diff --git a/backend/cms_plugins.py b/backend/cms_plugins.py
index b1aaacb..1bd52a8 100644
--- a/backend/cms_plugins.py
+++ b/backend/cms_plugins.py
@@ -3,19 +3,7 @@
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 from .models import (
     HydroShareResource,
-    HydroShareResourceList,
-    ZoteroBibliographyResource,
-    HydroLearnModulesList,
 )
-from hs_restclient import HydroShare, HydroShareAuthBasic
-import uuid
-import requests
-from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
-from pyzotero import zotero
-
-# from datetime import datetime
-
-import datetime
 
 import logging
 
@@ -32,265 +20,3 @@ class HydroShareResourcePlugin(CMSPluginBase):
     def render(self, context, instance, placeholder):
         context = super().render(context, instance, placeholder)
         return context
-
-
-@plugin_pool.register_plugin
-class HydroShareResourceListPlugin(CMSPluginBase):
-    model = HydroShareResourceList
-    name = _("HydroShare Resource List Plugin")
-    render_template = "hydroshare_list_resources.html"
-    cache = False
-
-    def render(self, context, instance, placeholder):
-        create_hydroshare_resources(instance)
-        context = super().render(context, instance, placeholder)
-        return context
-
-
-@plugin_pool.register_plugin
-class HydroLearnPlugin(CMSPluginBase):
-    model = HydroLearnModulesList
-    name = _("HydroLearn Plugin")
-    render_template = "hydrolearn_list_modules.html"
-    cache = False
-
-    def render(self, context, instance, placeholder):
-        instance.updated_version = instance.updated_version + 1
-        instance.save(update_fields=["updated_version"])
-        context = super().render(context, instance, placeholder)
-        return context
-
-
-@plugin_pool.register_plugin
-class ZoteroBibliographyResourcePlugin(CMSPluginBase):
-    model = ZoteroBibliographyResource
-    name = _("Zotero Citation Resource Plugin")
-    render_template = "zp.html"
-    cache = False
-
-    # This is key in order to call the API every time the page renders
-    # The instance.save calls the pre_save signal which makes the call of the API
-    def render(self, context, instance, placeholder):
-        # logging.warning("rendering")
-
-        instance.updated_version = instance.updated_version + 1
-        instance.save(update_fields=["updated_version"])
-        context = super().render(context, instance, placeholder)
-        # logging.warning("finish rendering")
-
-        return context
-
-
-def create_html_citations(instance):
-    logger.warning("creating_html_citations ")
-    params = {
-        "include": "bib,data",
-        "style": "apa",
-        "sort": "date",
-        "direction": "desc",
-        "linkwrap": 1,
-    }
-    try:
-        zot = zotero.Zotero(
-            instance.library_id, instance.library_type, instance.api_key
-        )
-        if instance.collection_id:
-            items = zot.collection_items(instance.collection_id, **params)
-        else:
-            items = zot.items(**params)
-        # Initialize a dictionary to store publications by year
-        publications_by_year = {}
-
-        # Iterate through the data and populate the dictionary
-        for item in items:
-            # Extract the year from "parsedDate" (if available)
-            parsed_date = item.get("meta", {}).get("parsedDate", "")
-            year = parsed_date.split("-")[0] if parsed_date else "More Publications"
-
-            # Add the publication to the corresponding year's list
-            if year not in publications_by_year:
-                publications_by_year[year] = []
-            publications_by_year[year].append(item["bib"])
-
-        instance.html = publications_by_year
-        instance.save(update_fields=["html"])
-
-    except Exception as e:
-        instance.html = {"Error": [f"The following error: {e}"]}
-
-
-def create_hydroshare_resources(instance):
-    # logger.warning(instance.updated_version)
-    keywords = []
-    json_resources = {"list_resources": []}
-    # logging.warning(instance.user,instance.password)
-    if instance.tags:
-        keywords = instance.tags.split(",")
-        # logging.warning(keywords)
-    if instance.user != "" and instance.password != "":
-        auth = HydroShareAuthBasic(username=instance.user, password=instance.password)
-        hs = HydroShare(auth=auth)
-    else:
-        hs = HydroShare(prompt_auth=False)
-
-    try:
-        # let's call the resources
-        resources_api = hs.resources(subject=keywords)
-
-        resources_model = instance.resources.get("list_resources", [])
-        # logging.warning(resources_model)
-
-        for resource_api in resources_api:
-            # logging.warning(resource_api['resource_title'])
-
-            matching_resource_model = get_dict_with_attribute(
-                resources_model, "resource_id", resource_api["resource_id"]
-            )
-            # logging.warning("this is a matching_resource_model")
-            # logging.warning(matching_resource_model)
-
-            # If resource found locally, then check last update date
-            if matching_resource_model:
-                is_recent_date = get_most_recent_date(
-                    matching_resource_model["date_last_updated"],
