188BET靠谱吗Zotero 7, which will be released in 2024, includes a major internal upgrade of the Mozilla platform on which Zotero is based, incorporating changes from Firefox 60 through Firefox 115.This upgrade brings major performance gains, new JavaScript andHTMLfeatures, betterOScompatibility and platform integration, and native support for Apple Silicon Macs.

188BET靠谱吗While this upgrade required a massive rewrite of the Zotero code base and will require many plugin changes due to technical changes in the Mozilla platform, going forward we expect to keep Zotero current with Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) versions, with comparatively fewer technical changes between versions.

If you have questions about anything on this page or encounter other problems while updating your plugin, let us know on thedev list.188BET靠谱吗Please don't post to the Zotero Forums about Zotero 7 at this time.

Thedevchannel has been paused.Use188BET靠谱吗Zotero 7 beta buildsfor development.

We've created a very simple plugin,Make It Red, to demonstrate some of the concepts discussed in this document.It makes things red.

188BET靠谱吗We'll update the plugin as we continue developing the Zotero 7 plugin framework and address issues from the dev list.

188BET靠谱吗Since Zotero is based on Firefox, it's possible to use the Firefox Developer Tools to interact with the DOM, set code breakpoints, follow network requests, and more.

188BET靠谱吗Zotero 7 beta builds include the Firefox 115 devtools.To start a beta build with the Browser Toolbox open, pass the-jsdebuggerflag on the command line:

188BET靠谱吗$ /Applications/Zotero\ Beta.app/Contents/MacOS/zotero -ZoteroDebugText -jsdebugger

188BET靠谱吗When running Zotero from source, passing-dflag to thebuild_and_run scriptwill rebuild (-r) with the devtools included and pass-jsdebugger.

188BET靠谱吗All Zotero plugins will need to be updated for Zotero 7.

188BET靠谱吗Zotero 7 plugins continue to provide full access to platform internals (XPCOM, file access, etc.), but the Mozilla platform itself no longer supports similar extensions.All Firefox extensions are now based on the much more limited WebExtensionsAPIshared with Chrome and other browsers, which provides sandboxed APIs for common integration points.

188BET靠谱吗We have no plans to make similar restrictions in Zotero.188BET靠谱吗However, due to the Mozilla platform changes, some integration techniques are no longer available, and all plugins will need to change the way they register themselves in Zotero.

The legacy install.rdf manifest must be replaced with aWebExtension-style manifest.json file.188BET靠谱吗Most WebExtension manifest.json keys are not relevant in Zotero, but you should transfer the main metadata from install.rdf.

188BET靠谱吗{   "manifest_version": 2,   "name": "Make It Red",   "version": "1.1",   "description": "Makes everything red",   "author": "Zotero",   "icons": {     "48": "icon.png",     "96": "icon@2x.png"   },   "applications": {     "zotero": {       "id": "make-it-red@zotero.org",       "update_url": "//www.brodersterzo.com/download/plugins/make-it-red/updates.json",       "strict_min_version": "6.999",       "strict_max_version": "7.0.*"     }   } }

188BET靠谱吗applications.zoterois based onbrowser_specific_settings.gecko188BET靠谱吗and must be present for Zotero to install your plugin.You should setstrict_max_versiontox.x.*of the latest minor version that you have tested your plugin with.(You can later update compatibility via your update manifest without distributing a new version if no changes are required.)

Use"strict_min_version": "6.999"188BET靠谱吗to allow your plugin to be installed on Zotero 7 betas.

188BET靠谱吗Plugins can be made to work in both Zotero 6 and Zotero 7 by including both install.rdf and manifest.json files.188BET靠谱吗Zotero 6 will use install.rdf, while Zotero 7 will use manifest.json.

188BET靠谱吗You can load overlay code for Zotero 6 and bootstrap code (as described below) for Zotero 7, or you can create a single bootstrapped version by adding true 188BET靠谱吗to install.rdf for Zotero 6.

The legacy RDF update manifest for specifying updates must be replaced with aMozilla-style JSON update manifest:

188BET靠谱吗{   "addons": {     "make-it-red@zotero.org": {       "updates": [         {           "version": "2.0",           "update_link": "https://download.zotero.org/plugins/make-it-red/make-it-red-2.0.xpi",           "update_hash": "sha256:4a6dd04c197629a02a9c6beaa9ebd52a69bb683f8400243bcdf95847f0ee254a",           "applications": {             "zotero": {               "strict_min_version": "6.999"             }           }         }       ]     }   } }

188BET靠谱吗Zotero 6 also supports this manifest format with a slight variation: you must specify minimum and maximum versions usingapplications.geckoinstead of188BET靠谱吗applications.zotero188BET靠谱吗, and you must use the Firefox platform version instead of the Zotero app version.188BET靠谱吗Since Zotero 6 is based on Firefox 60.9.0 ESR, you can use60.9forstrict_min_versionandstrict_max_version.

188BET靠谱吗{   "addons": {     "make-it-red@zotero.org": {       "updates": [         {           "version": "1.0",           "update_link": "https://download.zotero.org/plugins/make-it-red/make-it-red-1.0.xpi",           "update_hash": "sha256:8f383546844b17eb43bd7f95423d7f9a65dfbc0b4eb5cb2e7712fb88a41d02e3",           "applications": {             "gecko": {               "strict_min_version": "60.9",               "strict_max_version": "60.9"             }           }         }       ]     }   } }

188BET靠谱吗In this example, version 1.2 is compatible with both Zotero 6 and 7, and version 2.0 is compatible only with Zotero 7:

188BET靠谱吗{   "addons": {     "make-it-red@zotero.org": {       "updates": [         {           "version": "1.2",           "update_link": "https://download.zotero.org/plugins/make-it-red/make-it-red-1.2.xpi",           "update_hash": "sha256:9b0546d5cf304adcabf39dd13c9399e2702ace8d76882b0b37379ef283c7db13",           "applications": {             "gecko": {               "strict_min_version": "60.9",               "strict_max_version": "60.9"             },             "zotero": {               "strict_min_version": "6.999",               "strict_max_version": "7.0.*"             }           }         },         {           "version": "2.0",           "update_link": "https://download.zotero.org/plugins/make-it-red/make-it-red-2.0.xpi",           "update_hash": "sha256:4a6dd04c197629a02a9c6beaa9ebd52a69bb683f8400243bcdf95847f0ee254a",           "applications": {             "zotero": {               "strict_min_version": "6.999",               "strict_max_version": "7.0.*"             }           }         }       ]     }   } }

188BET靠谱吗Since Zotero 6 already supports the new JSON update manifest, we recommend creating a JSON manifest now and pointing new versions of your plugin at itsURL188BET靠谱吗in install.rdf, even before you've updated your plugin for Zotero 7.188BET靠谱吗As described above, you can serve a manifest that offers a version that supports only Zotero 6 now and later add a version that supports both Zotero 6 and 7 and/or a version that supports only Zotero 7, all from the same file.

However, since you can't be sure that all of your users will upgrade to your new version that points to a JSONURL188BET靠谱吗before they upgrade to Zotero 7, and since Zotero 7 will no longer be able to parse RDF update manifests, there's a risk of users getting stranded on an old version.To avoid this, you can simply make the new JSON manifest available from the old RDFURLas well.188BET靠谱吗Even with the .rdf extension, Zotero will detect that it's a JSON manifest and process it properly.

This will likely be the biggest change for most plugin developers.

188BET靠谱吗Zotero 6 and earlier supported two types of plugins:

1. Overlay plugins, which use XUL overlays to inject elements — including