Zotero Tag

One add-on to rule Tags all.
Manage all your Tags in one Zotero add-on.

• Automatically add /unread tag for new items and remove /unread after read
• Support batch processing with tags
• Manage tags with custom rules
• Export tags to CSV file
• Import tags from CSV file

Quick Start Guide

Install

• Download the latest release (.xpi file) from the Releases Page
  Note If you're using Firefox as your browser, right click the xpi and select "Save As.."
• In Zotero click "Tools" in the top menu bar and then click "Addons"
• Go to the Extensions page and then click the gear icon in the top right.
• Select Install Add-on from file.
• Browse to where you downloaded the .xpi file and select it.
• Restart Zotero, by clicking "restart now" in the extensions list where the plugin is now listed.

Usage

Once you have the plugin installed simply, right click any item in your collections to add/remove tags in batch.

Auto-tag settings can be found in the Preference menu.

Settings

Tag Rules

Use rules to control your tag strategies: Menu->Edit->Preferences->Zotero Tag->Rules

Assign tag groups to different events: item add/open/close...;

Split tags by ','(comma) and manage them in one rule; use prefix '~~' for tags to remove;

Example: tag newly added items /unread and remove the unread tags when you close the item's attachments:

Example: use prefix ~~ for tag to remove.

• ~~remove

Example: conditionally add/remove tags, depending on an existing tag.

• 'dead[!water]' if tag water does not exists, add/remove tag dead.
• 'light[sun]' if tag sun exists, add/remove tag light.

Shortcut Keys

Alt+(1-9) for adding/removing tags

Colorize Tags for Better Experience

Colorize Guide

Rate Items with Stars

Setting Guide

Manage Tags Manually

• Right-click on items/collection/library
• Click 'Manage Tags'

Add/Remove Tags

Enter tags (split by ,) and press OK.

Check Rarely-Used Tags

Click 'Rarely-Used Tags' and enter the threshold $N$. Tags in selected collection will be counted and those used less than $N$ times will be put into the input box and your clipboard.

Export Tags

Click 'Export Tags'. If you want to also export all tags in sub-collections, please check 'Include Sub-Collections'.

The CSV file columns are: tag, count, item name, item id.

Import Tags

Import tags from CSV file and apply them to all items in current collection/library.

The CSV file columns must be:

• Mode (+ for add, - for remove, and = for replace)
• Target tag.
• Matched tags, split with ,. If one item has one of these tags, the target tag will be added to it (add mode)/be removed from it (remove mode)/replace the matched tags (replace mode) accordingly. If matched tags is empty, then all items will be matched.

Do not need a heading line.

Example CSV file content:

+,/unread,/new
-,toremove,
=,BIM,building information modeling,Building Information Modeling (BIM)
=,this is comma($COMMA$),$COMMA$

Explanation for Each Line:

1. Items with tag /new will be tagged / unread
2. All items will be untagged toremove.
3. The building information modeling and Building Information Modeling (BIM) tags will be replaced by BIM.
4. The , tag will be replaced by this is comma(,). Commas in tags should be replaced by $COMMA$ in the input CSV file.

Building

This addon is created based on the Zotero addon template.

[email protected]:windingwind/zotero-tag.git
cd zotero-tag
npm install
# Only build a .xpi
npm run build
# Release to github
npm run release

Disclaimer

Use this code under AGPL License. No warranties are provided. Keep the laws of your locality in mind!

Part of the code of this repo refers to other open-source projects within the allowed scope.

• zotero-scihub
• Jusminum

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