-                    resource_api["date_last_updated"],
-                )
-                # logging.warning(is_recent_date)
-                if (
-                    is_recent_date
-                ):  # If the resource retrieved from api is more recent, then update resource
-                    # logging.warning("resource has a more recent version")
-                    single_resource = update_resource(resource_api, hs, instance)
-                    # logging.warning(single_resource)
-                    json_resources["list_resources"].append(single_resource)
-                    instance.resources = json_resources
-
-                else:  # resource is the same, then retrive the resource saved locally
-                    # logging.warning("resource is the same")
-
-                    single_resource = matching_resource_model
-                    json_resources["list_resources"].append(single_resource)
-                    instance.resources = json_resources
-            # If the resource is not here then create one
-            else:
-                # logging.warning(resource)
-                # logging.warning("resource is new, creating now")
-                single_resource = update_resource(resource_api, hs, instance)
-                json_resources["list_resources"].append(single_resource)
-
-                instance.resources = json_resources
-        # logging.warning(json_resources)
-
-        instance.save(update_fields=["resources"])
-    except Exception as e:
-        instance.resources = {"Error": [f"The following error: {e}"]}
-
-
-def get_dict_with_attribute(list_of_dicts, attribute, value):
-    # Loop through each dictionary in the list
-    for dictionary in list_of_dicts:
-        # logging.warning(dictionary)
-        # if attribute in dictionary:
-        # logging.warning(dictionary[attribute])
-        # Check if the attribute exists in the dictionary and has the specified value
-        if attribute in dictionary and dictionary[attribute] == value:
-            return dictionary  # Return the dictionary if found
-
-    return None  # Return None if not found in any dictionary
-
-
-def get_most_recent_date(date_local_resource, date_api):
-    # logging.warning(f'{date_local_resource} , {date_api}')
-
-    # Convert strings to datetime objects
-    date_time_local_resource = datetime.datetime.fromisoformat(date_local_resource[:-1])
-    date_time_api = datetime.datetime.fromisoformat(date_api[:-1])
-    # logging.warning(f'{date_time_local_resource} , {date_time_api}')
-    # Compare the datetime objects
-    if date_time_local_resource > date_time_api:
-        return False
-    elif date_time_local_resource < date_time_api:
-        return True
-    else:
-        return False
-
-
-def update_resource(resource, hs, instance):
-    # logging.warning(science_metadata_json)
-    single_resource = {}
-    if resource["resource_type"] == "ToolResource":
-        science_metadata_json = hs.getScienceMetadata(resource["resource_id"])
-        # logging.warning(f'{science_metadata_json}')
-        image_url = science_metadata_json.get(
-            "app_icon", instance.placeholder_image
-        ).get("value", instance.placeholder_image)
-        web_site_url = (
-            ""
-            if not science_metadata_json.get("app_home_page_url", "")
-            else science_metadata_json.get("app_home_page_url").get("value", "")
-        )
-        github_url = (
-            ""
-            if not science_metadata_json.get("source_code_url", "")
-            else science_metadata_json.get("source_code_url").get("value", "")
-        )
-        help_page_url = (
-            ""
-            if not science_metadata_json.get("help_page_url", "")
-            else science_metadata_json.get("help_page_url").get("value", "")
-        )
-    if resource["resource_type"] == "CompositeResource":
-        resource_scrapping = requests.get(resource["resource_url"])
-        image_url = (
-            instance.placeholder_image
-            if not extract_value_by_name(resource_scrapping.content, "app_icon")
-            else extract_value_by_name(resource_scrapping.content, "app_icon")
-        )
-        web_site_url = (
-            ""
-            if not extract_value_by_name(resource_scrapping.content, "home_page_url")
-            else extract_value_by_name(resource_scrapping.content, "home_page_url")
-        )
-        github_url = (
-            ""
-            if not extract_value_by_name(resource_scrapping.content, "source_code_url")
-            else extract_value_by_name(resource_scrapping.content, "source_code_url")
-        )
-        help_page_url = (
-            ""
-            if not extract_value_by_name(resource_scrapping.content, "help_page_url")
-            else extract_value_by_name(resource_scrapping.content, "help_page_url")
-        )
-
-    if image_url == "":
-        image_url = instance.placeholder_image
-
-    single_resource = {
-        "title": resource["resource_title"],
-        "abstract": resource["abstract"],
-        "github_url": github_url,
-        "image": image_url,
-        "web_site_url": web_site_url,
-        "documentation_url": help_page_url,
-        "unique_identifier": f"{uuid.uuid4()}",
-        "resource_id": resource["resource_id"],
