wentorai/research-plugins/zotero-style-guide

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Feature-rich Zotero plugin for UI customization and styling

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Zotero Style Guide

Overview

Zotero Style is one of the most popular Zotero plugins, adding extensive UI customization capabilities — custom columns (IF, citation count, reading progress), color-coded tags, visual indicators, and workflow enhancements. It transforms Zotero's default interface into a more informative and visually organized research library. Essential for researchers managing large paper collections.

Installation

bash
# Download latest .xpi from GitHub releases
# In Zotero: Tools → Add-ons → Install Add-on From File
 
# Or install via Zotero Plugin Market
# 1. Install zotero-addons plugin first
# 2. Search "Zotero Style" in the marketplace

Custom Columns

Impact Factor Column
json
// Preferences → Zotero Style → Columns
{
  "columns": [
    {
      "name": "IF",
      "field": "extra",
      "regex": "IF:\\s*([\\d.]+)",
      "width": 60,
      "sortable": true
    }
  ]
}
Citation Count Column
json
{
  "columns": [
    {
      "name": "Citations",
      "field": "extra",
      "regex": "Citations:\\s*(\\d+)",
      "width": 70,
      "sortable": true,
      "format": "number"
    }
  ]
}
Reading Progress Column
json
{
  "columns": [
    {
      "name": "Progress",
      "type": "progress",
      "width": 100,
      "display": "bar",
      "colors": {
        "0-25": "#EF4444",
        "25-75": "#F59E0B",
        "75-100": "#10B981"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Tag Styling

json
// Color-coded tags for visual organization
{
  "tagStyles": {
    "#important": {
      "color": "#EF4444",
      "emoji": "🔴",
      "position": "left"
    },
    "#to-read": {
      "color": "#3B82F6",
      "emoji": "📖",
      "position": "left"
    },
    "#methodology": {
      "color": "#8B5CF6",
      "position": "left"
    },
    "#dataset": {
      "color": "#10B981",
      "position": "left"
    }
  }
}

Item Indicators

json
// Visual indicators in item list
{
  "indicators": {
    "hasAnnotations": {
      "icon": "📝",
      "tooltip": "Has annotations"
    },
    "hasNotes": {
      "icon": "🗒️",
      "tooltip": "Has notes"
    },
    "isRetracted": {
      "icon": "⚠️",
      "color": "#EF4444",
      "tooltip": "Retracted paper"
    }
  }
}

Workflow Integration

javascript
// Zotero Style works with other plugins
// With zotero-actions-tags: auto-tag on read
// With zotero-better-bibtex: show citekey column
// With zotero-pdf-translate: translation indicators
// With zoplicate: duplicate detection badges
// Custom column from Better BibTeX citekey
{
  "columns": [{
    "name": "CiteKey",
    "field": "citationKey",
    "width": 120,
    "plugin": "better-bibtex"
  }]
}

Layout Customization

json
{
  "layout": {
    "itemPane": {
      "sections": ["info", "tags", "notes", "related"],
      "defaultTab": "info"
    },
    "columns": {
      "defaultVisible": [
        "title", "creator", "year", "IF",
        "Citations", "Progress", "tags"
      ],
      "defaultSort": {
        "field": "year",
        "direction": "desc"
      }
    },
    "density": "compact"
  }
}

Recommended Setup for Researchers

markdown
### Suggested Columns
1.Title (auto)
2.Creator/Authors (auto)
3.Year (auto)
4.Publication
5.IF (from Extra field)
6.Citations (from Extra field)
7.Reading Progress (bar)
8.Tags (color-coded)
9.CiteKey (if using BibTeX)
 
### Suggested Tags
-🔴 #critical — Must-read papers
-🟡 #review — Review/survey papers
-🔵 #methodology — Methods papers
-🟢 #dataset — Dataset papers
-🟣 #baseline — Baseline/comparison
-⬜ #to-read — Reading queue

Use Cases

  1. Library organization: Visual columns for quick paper assessment
  2. Reading tracking: Progress bars for paper reading status
  3. Impact assessment: IF and citation count at a glance
  4. Visual tagging: Color-coded categorization system
  5. Custom workflows: Plugin integration for automated organization

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Popularity

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Repository forks
42
Repository npm downloads, 7 days
360
7-day trend score
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