Zotpress is a WordPress app, with a 4.9 average rating from 66 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
Zotpress is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Katie. With a rating of 4.9★ from 66 reviews.
AppRanks verdict
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Zotpress is a category-leading WordPress app with a limited review volume. Category data on the canonical marketplace listing is currently incomplete, so AppRanks falls back to platform-wide rather than category-relative comparison for this listing. 66 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (4.9★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by Katie — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (66) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Zotpress works
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Zotpress brings publication broadcasting and scholarly blogging to WordPress through Zotero, a free, cross-platform reference manager.
Features
Displays your personal and group Zotero items through in-text citations, bibliographies, and searchable libraries
Supports thumbnail images through WordPress’s Media Library and Open Library
Supports selective CSS styling via IDs and classes
Provides a range of additional features, such as allowing visitors to download citations
And more!
Compatible with Firefox, Safari, Chrome, and IE9. Made with jQuery, jQuery UI, jQuery doTimeout, Live Query, OAuth, and Open Library.
Special thanks to Joe Alberts for substantial contributions to the code, comprehensive testing, and design ideation. Thanks also to contributors Jeremy Varnham (@jvarn13), Christopher Cheung, Jason S., Chris Wentzloff, Karljürgen Feuerherm (@feuerherm), Mark Dingemanse (@codeispoetry), Jörg Mechnich (jmechnich@github), Tomas Risberg, @ericcorbett2, @timtom, @alhrath, and André Lambelet for their code contributions, testing, and guidance. Finally, my sincere gratitude goes out to all who have donated in support of this plugin.
Please note that this plugin is on semi-hiatus, with updates expected about 1-3 times a year.
Requirements jQuery included in your theme (Zotpress will do this for you if it isn’t already included), and an HTTP request method supported by WordPress enabled on your server: cURL, fopen with Streams (PHP 5), or fsockopen. In your server config file, X-Frame-Options should be set to SAMEORIGIN. Optional: OAuth enabled on your server.
Keyword rankings
Zotpress ranks for 2 keywords across WordPress Plugin Directory. Here are the top 2:
- 1.surveyRank #516
- Rank #836
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Frequently asked questions
What is Zotpress?
Zotpress is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.9-star rating from 66 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. AppRanks tracks its category position, review-velocity trend, and the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Katie.