-        "date_last_updated": resource["date_last_updated"],
-        "resource_type": resource["resource_type"],
-        "resource_url": resource["resource_url"],
-    }
-    # logging.warning(single_resource)
-    return single_resource
-
-
-def extract_value_by_name(html, name):
-    soup = BeautifulSoup(html, "html.parser")
-    rows = soup.select("#extraMetaTable tbody tr")
-
-    for row in rows:
-        name_cell = row.select_one("td:first-child")
-        value_cell = row.select_one("td:nth-child(2)")
-
-        if name_cell and value_cell and name_cell.get_text(strip=True) == name:
-            return value_cell.get_text(strip=True)
-
-    return None
diff --git a/backend/models.py b/backend/models.py
index 43c217e..3e40429 100644
--- a/backend/models.py
+++ b/backend/models.py
@@ -1,17 +1,9 @@
 from cms.models.pluginmodel import CMSPlugin
 from django.core.validators import MaxValueValidator, MinValueValidator
 from django.db import models
-from pyzotero import zotero
-from hs_restclient import HydroShare, HydroShareAuthBasic
-import requests
 
-# from datetime import datetime
-import time
-
-import datetime
 import uuid
-from django.db.models.signals import pre_save, post_save
-from django.dispatch import receiver
+
 import logging
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -32,127 +24,3 @@ class HydroShareResource(CMSPlugin):
     documentation_url = models.CharField(max_length=200, default="", blank=True)
     web_site_url = models.CharField(max_length=200, default="", blank=True)
     unique_identifier = models.UUIDField(default=uuid.uuid4, editable=False)
-
-
-class HydroShareResourceList(CMSPlugin):
-    user = models.CharField(max_length=200, default="", blank=True)
-    password = models.CharField(max_length=200, default="", blank=True)
-    placeholder_image = models.CharField(
-        max_length=200, default="https://picsum.photos/200"
-    )
-    # width= models.PositiveIntegerField(default=200, validators=[MinValueValidator(150), MaxValueValidator(400)])
-    # height=models.PositiveIntegerField(default=200, validators=[MinValueValidator(150), MaxValueValidator(400)])
-    tags = models.CharField(max_length=200, default="")
-    updated_version = models.IntegerField(default=0, editable=False)
-    resources = models.JSONField(editable=False, default=dict)
-
-
-class HydroLearnModulesList(CMSPlugin):
-    organization = models.CharField(max_length=200, default="", blank=True)
-    placeholder_image = models.CharField(
-        max_length=200, default="https://picsum.photos/200"
-    )
-    updated_version = models.IntegerField(default=0, editable=False)
-    modules = models.JSONField(editable=False, default=dict)
-
-
-class ZoteroBibliographyResource(CMSPlugin):
-    api_key = models.CharField(max_length=200, default="")
-    library_type = models.CharField(max_length=200, default="")
-    library_id = models.CharField(max_length=200, default="")
-    collection_id = models.CharField(max_length=200, default="", blank=True)
-    style = models.CharField(max_length=200, default="apa")
-    html = models.JSONField(editable=False)
-    unique_identifier = models.UUIDField(default=uuid.uuid4, editable=False)
-    updated_version = models.IntegerField(default=0, editable=False)
-    link_of_library_or_collection = models.CharField(max_length=400, default="")
-    is_saving = models.BooleanField(default=False, editable=False)
-
-
-@receiver(post_save, sender=ZoteroBibliographyResource)
-def create_html_citations(sender, instance, *args, **kwargs):
-    logger.warning("creating_html_citations ")
-    params = {
-        "include": "bib,data",
-        "style": "apa",
-        "sort": "date",
-        "direction": "desc",
-        "linkwrap": 1,
-    }
-    try:
-
-        zot = zotero.Zotero(
-            instance.library_id, instance.library_type, instance.api_key
-        )
-        if instance.collection_id:
-            items = zot.collection_items(instance.collection_id, **params)
-        else:
-            items = zot.items(**params)
-        # Initialize a dictionary to store publications by year
-        publications_by_year = {}
-
-        # Iterate through the data and populate the dictionary
-        for item in items:
-            # Extract the year from "parsedDate" (if available)
-            parsed_date = item.get("meta", {}).get("parsedDate", "")
-            year = parsed_date.split("-")[0] if parsed_date else "More Publications"
-
-            # Add the publication to the corresponding year's list
-            if year not in publications_by_year:
-                publications_by_year[year] = []
-            publications_by_year[year].append(item["bib"])
-
-        instance.html = publications_by_year
-    except Exception as e:
-        instance.html = {"Error": [f"The following error: {e}"]}
-
-
-@receiver(post_save, sender=HydroLearnModulesList)
-def fetch_hydrolearn_modules(sender, instance, *args, **kwargs):
-    modules_list = []
-    try:
-        URL = "https://edx.hydrolearn.org"
-        client = requests.session()
-        client.get(URL)  # sets cookie for CSRF
-        csrftoken = client.cookies.get("csrftoken", "") or client.cookies.get(
-            "csrf", ""
-        )
-        courses_url = f"{URL}/search/course_discovery/"
