volto-plotlycharts
March 25, 2026 ยท View on GitHub
Volto add-on
Features
Plotly Charts and Plotly Chart Editor integration with Volto
- Exports a PlotlyChart Widget, can be used in regular volto edit forms
- Registers a VisualizationView component for a content type named
'visualization'.
eea.restapihas a behavior to implement such a content type.

Upgrade
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Version
^12.0.0requires^eea.plotly@1.0and^eea.api.dataconnector@12.0 -
Version
^9.0.0requires^eea.api.dataconnector@9.0 -
Version
^8.0.0requires^eea.api.dataconnector@7.0 -
Version
^6.0.0requires^eea.api.dataconnector@4.4
Getting started
Try volto-plotlycharts with Docker
git clone https://github.com/eea/volto-plotlycharts.git
cd volto-plotlycharts
make
make start
Go to http://localhost:3000
make start now defaults to Volto 18. To run the same setup against Volto 17, use:
VOLTO_VERSION=17 make
VOLTO_VERSION=17 make start
Add volto-plotlycharts to your Volto project
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Make sure you have a Plone backend up-and-running at http://localhost:8080/Plone
docker compose up backend -
Start Volto frontend
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If you already have a volto project, just update
package.json:"dependencies": { "@eeacms/volto-plotlycharts": "*" }and
volto.config.js:const addons = ['@eeacms/volto-plotlycharts']; -
If not, create one with Cookieplone, as recommended by the official Plone documentation for Volto 18+:
uvx cookieplone project cd project-title
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Install or update dependencies, then start the project:
make installFor a Cookieplone project, start the backend and frontend in separate terminals:
make backend-start make frontend-startFor a legacy Volto 17 project, install the package with
yarnand restart the frontend as usual. -
Go to http://localhost:3000
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Happy editing!
Release
See RELEASE.md.
How to contribute
See DEVELOP.md.
Copyright and license
The Initial Owner of the Original Code is European Environment Agency (EEA). All Rights Reserved.
See LICENSE.md for details.