Bibliography generation fails in WordCraft using Chicago Manual of Style 18th Edition (notes and bib

blueowl · 2026-10-21T17:21:53+00:00

I am experiencing a bug where Zotero fails to generate a bibliography in WordCraft.

Description:
When the document style is set to "Chicago Manual of Style 18th edition (notes and bibliography)", attempting to add a bibliography does nothing. It does not insert any text into the document, and it does not report or display any error messages.

Steps to Reproduce:

Open a document in WordCraft.

Insert one or more citations using Zotero.

Set the citation style to "Chicago Manual of Style 18th edition (notes and bibliography)".

Attempt to insert the bibliography.

Expected Behavior:
The bibliography should populate in the document based on the inserted citations.

Actual Behavior:
Nothing is added to the document, and no error is reported.

Any assistance or guidance regarding this issue would be greatly appreciated.

blueowl · 2026-10-21T17:27:16+00:00

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adamsmith · 2026-10-21T17:28:34+00:00

Zotero only provides support for Word, Libre office, and Google Docs. For any other word processors, the integration is provided by whoever makes that software, and you should contact them.

blueowl · 2026-10-21T17:48:07+00:00

Thank you for the clarification, Adam. While I understand that Zotero currently limits official support to Microsoft Word, LibreOffice, and Google Docs, WordCraft is rapidly becoming a prominent tool for writers. It is undoubtedly the next major platform in the word processing space. Therefore, I strongly encourage the Zotero development team to consider implementing native support for it in the near future. In the meantime, I will reach out to the developers of WordCraft to inquire about their integration capabilities, exactly as you have suggested.

scottseagroves · 2026-10-21T18:47:41+00:00

> "It is undoubtedly the next major platform in the word processing space."

It has existed for two weeks.

blueowl · 2026-10-21T20:12:13+00:00

The pace of WordCraft development over the past two weeks has been absolutely lightning fast.