-
-        login_data = {"csrfmiddlewaretoken": csrftoken}
-        courses_response = client.post(
-            courses_url, data=login_data, headers={"Referer": courses_url}
-        )
-        courses_list = courses_response.json()["results"]
-
-        if instance.organization:
-
-            def is_from_organization(course):
-                return course["data"]["org"] == instance.organization
-
-            courses_list = filter(is_from_organization, courses_list)
-        for course in courses_list:
-            course_data = course["data"]
-            course_dict = {
-                "course_title": course_data["content"]["display_name"],
-                "course_url": f"{URL}/courses/{course_data.get('course')}/about",
-                "course_image_url": (
-                    f'{URL}{course_data.get("image_url")}'
-                    if course_data.get("image_url", "") != ""
-                    else ""
-                ),
-                "course_organization": course_data.get("org", ""),
-                "course_code": course_data.get("number", ""),
-                "course_weekly_effort": course_data.get("effort", ""),
-                "course_description_content": course_data.get("content").get(
-                    "short_description", ""
-                ),
-            }
-            logger.warning(course_dict)
-
-            modules_list.append(course_dict)
-
-        instance.modules = modules_list
-    except Exception as e:
-        logger.warning(f"Error fetching HydroLearn modules: {e}")
-        instance.modules = modules_list
diff --git a/backend/templates/hydrolearn_list_modules.html b/backend/templates/hydrolearn_list_modules.html
deleted file mode 100644
index b61a7fd..0000000
--- a/backend/templates/hydrolearn_list_modules.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,97 +0,0 @@
-{% load cms_tags sekizai_tags %}
-
-{% addtoblock "css" %}
-<style>
-  :root {
-    --image-width: 200px;
-    --image-height: 200px;
-  }
-
-  .img-tile{
-    object-fit: cover;
-  }
-
-  .name{
-    height: 150px;
-    cursor: pointer;
-  }
-
-    /* Hide scrollbar for Chrome, Safari and Opera */
-  .name::-webkit-scrollbar {
-    display: none;
-  }
-
-  /* Hide scrollbar for IE, Edge and Firefox */
-  .name {
-    -ms-overflow-style: none;  /* IE and Edge */
-    scrollbar-width: none;  /* Firefox */
-  }
-
-
-  .hydrolearn_module{
-    box-shadow: 0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.125), inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,0.75);
-    border-color: white;
-    border-bottom: 3px solid #255f9c;
-  }
-  .hydrolearn_module:hover,
-  .hydrolearn_module:focus {
-    background: #f5f5f5;
-    border-color: #bebebe;
-    box-shadow: 0 1px 4px 0 rgba(0,117,180,0.4);
-  }
-  .cover-image {
-    position: relative;
-    display: flex;
-    justify-content: center;
-    align-items: center;
-    overflow: hidden;
-    cursor: pointer;
-  }
-  
-  .cover-image img {
-    display: block;
-    width: 100%;
-    transition: filter 0.5s ease; /* Smooth transition for the filter */
-  }
-  
-  .learn-more {
-    position: absolute;
-    color: white;
-    padding: 5px 10px;
-    visibility: hidden;
-    transition: visibility 0s, opacity 0.5s linear; /* Smooth transition for visibility and opacity */
-    opacity: 0;
-    border-color: #255f9c;
-    border-radius: 3px;
-    background: #255f9c;
-  }
-  
-  .cover-image:hover .learn-more {
-    visibility: visible;
-    opacity: 1; /* Make it fully opaque on hover */
-  }
-  
-  .cover-image:hover img {
-    filter: brightness(50%); /* Darken the image */
-  }
-  .learn-more > a {
-    color: inherit;
-    text-decoration: none;
-  }
-
-
-
-</style>
-{% endaddtoblock %}
-<div>
-
-</div>
-
-
-<div class="container-hydrolearn-module-list-plugin">
-      <div class="wrapper-publication-set">
-      {% for module in instance.modules %}
-          {% include "single_hydrolearn_module.html" with module=module %}
-      {% endfor %}
-      </div>
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/templates/hydroshare_list_resources.html b/backend/templates/hydroshare_list_resources.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 5d328d6..0000000
--- a/backend/templates/hydroshare_list_resources.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,97 +0,0 @@
-{% load cms_tags sekizai_tags %}
-
-{% addtoblock "css" %}
-<style>
-  :root {
-    --image-width: 200px;
-    --image-height: 200px;
-  }
-
-  .img-tile{
-    object-fit: cover;
-  }
-
-  .name{
-    height: 150px;
-    cursor: pointer;
-  }
-
-    /* Hide scrollbar for Chrome, Safari and Opera */
-  .name::-webkit-scrollbar {
-    display: none;
-  }
-
-  /* Hide scrollbar for IE, Edge and Firefox */
-  .name {
-    -ms-overflow-style: none;  /* IE and Edge */
-    scrollbar-width: none;  /* Firefox */
-  }
-
-  .hydroshare_resource{
-    box-shadow: 0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.125), inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,0.75);
-    border-color: white;
-    border-bottom: 3px solid #255f9c;
-  }
-  .hydroshare_resource:hover,
-  .hydroshare_resource:focus {
-    background: #f5f5f5;
-    border-color: #bebebe;
-    box-shadow: 0 1px 4px 0 rgba(0,117,180,0.4);
-  }
