Filter Folder names?

hughp3 · March 30, 2023

Greetings,

I asked a similar question about search, but this one is different. I am wondering if there is a way (via plugin or otherwise) to filter items appearing in the folder view. I have several hundred folders in some relatively deep trees (maybe 4-5 levels of sub-collections) and would like to access some specific ones quickly for filing new content. Is there a way to filter folders (collections and sub-collections) by name?

adamsmith · March 30, 2023

Also no -- there have been versions of this (e.g. a collection name search) requested before, but currently nothing of the kind exists.

CityPrincess · May 26, 2023

+1 on this suggestion. Several other threads discuss Searching Folder Names which helps locate a collection but doesn't help to focus the view on just the items you need or want to see.

nhan000 · June 13, 2023

Hi @hughp3, how do you manage the hundreds of folders you have? I'm having tens of them and without folder search it's already hard to navigate.

hughp3 · February 22, 2024

@nhan000

I have several workflows where I manage project type, project, and then project component. I move things through a pipeline related to my publication schedule. Often project component aligns with a topic or keyword -- but not always.

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dstillman · February 22, 2024

It's possible to filter collections by name in the Zotero 7 beta.

https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/111074/available-for-beta-testing-zotero-redesigned/p1