

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praise Suggest only one thing… (5 stars) review · 2019-12-27T04:41:13+00:00 · medium severity · bible

Suggest only one thing…: users praise value, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Evidence: I say this because if I go in and edit an existing page wherein references already exist, the plugin will automagically convert them, then when saving the post the insertions get saved along with it.

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complaint Doesn’t Support HTTPS (1 star) review · 2017-07-10T14:55:23+00:00 · medium severity · bible

Doesn’t Support HTTPS: users show support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Doesn’t Support HTTPS Bummer that this doesn’t work with https.

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mixed Nice on desktop, but no mobile support (3 stars) review · 2017-02-27T15:05:15+00:00 · medium severity · bible

Nice on desktop, but no mobile support: users show support, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Nice on desktop, but no mobile support It works well when I view the site on my laptop, but when I look on my cell phone, the Scripture references aren’t turned into links at all.

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praise Works as intended! (5 stars) review · 2015-07-09T23:59:31+00:00 · medium severity · bible

Works as intended!: users praise reliable, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Evidence: Works as intended!

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complaint Fonts get a little crazy with latest WP update support · 2015-04-18T14:24:53+00:00 · medium severity · bible

Fonts get a little crazy with latest WP update: users show compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Could be a conflict with the updates in mb.miniAudioPlayer plugin or update 4.1.1 from WordPress.

compatibility missing feature Evidence only

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complaint Issues with HTTPS support · 2015-02-20T08:00:34+00:00 · medium severity · bible

Issues with HTTPS: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Issues with HTTPS The website I’m looking after runs entirely in HTTPS.

bugs compatibility support setup Evidence only

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complaint Debug error on all pages support · 2015-02-05T12:07:13+00:00 · medium severity · bible

Debug error on all pages: users show bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Debug error on all pages Hi, when enabling WordPress debug mode, the following error is being presented on every page: Strict Standards: call_user_func_array() expects parameter 1 to be a valid callback, non-static method CrossRef::loadScript() should not be called statically in /home/foo/public_html/wp-includes/plugin.php on line 496 https://wordpress.org/p

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praise Works well (5 stars) review · 2014-08-10T10:43:38+00:00 · medium severity · bible

Works well: users praise reliable, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Evidence: Works well Worked without a hitch and looks good.

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neutral Not converting all Scriptures support · 2014-05-17T18:48:56+00:00 · medium severity · bible

Not converting all Scriptures: neutral conversation with limited structured signal.

Evidence: Not converting all Scriptures For some reason, the plugin is not converting one of the two Scripture references on the main page of my website, dearchristiancounselor.com. Any ideas why it is skipping 2 Cor. 6:14? I’ve tried 2 Cor and II Cor. Doesn’t make any difference. https://wordpress.org/plugins/esv-crossref/ For some reason, the plugin is not convertin

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praise Works perfectly! (5 stars) review · 2014-02-26T03:29:00+00:00 · medium severity · bible

Works perfectly!: users praise reliable, quality, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Evidence: Works perfectly!

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complaint [Plugin: ESV CrossRef] Needs a close button support · 2012-10-03T23:38:24+00:00 · medium severity · bible

[Plugin: ESV CrossRef] Needs a close button: users show missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: I don’t mind going to your site occasionally, and I want my readers to have that option.

missing feature support easy Evidence only

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praise [Plugin: ESV CrossRef] Dates showing up as a Bible reference support · 2012-08-10T00:19:33+00:00 · medium severity · bible

[Plugin: ESV CrossRef] Dates showing up as a Bible reference: users praise value, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Evidence: Thanks for your time!

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complaint [Plugin: ESV CrossRef] Sorry, no match could be found for that reference. support · 2012-07-03T22:24:20+00:00 · medium severity · bible

[Plugin: ESV CrossRef] Sorry, no match could be found for that reference.: users show bugs pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: The onhover tooltip does not display the verse, just the message: “Sorry, no match could be found for that reference.” I am also getting this error on your demo page: http://www.esv.org/tools/esv-crossref/ http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/esv-crossref/ The onhover tooltip does not display the verse, just the message: “Sorry, no match could be found for th

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