-  .cover-image {
-    position: relative;
-    display: flex;
-    justify-content: center;
-    align-items: center;
-    overflow: hidden;
-    cursor: pointer;
-  }
-  
-  .cover-image img {
-    display: block;
-    width: 100%;
-    transition: filter 0.5s ease; /* Smooth transition for the filter */
-  }
-  
-  .learn-more {
-    position: absolute;
-    color: white;
-    padding: 5px 10px;
-    visibility: hidden;
-    transition: visibility 0s, opacity 0.5s linear; /* Smooth transition for visibility and opacity */
-    opacity: 0;
-    border-color: #255f9c;
-    border-radius: 3px;
-    background: #255f9c;
-  }
-  
-  .cover-image:hover .learn-more {
-    visibility: visible;
-    opacity: 1; /* Make it fully opaque on hover */
-  }
-  
-  .cover-image:hover img {
-    filter: brightness(50%); /* Darken the image */
-  }
-  .learn-more > a {
-    color: inherit;
-    text-decoration: none;
-  }
-
-</style>
-{% endaddtoblock %}
-<div>
-
-</div>
-
-
-<div class="container-hydroshare-resource-list-plugin">
-    {% for key, values in instance.resources.items %}
-    <div class="wrapper-publication-set">    
-            {% for resource in values %}
-                {% include "single_hs_resource.html" with resource=resource %}
-            {% endfor %}
-        
-    </div>
-    {% endfor %}
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/templates/single_hs_resource.html b/backend/templates/single_hs_resource.html
deleted file mode 100644
index ddd90f8..0000000
--- a/backend/templates/single_hs_resource.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-{% load cms_tags sekizai_tags %}
-
-{% addtoblock "js" %}
-
-
-{% endaddtoblock %}
-
-    <div class="hydroshare_resource card mb-3 w-100 card-height" >
-        <div class="row g-0">
-            <div class="col-12 col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-lg-4 d-flex justify-content-center  align-items-center" >
-            {% if resource.web_site_url  %} 
-                <!-- <a href="{{ resource.web_site_url }}">
-                    <img src="{{ resource.image }}" class="img-tile img-fluid rounded-start" alt="..."  style="width:200px; height:200px;">
-                </a> -->
-
-                <header class="course-image">
-                    <div class="cover-image">
-                        <a href="{{ resource.web_site_url }}">
-                            <img src="{{ resource.image }}" class="img-tile img-fluid rounded-start" alt="..."  style="width:200px; height:200px;">
-                        </a>    
-                      <div class="learn-more" aria-hidden="true">
-                        {% if resource.resource_type == 'ToolResource' %}
-                            <a href="{{ resource.web_site_url }}">Open Application</a>
-                        {% else %}
-                            <a href="{{ resource.web_site_url }}">Open Resource</a>
-                        {% endif %}
-
-                     </div>
-                    
-                    </div>
-                </header>
-
-
-            {% else %}
-                <a href='javascript:void(0)' class='portfolio-link'>
-                    <img src="{{ resource.image }}" class="img-tile img-fluid rounded-start h-100" alt="..." style="width:200px; height:200px;">
-                </a>
-            {% endif %}
-            </div>
-            <div class="col-12 col-sm-6 col-md-8 col-lg-8 border-light ">
-                <div class="card-body h-100">
-                    <div class="d-flex align-items-baseline gap-2 justify-content-center justify-content-lg-start justify-content-md-start">
-                        <h5 class="card-title card-h5">{{ resource.title }}</h5>
-                        <div style="width:fit-content;">
-                            <p class="card-text my-2 fs-6 lh-1.5 fw-light d-flex flex-row justify-content-between w-100 gap-3 rounded p-1"  style="max-width:300px;">
-                                {% if resource.github_url %}
-                                <a href="{{ resource.github_url }}" target="_blank" class="text-decoration-none text-secondary" title="Source Code"> <i class="bi bi-github"></i></a>
-                                {% endif %}
-                                {% if resource.web_site_url %}
-                                <a href="{{ resource.web_site_url }}" target="_blank" class="text-decoration-none text-secondary" title="Web page"> <i class="bi bi-arrow-up-right-square"></i> </a>
-                                {% endif %}
-                                {% if resource.documentation_url %}
-                                <a href="{{ resource.documentation_url }}" target="_blank" class="text-decoration-none text-secondary" title="Documentation"> <i class="bi bi-journals"></i> </a>
-                                {% endif %}
-                                <a href="{{ resource.resource_url }}" target="_blank" class="text-decoration-none text-secondary" style="font-size: 0.80rem !important;" title="Open HydroShare Resource"> <span class="badge text-bg-secondary">HydroShare</span></a>
-                            </p>
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-
-                    <p class="card-subtitle mb-2 text-muted fst-italic">{{ resource.subtitle }}</p>
