The Word Widget
Shows two Bible verses per day: "The Word" by project Bible 2.0, available in more than 20 languages, got remotely for each day
The facts
- Rating
- 5★ from 1
- Active installs
- 200+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 13 Aug 2026
- Added
- Feb 2014
- Requires WP
- 4.6
- Tested up to
- WP 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 5.3
- Downloads
- 7,493
Our analysis
AI-assistedThe Word Widget is a WordPress plugin that allows you to display daily Bible verses in various editions and languages. You can place the widget in your theme's widget areas and configure it to retrieve verses from an external source. The plugin supports over 20 languages and offers a selection of Bible editions for users to choose from.
This plugin is suitable for individuals or organisations looking to share daily scripture on their WordPress sites. It is particularly useful for churches, religious groups, or anyone interested in providing biblical content to their audience.
Best for: This plugin suits churches, religious organisations, or individuals who want to share Bible verses daily.
What it does well
- ✓Displays daily Bible verses from a selection of editions
- ✓Supports multiple languages
- ✓Can be easily added to widget areas in WordPress
- ✓Retrieves content remotely from a dedicated service
Where it falls short
- •Requires the SimpleXML PHP library to function
- •Limited information on customisation options beyond CSS
Verdict
The Word Widget provides a straightforward way to display Bible verses on your site, though it requires some technical setup for optimal use.
From the developer
HSteeb's own description of The Word Widget, lightly tidied.
The plugin provides a widget which you can place into one of the widget areas provided by your theme (in the WordPress admin area: Appearance | Widgets).
The widget configuration retrieves the list of available Bible editions of the current year remotely from https://bible2.net and lets you select one Bible edition. On each day, the widget retrieves the two verses for the day from bible2.net and displays them.
Project Bible 2.0
Project Bible 2.0 collects cross-references between selected Bible verses, formats the verses nicely and publishes two cross-referenced verses for each day of the year in more than 20 languages, available for free download and as a remote service.
Bible Editions Available
Dated 2026-08-13 – for latest information, see https://bible2.net/download/bible-editions-available/.
For 2026, The Word is available in the following Bible editions and languages:
- af Bybel in Afrikaans (1983-vertaling)
- ar كتاب الحياة : الترجمة العربية الجديدة (Holy Bible, New Arabic Version, Ketab El Hayat)
- cim Zimbrisch (German Cimbrian dialect), see https://bible2.net/cim
- da Bibelen (Danish)
- de Hoffnung für Alle (German)
- de Leonberger Bibel (German)
- de Neue Evangelistische Übersetzung (German)
- de Schlachter 2000 (German)
- en English Standard Version
- en Free Bible Version (new 2023!)
- es Reina-Valera 1995 (Spanish)
- fr Segond 21 (French)
- ga An Bíobla Naofa 1981 (Gaelic)
- gr Νέα Μετάφραση Βάμβα (Greek)
- he ספר הבריתות 2004 (Hebrew)
- hu Karoli 1990 (Hungarian)
- it Nuova Riveduta 1994 (Italian)
- pfl-x-suedsaar Südsaarländisch (Southern Saarlandian, a kind of Pfälzisch = Palatinate), see https://bible2.net/pfl-x-suedsaar
- pl Biblia Tysiąclecia (Polski Polish)
- pt Bíblia Livre em português (Portuguese)
- ro Cornilescu 2014 (Romanian), see https://bible2.net/ro
- ru Юбилейная Библия Jubiläums-Bibel (русский Russian)
- swg Bibel für Schwoba (Schwäbisch Swabian swg), see https://bible2.net/swg
- th สมาคมพระคริสตธรรมไทย 1971 (Thai Holy Bible 1971)
- tr Kutsal Kitap 2001
- ur کِتابِ مُقادّس (Urdu Revised Version)
- uz-Cyrl Ўзбек тилидаги Муқаддас Китоб 2012
- uz-Latn O‘zbek tilidagi Muqaddas Kitob 2012
- vi Vietnamese Bible (1934)
- zh-Hans 中文标准译本(简化字) (Simplified Chinese)
- zh-Hant 中文标准译本(繁體字) (Traditional Chinese)
System Requirements
- PHP: tested with 8.1.
- SimpleXML: the widget needs the “SimpleXML” PHP library. If it is not available, the widget configuration (see “Appearance | Widgets” in the Installation chapter) will show an error message.
Adapting the Layout
The widget output uses the following CSS classes which you may adapt in your stylesheet (CSS):
- TheWord
- TL
- Parol
- IL
- L
- SL
An example CSS file is included in the plugin zip file. It includes CSS to either show the verses with line breaks (on a wider display) or without the line breaks (on a smaller display). You may need to adapt the rules, depending on the actual width of your widget area.
Workaround: Adapt your Theme Stylesheet
If you have no idea how to adapt your stylesheet, the following workaround may help: