World of Warcraft: Classic Addon Guide

The Addon system in World of Warcraft: Classic is very different from what we had in the original release. It is more restrictive in many ways. Addons can't cast spells, for instance. Unfortunately, that means many of the addons in my Vanilla Addon Guide no longer work.

While many addons, especially ones that could be used in combat, simply can't be ported to Classic, thankfully, many other very useful addons still work, or have equivalent functionality existing in new addons.

Installation

Addons are placed in your WoW install directory under Interface/Addons. If an addon doesn't show up in game, it is most likely because the folder isn't named correctly. Open the folder of the addon that doesn't appear and there will be a .toc file. The folder name has to match the name of the .toc file exactly (not including ".toc").

Making Money

You can make a lot of money in game by just being smart about what you sell. A lot of players are literally throwing away cash by not selling items on the auction house or not getting nearly as much as they could if they do. These addons will make sure you maximize your selling potential.

• Auctionator

  • Auctionator is a great addon that makes using the auction house so much more effective. When you go to buy an item, it can be hard to see which item is cheapest when they are being sold in different sized stacks. Auctionator does the math for you, showing you the cost per single item, so you can get the best deal.

  • For selling, it shows you what the other auctions are selling for and let you quickly undercut the lowest price if you want to make quick cash. Over time it builds up a database of historical pricing, so you can see if items are under or overpriced.

• Peddler

  • Peddler is an addon that makes dealing with trash items in you bags much easier. It will automatically sell all the gray items in your inventory whenever you reach a merchant. You can manually mark any item in your inventory to sell as well. This is great while questing so you don't have to spend a lot of time figuring out what to sell at the vendors. You can do that work while you're traveling or on your downtime.

• Vendor Price

  • Vendor Price is a simple addon that displays the vendor price in the item's tooltip. When your bags are full, this makes it easier to see what you should throw away to make space for more valuable items.

User Interface Addons

These addons all replace or alter elements of the user interface. Putting them all together lets you create a completely custom interface. Every element can be customized to your exact design.

• Bagnon

  • Bagnon condenses your bags into a single window. It also lets you see the inventory and banks of all of your characters, which is very useful for handling a bank alt or deciding if another character could benefit from a piece of equipment.

• Luna Unit Frames

  • Luna Unit Frames an overhaul to the unit frames interface. This is things like the player, party and target frames. You can display a lot more information with this than you can in the default Blizzard interface. It is highly customizable as well, making it useful for anyone who wants to make a custom UI. This works both in Classic and original 1.12, just make sure to download the appropriate version.

• Dominos

  • Dominos is an action bar replacement addon that lets you reorganize the action bars in anyway you can imagine. A great companion to Luna Unit Frames for anyone wanting to make a custom UI.

• Better Align

  • Better Align is a simple addon that displays a grid overlay that helps you line up items in your UI to get a nice, clean look.

• TinyTooltip

  • TinyTooltip is a addon that lets you configure the tooltips with a lot more information.

Quality of Life

These are general quality of life improvements, handling some of the annoyances or just making certain common actions faster.

• EasyFishingClassic

  • EasyFishingClassic is an addon that makes fishing far more convenient. When you equip your fishing pole, it automatically adjusts a number of settings to make your life easier. You can now double right-click to cast your fishing pole. Auto loot gets turned on, so you only have to right-click on the fishing bobber to immediately get the fish in your inventory. It can turn down the music and ambient sounds so the sound of the fishing bobber is easier to hear. This is a must have for every player.

• Track Resources

  • Track Resources will display the locations of any herb or mining nodes that you have harvested on your map.

Macros

• GSE-Classic

  • GSE-Classic is an addon that lets you do some interesting macro tricks. The macro system is still much more limited than the original game, but this might be able to help in certain situations.

  • This lets you make a macro sequence, so that every time you press the key, it will move to the next line in the sequence, whether or not a spell was cast. This makes it unique and different compared to a simple /castsequence macro. That is just the basic mechanism, there is a lot you can do with this addon.

Miscellaneous

• AutoShot

  • This is a simple addon that automatically take screenshots at regular intervals.

Conclusion

Using Addons can let you enjoy and play World of Warcraft: Classic to its fullest. They certainly aren't required, but you should definitely try these out if you haven't already. They can smooth out some of the rough edges of the vanilla experience and were always intended to do exactly that.

I'm still discovering new addons as I play and I will keep updating this list as I find them.

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