-                    <div class="d-flex flex-column justify-content-center justify-content-lg-start justify-content-md-start text-center text-lg-start text-md-start h-100">
-                        <p class="name w-100 mb-3 overflow-auto">
-                            {{ resource.abstract }}
-                        </p>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        </div>
-    </div>
-            
-        
diff --git a/backend/templates/single_hydrolearn_module.html b/backend/templates/single_hydrolearn_module.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 4630a98..0000000
--- a/backend/templates/single_hydrolearn_module.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,74 +0,0 @@
-{% load cms_tags sekizai_tags %}
-
-{% addtoblock "js" %}
-
-{% endaddtoblock %}
-
-    <div class="hydrolearn_module card mb-3 w-100 card-height" >
-        <div class="row g-0">
-            <div class="col-12 col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-lg-4 d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-md-end justify-content-lg-end align-items-center align-items-lg-center align-items-md-center" >
-
-            {% if module.course_url  %} 
-                <header class="course-image">
-                    <div class="cover-image">
-                        <a href="{{ module.course_url }}">
-                            <img src="{{ module.course_image_url }}" class="img-tile img-fluid rounded-start" alt="..." >
-                        </a> 
-                    <div class="learn-more" aria-hidden="true">
-                        <a href="{{ module.course_url }}">OPEN MODULE</a>
-                    </div>
-                    
-                    </div>
-                </header>
-            {% else %}
-                <header class="course-image">
-                    <div class="cover-image">
-                        <a href='javascript:void(0)' class='portfolio-link'>
-                            <img src="{{ module.course_image_url }}" class="img-tile img-fluid rounded-start h-100" alt="..." >
-                        </a>
-                        <div class="learn-more" aria-hidden="true">
-                            <a href="https://edx.hydrolearn.org/courses">OPEN MODULE</a>
-                        </div>
-                        
-                    </div>
-                </header>
-
-            {% endif %}
-            </div>
-            <div class="col-12 col-sm-6 col-md-8 col-lg-8 border-light ">
-                <div class="card-body">
-                    <div class="d-flex align-items-baseline gap-2 justify-content-center justify-content-lg-start justify-content-md-start">
-                        <h5 class="card-title card-h5">{{ module.course_title }}</h5>
-                    </div>
-                        <div class="row g-0">
-                            <div class="col col-md-6 col-lg-6 col-xl-6 text-start">
-                                <p class="card-subtitle mb-2 text-muted" style="font-size:12px;">
-                                    {% if module.course_organization %}
-                                        <span class="text-muted">{{ module.course_organization }}</span>
-                                    {% endif %}
-                                </p>
-                            </div>
-                            <div class="col col-md-6 col-lg-6 col-xl-6 text-end">
-                                <p class="card-subtitle mb-2 text-muted" style="font-size:12px">
-                                    {% if module.course_code %}
-                                        <span class="text-muted">{{ module.course_code }}</span>
-                                    {% endif %}
-                                </p>
-                            </div>
-                        </div>
-
-                        {% if module.course_weekly_effort %}
-                            <p class="card-subtitle mb-2 text-muted fst-italic" style="font-size:12px;">Effort: {{ module.course_weekly_effort }}</p>
-                        {% endif %}
-
-                    <div class="d-flex flex-column justify-content-center justify-content-lg-start justify-content-md-start text-center text-lg-start text-md-start">
-                        <p class="name w-100 mb-3 overflow-auto">
-                            {{ module.course_description_content }}
-                        </p>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        </div>
-    </div>
-            
-        
diff --git a/backend/templates/zotero_bibliography.html b/backend/templates/zotero_bibliography.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 1e82dce..0000000
--- a/backend/templates/zotero_bibliography.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-{% load sekizai_tags %}
-{% load cms_tags %}
-
-{% addtoblock "js" %}
-    <script defer>
-        console.log("hey")
-        
-
-    </script>
-
-{% endaddtoblock %}
-
-{% addtoblock "css" %}
-<style>
-    
-    @import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans&display=swap');
-    @import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Raleway:300,400,700&display=swap');
-    @import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto:300,400,700&display=swap');
-
-    .csl-entry {
