Installation Guide
- Exit "World of Warcraft" completely
- Download the mod you want to install
- Make a folder on your desktop called "My Mods"
- Save the .zip/.rar files to this folder.
- If, when you try to download the file, it automatically "opens" it... you need to RIGHT click on the link and "save as..." or "Save Target As".
- Extract the file - commonly known as 'unzipping'
Do this ONE FILE AT A TIME!
- Windows
- Windows XP a built in ZIP extractor. Double click on the file to open it, inside should be the file or folders needed. Copy these outside to the "My Mods" folder.
- WinRAR: Right click the file, select "Extract Here"
- WinZip: You MUST make sure the option to "Use Folder Names" is CHECKED or it will just extract the files and not make the proper folders how the Authors designed
- Mac Users
- StuffitExpander: Double click the archive to extract it to a folder in the current directory.
- Verify your WoW Installation Path
That is where you are running WoW from and THAT is where you need to install your mods.
- Move to the Addon folder
- Open your World of Warcraft folder. (default is C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\)
- Go into the "Interface" folder.
- Go into the "AddOns" folder.
- In a new window, open the "My Mods" folder.
- The "My Mods" folder should have the "Addonname" folder in it.
- Move the "Addonname" folder into the "AddOns" folder
- Start World of Warcraft
- Make sure AddOns are installed
- Log in
- At the Character Select screen, look in lower left corner for the "addons" button.
- If button is there: make sure all the mods you installed are listed and make sure "load out of date addons" is checked.
- If the button is NOT there: means you did not install the addons properly. Look at the above screenshots. Try repeating the steps or getting someone who knows more about computers than you do to help.
Translations
When you download a mod, please be sure that the mod is compatible with your translation of wow. Some mods only work on the US versions, while some only work on some of the various European versions. These variations are called "Localizations".
TOC Numbers (Out of Date Mods)
When Blizzard patches WoW, they change the Interface number. This means that all mods will be "out of date" unless or until the author releases a new version for that interface. Some people go into the .toc files and update the numbers themselves, but this is STRONGLY advised against as it will cause problems locating possible incompatibilities addons. When you log into WoW after a patch, you DO NOT have to delete your interface directory. All you have to do is simply tell WoW to ignore the interface numbers and load all the mods anyway. All you have to do is, while at the "character select" screen, look in the lower left corner and click on the "addons" button. A window will pop up listing all your installed mods.
If you look in the upper left corner of that window there should be a box that says "Load Out of Date AddOns". You want to CHECK this box. Now simply go into WoW normally and all your mods should load. As of the 1.9 patch, you will have to do this after EVERY patch/update that Blizzard posts! If you encounter any problems with a mod after a patch, please be sure to let the author of the mod know so they can fix it.
See also: About "Out Of Date AddOns"
Mac Support
WoW addons are not platformed based. As such, they can be used on either Mac or PC. You can extract both .zip and .rar files on a Mac using StuffitExpander.
Directory Structure
World of Warcraft
|_ Interface
|_AddOns
|_*AddonName*
|_ *AddonName*.toc
|_ *AddonName*.xml
|_ *AddonName*.lua
|_ (possibly others as well)...
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freakenator7 saidok seriously, how do you install a UI, not an addon, a UI. ive tried countless times using the method described on this page but it doesnt work. ive looked through multimple search results on google and even freakin youtube, they all say the same useless thing...
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freakenator7 saidbut uh how do you move things around... like the chat box. also how do you get up the extra actionbars like in the screenshot?
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freakenator7 saidnvm, sorted :P
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twiste saidif so can someone help me...?
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twiste saidhey i dont get how to load it do i have to make it all my self or is there like a way to load the same one from the screen shot
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Desklamp_Guru saidOk, I downloaded this a few days ago and LOVE it. But I am having one problem that is giving me a major headache:
My stupid tooltip is stuck right in the middle of my screen. And I can't figure out a way to move it. I've gone through every single addon one at a time to see if I can fix it, but I'm not getting anywhere. Can anyone help me?
I noticed that Dewfan posted a similar problem, but they seemed to fix it (without posting a solution)....
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finlandeath saidI cant fucking get any UI addons to work... -.-
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Lethal_Irony saidis there an XP bar lol i cant seem to find it :/
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serperate saidi would like to know if there is enny way i can write someting so it all come on the places where it shut be?
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bmanar1 saidThe message in the middle of your screen is from the mod powersupply.Turn it off and your good to go. It only took me an hour of turning mods on and off to figure it out ><
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Laijin saidI'd like to know how to get rid of some text in the middle of thescreen, one says "1001 spell damage please uppdate your settings, got one with my HP and Mana and onw with some inventory info, please reply and tell me how to remove this. =)
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DewFan36 saidNever mind fixed it ^^ great addon thanks upload and applying your setting
i give it a two thumbs up, very well put together
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Laijin saidDid you fix the messages in the middle of the screen in the Bloody UI packk? if you did then I'd like to know how you did it.
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DaRkM saidlooks very busy. not gonna try. Titan Panel is good enough for me
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DewFan36 saidIs there a way to move tooltips? plz help its in the middle of my screen =( not fun
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Yesitsme saidive got txt in the middle of my screen saying "450 spell damage please update your settings"...any ideas what addon it is? as i cant find how to turn it off/update
cheers