cite-this: Accessible “How to cite” control for Quarto books and websites

[lsbjordao]

Description

Hi everyone! I’ve created cite-this, a Quarto extension that adds an accessible “How to cite” control to books and websites.

It generates citations for the current page or the entire publication during the Quarto render. Readers can:

• Copy a formatted citation
• Copy BibTeX
• Download a .bib file
• Switch between citation styles
• Cite either the current page or the complete publication

The extension includes ABNT, APA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE, MLA, and Vancouver styles, with support for project-local CSL files and the document’s own csl: configuration.

The control can be placed in the title area, navbar, sidebars, or a floating corner. An inline shortcode is also available, including a static fallback for PDF, Word, and other non-HTML formats.

The interface is currently available in English, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Installation

quarto add lsbjordao/quarto-cite-this

Then enable it in _quarto.yml:

filters:
  - cite-this

Optional configuration example:

extensions:
  cite-this:
    position: margin-sidebar
    scope: both
    styles: [apa, abnt, ieee]
    default-style: apa

📖 Documentation and live demo:
https://lsbjordao.github.io/quarto-cite-this/

💻 GitHub repository:
https://github.com/lsbjordao/quarto-cite-this

Feedback, bug reports, and suggestions are very welcome!

[mcanouil]

Thanks for sharing.
To avoid issues you might want to scope all your settings under extensions.<name>.

• Scope the extensions configuration such as extensions.<name>.<option> #12894

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You might also want to edit your post to properly split your code block into prose + code to avoid mixing command, filter registration, and filter settings.