Web Library on own server

stellatus · April 11, 2019

I know nothing about Java Script, but I'm going to start learning soon. I would just like to install the Zotero Web Library on my server. Can anyone explain to me how to do it step by step (for dummies)? This 5-point manual (https://github.com/zotero/web-library/#installation), except point 1, tells me nothing. What's the matter with this "npm"? I read that it is related to node.js. So I need to install this node.js on the server? I guess an ordinary web host is not enough for this?

adamsmith · April 11, 2019

Yes, you'd need to install node.js on the server. Not quite sure what you mean by a webhost, but you need actually access to the server for this, i.e. you'd have to be able to open a terminal and run *nix commands.

But also, the web-library is currently under active development and I'm pretty sure the install instructions don't work with the current code.

What's your goal, though? You don't need the web library to get pretty nice representations for your Zotero library online, e.g. via ZotPress on Wordpress.

stellatus · April 11, 2019

I'll ask my hosting support what type server I have, but I'm affraid I haven't terminal access.

OK, my goal:
I have many ideas to create webpages. All of them need advanced search system exactly like in Zotero Standalone. Zotero Web Library search system isn't such good as Standalones, but in the future it'll change: https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/76799/smart-tag-cloud-in-web-library#latest

Actually, in every my webpages ideas I need my own Zotero Web Library, but with these features:
ADVANCED TAG SELECTOR
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1. "smart tags cloud" exactly like in Zotero Standalone (https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/76799/smart-tag-cloud-in-web-library#latest )
2. hierarchical tags (https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/79/hierarchical-tags#latest Look my post there from 10.04.2019.)
3. quick tags propositions like in Koha, eg. https://catalog.bywatersolutions.com/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=30666 look at link: "Log in to add tags"
4. pretty alphabetic tags list, eg. https://wordpress.org/plugins/multi-column-tag-map/
5. tag labels ("tagging tags"), eg. I want see only tags with "A" label

THUMBNAILS
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eg. based on Youtube model: https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/76800/thumbnails#latest

Add to that css customization.

As for ZotPress, can you send me link to a demo page? I haven't found it in web.

bwiernik · April 11, 2019

Here is the Zotpress plugin https://wordpress.org/plugins/zotpress/

stellatus · April 12, 2019

I know this link. I launched Zotpress in my WP and I'm testing it now. Unfortunately I haven't found any DEMO page. This plugin is a different topic. I need exactly something like Web Library with features I described.