Automatic integration of first and last names is no longer possible

mad.châtelet · 2026-01-03T16:28:34+00:00

The latest version of Zotero no longer automatically integrates the first and last names of authors who are already registered into the correct fields: both names are inserted into the first name field. This was not the case previously. Can this bug be fixed?

adamsmith · 2026-01-03T16:43:22+00:00

Can you say more? Which exact version and how are you inserting the authors?

mad.châtelet · 2026-01-04T12:58:56+00:00

To insert a new reference with an author already listed in my library, I used to type the first few letters that brought up the surname and first name. By clicking on them, the surname and first name were correctly positioned in the corresponding boxes. With the new version 7.0.30, the surname and first name are placed in the surname field. I therefore have to delete the first name and add it to the correct field.
Is it possible to revert to the previous functionality?
I hope I have been clear and that Deepl has translated my comments correctly ...

mjthoraval · 2026-01-04T20:09:10+00:00

It is likely the problem described in these threads:
https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/comment/482735/#Comment_482735
https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/comment/485360/#Comment_485360

This has been fixed already in Zotero beta.

mad.châtelet · 2026-01-05T20:48:27+00:00

Thank you! It works!