Zotero Better Authors
By github-young zotero-better-authors 166 GitHub Stars
Adds author columns to the item list: last author, first author, and an authors list with options for how many authors to show, separators, a last-author mark, and name order.
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Zotero compatibility
For version 6.0.1, the release the index read
| Zotero | Declared | Start test | User reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Declares all of Zotero 10 | Started Zotero 10.0.6 | None yet |
| 9 | Declares all of Zotero 9 | Started Zotero 9.0.6 | None yet |
| 8 | Declares all of Zotero 8 | Started Zotero 8.0.4 | None yet |
| 7 | Declares all of Zotero 7 | Started Zotero 7.0.32 | None yet |
Declared range: Zotero 6.999 to 10.999.*. How the index reads plugins
Tried version 6.0.1 on Zotero? Report what you found:
Details
- Plugin id
betterauthors@github.com- Manifest description
- Zotero Better Authors
- GitHub description
- Customize the displayed authors list
- Archived on GitHub
- No
- Source code at the repository's top level
- Yes
- Repository created
- 2023-09-18
- Release read by the index
- 6.0.1, published 2026-08-25
- Releases with an .xpi
- 40
- Open issues and pull requests
- 4
- Host of update.json
- github.com
- Menus and settings in
- English (United States), Chinese (China)
Overrides
The index corrects, fills in, or replaces these upstream facts.
| Field | Upstream value | Override value | For version | Used | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
description | Manifest: Zotero Better Authors GitHub: Customize the displayed authors list | Adds author columns to the item list: last author, first author, and an authors list with options for how many authors to show, separators, a last-author mark, and name order. | every version | yes | Condensed from the Features list of README.md. The manifest description only repeats the name, and the GitHub About text, "Customize the displayed authors list", is in English and has fewer than six words. |
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