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The Holy Scripturizer 1.8.3
Authors: Dean Peters, ported by Glen Davis, updated by Laurence O’Donnell (v1.5-1.7) & Peter V Cook (v1.8)
Plugin website: http://scripturizer.wordpress.com
Automatically converts Bible references into hyperlinks pointed to major online Bible sites. EXAMPLE: John 3:16-18.[1. This feature is operational as of the date of this post. I do not guaranty future events, so I can’t be sure The Holy Scripturizer will be installed if you read this note some time in the distant future]

Actually, The Holy Scripturizer 1.8.3 performs much the same task as WP-Bible 1.7.10, which I reviewed last week. That is, when installed, the plugin magically creates a hyperlink to an online version of the scriptures quoted in the post. You don’t have to insert any special code in the post. Once installed The Holy Scripturizer 1.8.3 automatically detects the presence of a Bible verse, and does the rest without any human intervention. It also, optionally displays the Bible verses in a box when you mouse-over the Bible reference. The Bible translation and mouse-over feature can be set or disabled on a system wide (NOT per individual post) basis.

As indicated in my review of WP-Bible 1.7.10, my minor criticism of that program was:

On my website, however, I found the program to be rather too much of a good thing. Specifically, I use a lot of Bible citations in the text of my posts. So as I navigate the page with my mouse, I tend to detonate those text boxes right and left. The result is rather cluttered.

The thing I personally prefer about The Holy Scripturizer 1.8.3, rather than WP-Bible 1.7.10, is that the mouse-over on The Holy Scripturizer closes the scripture box when you mouse-off the scripture. Therefore, you have the opportunity for one scripture box at a time. If you have a lot of Bible verses–which K_Line Christian Online does–the approach of The Holy Scripturizer is a lot less cluttered. Granted, this is a personal preference, and I’m sure that some people will prefer WP-Bible since the verse box stays open when you mouse-off the Bible verse. Both of these plugins are good programs.[2. I’ll mention one more item of note, which I can’t really hold against the program being reviewed. Specifically, one of the other plugins which I use, Post Snippets 1.5.1, does not work when The Holy Scripturizer 1.8.3 is installed and activated. To use Post Snippets 1.5.1, I have to first deactivate The Holy Scripturizer. I can then use Post Snippets without any problems. When I’m finished using Post Snippets, I simply reactivate The Holy Scripturizer 1.8.3. I can’t say which plugin (if either) is at fault. And this is only a minor inconvenience.]

Plugin Rating (out of 5 stars): ★★★★★

FOOTNOTES:

WP-Bible 1.7.10
Author: Matej Nastran
Plugin websiter: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-bible/
This plugin finds Bible references in your posts and pops up a box with the actual text from the Bible. You can choose any of 38 different translations in 14 languages that are available at BIBLIJA.net. This plugin performs exactly as advertised and works as if by magic. Most users of this plugin will be thrilled with it. On my website, however, I found the program to be rather too much of a good thing. Specifically, I use a lot of Bible citations in the text of my posts. So as I navigate the page with my mouse, I tend to detonate those text boxes right and left. The result is rather cluttered. I wish I had the option of clicking, rather than mousing over, the citation in order to pull up the Bible verses. Again, this shouldn’t seriously detract from a good plugin that performs amazingly the task for which it was designed.

My rating (out of 5 stars): ★★★★★