-        word-wrap: break-word;
-        margin: 0 !important;
-    }
-    .csl-entry,
-    .csl-entry * {
-        box-sizing: content-box;
-    }
-    .csl-bib-body{
-        line-height: 2; 
-        padding-left: 1em; 
-        text-indent:-1.5em !important;
-        padding-bottom:0.5em;
-    }
-    .wrapper-publication-set{
-        color: #1c1e21;
-        font-size: 16px;
-    }
-    .year-style{
-        padding-top: 1rem;
-    }
-
-</style>
-{% endaddtoblock %}
-
-{% block content %}
-    
-        <p>No publications found</p>
-    
-
-{% endblock %}
-<!-- <div class="container-zotero-plugin">
-    {% for key, values in instance.html.items %}
-    <div class="wrapper-publication-set">
-        <h2 class="year-style">{{ key }}</h2>
-        
-            {% for citation in values %}
-            
-                {{ citation | safe }}
-            
-            {% endfor %}
-        
-    </div>
-    {% endfor %}
-</div> -->
-
-
-
diff --git a/backend/templates/zp.html b/backend/templates/zp.html
deleted file mode 100644
index c0f74b5..0000000
--- a/backend/templates/zp.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-{% extends "zotero_bibliography.html" %}
-
-
-
-
-{% block content %}
-
-    <div class="container-zotero-plugin">
-        {% for key, values in instance.html.items %}
-        <div class="wrapper-publication-set">
-            <h2 class="year-style">{{ key }}</h2>
-            
-                {% for citation in values %}
-                
-                    {{ citation | safe }}
-                
-                {% endfor %}
-            
-        </div>
-        {% endfor %}
-    </div>
-
-{% endblock %}
-
diff --git a/backend/templatetags/__init__.py b/backend/templatetags/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/backend/templatetags/loading_tag.py b/backend/templatetags/loading_tag.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 42a4894..0000000
--- a/backend/templatetags/loading_tag.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-from django import template
-from pyzotero import zotero
-import logging
-import time
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-register = template.Library()
-
-
-@register.simple_tag
-def loading_indicator(instance):
-    # Assuming `instance` has a method or property to check if a field is being saved
-    logger.warning(instance._state.adding)
-    pubs = create_html_citations(instance)
-    # is_saving = getattr(instance, f"{field_name}", False)
-
-    # if is_saving:
-    # Return HTML for the loading indicator
-    return pubs
-    # else:
-    #     # Return an empty string or any other placeholder if not saving
-    #     return ""
-
-
-def create_html_citations(instance):
-    logger.warning("creating_html_citations ")
-    params = {
-        "include": "bib,data",
-        "style": "apa",
-        "sort": "date",
-        "direction": "desc",
-        "linkwrap": 1,
-    }
-    try:
-        time.sleep(5)
-        zot = zotero.Zotero(
-            instance.library_id, instance.library_type, instance.api_key
-        )
-        if instance.collection_id:
-            items = zot.collection_items(instance.collection_id, **params)
-        else:
-            items = zot.items(**params)
-        # Initialize a dictionary to store publications by year
-        publications_by_year = {}
-
-        # Iterate through the data and populate the dictionary
-        for item in items:
-            # Extract the year from "parsedDate" (if available)
-            parsed_date = item.get("meta", {}).get("parsedDate", "")
-            year = parsed_date.split("-")[0] if parsed_date else "More Publications"
-
-            # Add the publication to the corresponding year's list
-            if year not in publications_by_year:
-                publications_by_year[year] = []
-            publications_by_year[year].append(item["bib"])
-
-        return publications_by_year
-    except Exception as e:
-        return publications_by_year
-
-    # {% load static %}
-
-    # {% load loading_tag %}
-
-    # {% loading_indicator instance as pubs %}
-    #     <div class="container-zotero-plugin">
-    #         {% for key, values in pubs.items %}
-    #         <div class="wrapper-publication-set">
-    #             <h2 class="year-style">{{ key }}</h2>
-
-    #                 {% for citation in values %}
-
-    #                     {{ citation | safe }}
-
-    #                 {% endfor %}
-
-    #         </div>
-    #         {% endfor %}
-    #     </div>
diff --git a/hydrolearn_modules_app/templates/single_hydrolearn_module.html b/hydrolearn_modules_app/templates/single_hydrolearn_module.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 4630a98..0000000
--- a/hydrolearn_modules_app/templates/single_hydrolearn_module.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,74 +0,0 @@
-{% load cms_tags sekizai_tags %}
-
-{% addtoblock "js" %}
-
-{% endaddtoblock %}
-
-    <div class="hydrolearn_module card mb-3 w-100 card-height" >
-        <div class="row g-0">
-            <div class="col-12 col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-lg-4 d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-md-end justify-content-lg-end align-items-center align-items-lg-center align-items-md-center" >
