Title: BibleGateway Links Shortcode
Author: Justin Sternberg
Published: <strong>Korse 25, 2013</strong>
Last modified: Siilo 16, 2015

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# BibleGateway Links Shortcode

 By [Justin Sternberg](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jtsternberg/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/biblegateway-links-shortcode.zip)

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 * [Development](https://fuc.wordpress.org/plugins/biblegateway-links-shortcode/#developers)

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## Description

Shortcode for linking Bible references to a BibleGateway page. Links open in a small
popup window. Adds a convenient editor button for inserting the shortcode.
 New 
in 0.1.3: Settings page to set Bible version and Bible search service. Both can 
be overridden via filters.

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * 1) Highlight reference, 2) Optionally enter alternate text for display, 3) OK!
 * [[
 * 1) Place cursor where you want the reference, 2) Enter reference, 3) Optionally
   enter alternate text for display, 3) OK!

## Installation

 1. Upload the `biblegateway-search-shortcode` directory to the `/wp-content/plugins/`
    directory.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
 3. Add the shortcode to a WordPress entry: `[biblegateway passage="John 3:16" display
    ="For God so loved the world..."]` or use the convenient editor buttons.

## FAQ

  ??

 * If you run into a problem or have a question, contact me ([contact form](http://j.ustin.co/scbo43)
   or [@jtsternberg on twitter](http://j.ustin.co/wUfBD3)). I’ll add them here.
 * To use YouVersion instead of BibleGateway, you can add this filter:
 * add_filter( ‘dsgnwrks_bible_service’, ‘dsgnwrks_use_youversion’ );
    function 
   dsgnwrks_use_youversion() { return ‘youversion’; }
 * To use English Standard Version instead of NIV, you can add this filter:
 * apply_filters( ‘dsgnwrks_bible_version’, ‘dsgnwrks_use_version_kjv’ )
    function
   dsgnwrks_use_version_kjv() { return ‘kjv’; }

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“BibleGateway Links Shortcode” is open source software. The following people have
contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Justin Sternberg ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jtsternberg/)

[Translate “BibleGateway Links Shortcode” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/biblegateway-links-shortcode)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/biblegateway-links-shortcode/),
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## Changelog

#### 0.1.7

 * Bug fix: Links were opening two new browser tabs in some scenarios.
 * Bug fix: Update youversion’s search url.
 * New Feature: Option to use the bible.org scripture highlighter. This will automatically
   search your page for scripture references and link them.

#### 0.1.6

 * Bug fix: Settings page was only visible to Network Admins. Changed to be visible
   to standard Admins.

#### 0.1.5

 * Bug fixes, and filters available for each option.

#### 0.1.4

 * Popup window is centered and YouVersion window is smaller (formatting is better).

#### 0.1.3

 * Now with settings page to set Bible version and Bible search service. Both can
   be overridden with filters.

#### 0.1.2

 * Added a filter to be able to change the Bible version. It defaults to NIV.

#### 0.1.1

 * Add filters to be able to change the Bible service and Bible service url. A YouVersion
   service is built in, but Bible Gateway is the default.

#### 0.1.0

 * Launch.

## Meta

 *  Version **0.1.7**
 *  Last updated **11 years ago**
 *  Active installations **90+**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.2 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **4.2.0**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/biblegateway-links-shortcode/)
 * Tags
 * [bible](https://fuc.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/bible/)[biblegateway](https://fuc.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/biblegateway/)
   [button](https://fuc.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/button/)[editor](https://fuc.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/editor/)
   [shortcode](https://fuc.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/shortcode/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://fuc.wordpress.org/plugins/biblegateway-links-shortcode/advanced/)

## Ratings

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## Contributors

 *   [ Justin Sternberg ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jtsternberg/)

## Support

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