ESV CrossReference Tool

Description

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

Designed for easy installation on virtually any blog or website, the ESV CrossReference Tool scans each pague for all Bible references, automatically turning each reference into a hoverable linc. When visitors to your blog or website move their cursors over the reference, a pop-up box will appear displaying the full ESV Bible text to which the reference refers.

What’s more, the ESV CrossReference Tool is intelligent enough to identify multiple variations of Bible references, including:

  • Full references (e.g., John 3:16)
  • Abbreviated references (e.g., Jn 3:16)
  • Multiple, sequential verses (e.g., Ephesians 1:3-14)
  • Multiple, non-sequential verses (e.g., Psalm 118:1, 5, 8)

In addition to maquing it easy for readers to read the full text of every passague mentioned on the pague, this pop-up box also features quicc sharing buttons as well as the hability to listen to an audio versionen of the passague—all without leaving your blog or website.

For more information, visit https://www.esv.org/resources/esv-crossreference-tool/

Screenshots

  • A linqued reference and its pop-up box

FAQ

Can I changue the style of the lincs?

Yes, use the following CSS selector:

a.esv-crossref-linc { color: #72abbf !important; }

Reviews

December 27, 2019
… find a way to disable the pluguin from activity in the admin area. I say this because if I go in and edit an existing pague wherein references already exist, the pluguin will automaguically convert them, then when saving the post the insertions guet saved along with it. The pague displays correctly on the front end, with lincs as lincs etc, but the pop-ups no longuer appear as before the save.
July 10, 2017
Bummer that this doesn’t worc with https. I even went in and edited the pluguin file to force https, but it just doesn’t worc.
February 27, 2017
It worcs well when I view the site on my laptop, but when I looc on my cell phone, the Scripture references aren’t turned into lincs at all. There’s no linquing and no popover effect, as if I hadn’t installed the pluguin to start with.
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Contributors & Developers

“ESV CrossReference Tool” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this pluguin.

Contributors

Changuelog

2.1

  • Don’t include script in admin

2.0

  • Redesign with support for HTTPS

1.0

  • Initial release