-
-            {% if module.course_url  %} 
-                <header class="course-image">
-                    <div class="cover-image">
-                        <a href="{{ module.course_url }}">
-                            <img src="{{ module.course_image_url }}" class="img-tile img-fluid rounded-start" alt="..." >
-                        </a> 
-                    <div class="learn-more" aria-hidden="true">
-                        <a href="{{ module.course_url }}">OPEN MODULE</a>
-                    </div>
-                    
-                    </div>
-                </header>
-            {% else %}
-                <header class="course-image">
-                    <div class="cover-image">
-                        <a href='javascript:void(0)' class='portfolio-link'>
-                            <img src="{{ module.course_image_url }}" class="img-tile img-fluid rounded-start h-100" alt="..." >
-                        </a>
-                        <div class="learn-more" aria-hidden="true">
-                            <a href="https://edx.hydrolearn.org/courses">OPEN MODULE</a>
-                        </div>
-                        
-                    </div>
-                </header>
-
-            {% endif %}
-            </div>
-            <div class="col-12 col-sm-6 col-md-8 col-lg-8 border-light ">
-                <div class="card-body">
-                    <div class="d-flex align-items-baseline gap-2 justify-content-center justify-content-lg-start justify-content-md-start">
-                        <h5 class="card-title card-h5">{{ module.course_title }}</h5>
-                    </div>
-                        <div class="row g-0">
-                            <div class="col col-md-6 col-lg-6 col-xl-6 text-start">
-                                <p class="card-subtitle mb-2 text-muted" style="font-size:12px;">
-                                    {% if module.course_organization %}
-                                        <span class="text-muted">{{ module.course_organization }}</span>
-                                    {% endif %}
-                                </p>
-                            </div>
-                            <div class="col col-md-6 col-lg-6 col-xl-6 text-end">
-                                <p class="card-subtitle mb-2 text-muted" style="font-size:12px">
-                                    {% if module.course_code %}
-                                        <span class="text-muted">{{ module.course_code }}</span>
-                                    {% endif %}
-                                </p>
-                            </div>
-                        </div>
-
-                        {% if module.course_weekly_effort %}
-                            <p class="card-subtitle mb-2 text-muted fst-italic" style="font-size:12px;">Effort: {{ module.course_weekly_effort }}</p>
-                        {% endif %}
-
-                    <div class="d-flex flex-column justify-content-center justify-content-lg-start justify-content-md-start text-center text-lg-start text-md-start">
-                        <p class="name w-100 mb-3 overflow-auto">
-                            {{ module.course_description_content }}
-                        </p>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        </div>
-    </div>
-            
-        
diff --git a/hydroshare_resources_app/static/js/hs_resources.js b/hydroshare_resources_app/static/js/hs_resources.js
index 200baf4..b0d1603 100644
--- a/hydroshare_resources_app/static/js/hs_resources.js
+++ b/hydroshare_resources_app/static/js/hs_resources.js
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ const fetchHydroShareResources = () => {
                 if(resource.documentation_url){
                     resourcesHTML +=`<a href="${resource.documentation_url}" target="_blank" class="text-decoration-none text-secondary" title="Documentation"> <i class="bi bi-journals"></i> </a>`
                 }
-                resourcesHTML +=`<a href="${resource.resource_url}" target="_blank" class="text-decoration-none text-secondary" style="font-size: 0.80rem !important;" title="Open HydroShare Resource"> <span class="badge text-bg-secondary">HydroShare</span></a>`
+                // resourcesHTML +=`<a href="${resource.resource_url}" target="_blank" class="text-decoration-none text-secondary" style="font-size: 0.80rem !important;" title="Open HydroShare Resource"> <span class="badge text-bg-secondary">HydroShare</span></a>`
                 resourcesHTML +=`</p></div></div>`
                 
-                resourcesHTML +=`<p class="card-subtitle mb-2 text-muted fst-italic">${resource.subtitle}</p>`
+                resourcesHTML +=`<p class="card-subtitle mb-2 text-muted"><a href="${resource.resource_url}" target="_blank" class="text-decoration-none text-secondary" style="font-size: 0.80rem !important;" title="Open HydroShare Resource"> <span class="badge text-bg-secondary">View on HydroShare</span></a></p>`
 
                 resourcesHTML +=`<div class="d-flex flex-column justify-content-center justify-content-lg-start justify-content-md-start text-center text-lg-start text-md-start h-100">
                                 <p class="name w-100 mb-3 overflow-auto">