Changes: Wowpedia:Interface customization

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What are AddOns?	How do I install AddOns?
AddOns are Lua/XML files that can modify the WoW User Interface.	You can install an addon by extracting its folder(s) into the addons directory: `World of Warcraft\_retail_\Interface\AddOns`

How do I develop AddOns?	Where can I get AddOns?
Start with Create a WoW AddOn in under 15 Minutes.	They can be downloaded from CurseForge and WoWInterface or one of the addon updater clients.

Interface documentation

API Reference

Global API · Lua API
- Widget API · Widget Scripts
- Events · CVars · API changes
XML overview · XML schema
Macro commands · Macro conditionals

Technical Details

Development Resources

Viewing Blizzard's interface code

wow-ui-source

BlizzardInterfaceResources

Townlong Yak

FrameXML · API Documentation
Globe · who uses that?

WoW.tools

File Search · DBC Browser

wowprogramming.com

Website · 2nd Edition Book

Development Tools

Development AddOns
WeakAuras Wiki Lua Dev Environment
VS Code Lua Extension
IntelliJ IDEA EmmyLua WoW API
Sublime Text WoWDevelopment

Tutorials (HOWTOs)

MMO-Champion: Creating Your Own WoW Addon
WelcomeHome - Your first Ace3 Addon · Ace3 for Dummies

YouTube

Mayron: Creating WoW AddOns

Paul Halliday: World of Warcraft AddOn Development

AddOn Features

Developer Communities

Discord

Forums

IRC

chat.freenode.net: #wowuidev
chat.freenode.net: #wowace

Things you can help out with

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-| [[AddOn]]s are [[Lua]] and XML files which are loaded from a [[TOC_format|TOC]] file. They can for example display information and modify the World of Warcraft [[User Interface]].
+| [[AddOn]]s are [[Lua]]/XML files that can modify the WoW [[User Interface]].
 | You can [[AddOn#Installing_an_addon|install]] an addon by extracting its folder(s) into the addons directory:
 <code>World of Warcraft\_retail_\Interface\AddOns</code>
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 ! width="50%" | '''Where can I get AddOns?'''
 |- valign="top"
+| Start with [[Create a WoW AddOn in under 15 Minutes]].
-| Begin with [[Create a WoW AddOn under 15 Minutes]]. A simple text editor like [https://code.visualstudio.com/ VS Code] or [https://notepad-plus-plus.org/ Notepad++] is sufficient. See the [https://github.com/WeakAuras/WeakAuras2/wiki/Lua-Dev-Environment WeakAuras Lua Dev Environment] page for a more extensive guide on setting up a dev environment.
 | They can be downloaded from [https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons CurseForge] and [https://www.wowinterface.com/addons.php WoWInterface] or one of the [https://ogri-la.github.io/wow-addon-managers/ addon updater] clients.
 |}
 </div>
 == Interface documentation ==
+[[File:Interface Customization logo.png|right]]
-{| width="60%"
-|-
+{|
 | valign="top" |
 <h4>API Reference</h4>
+* [[World of Warcraft API|Global API]] · [[Lua functions|Lua API]]
+** [[Widget API|Widget API]] · [[Widget_script_handlers|Widget Scripts]]
+** [[Events]] · [[CVars]] · [[API change summaries|API changes]]
+* [[XML_user_interface|XML overview]] · [[XML_elements|XML schema]]
+* [[Macro commands]] · [[Macro conditionals]] &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
+<h4>Technical Details</h4>
-*'''[[World of Warcraft API|Global API]]'''
-** [[Events]] &middot; [[CVars]] &middot; [[Lua functions|Lua API]] &middot; [[:Category:API_types|Data Types]]
-** [[API change summaries]]
-*'''[[Widget API|Widget API]]'''
-** [[XML_user_interface|XML declarations]] &middot; [[Widget handlers|Script handlers]] &middot; [[:Category:Widgets|Summaries]]
+* [[COMBAT_LOG_EVENT|Combat Log]]
-*'''[[Secure Execution and Tainting]]'''
+* [[UI escape sequences]]
-** [[SecureTemplates]] &middot; [[SecureHandlers]]
+* [[TOC format]]
+* [[UnitId]] · [[GUID]]
+* [[Secure Execution and Tainting]]
+** [[SecureTemplates]] · [[SecureHandlers]]
+** [https://www.townlong-yak.com/taint.log/about About taint] · [https://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=58021#5 How to deal with taint]
+<h4>Development Resources</h4>
-* [[Macro commands]]
+* [[Viewing Blizzard's interface code]]
+: [[File:GitHub_Octocat.png|16px|link=]] [https://github.com/Gethe/wow-ui-source wow-ui-source]
-* [[:Category:UI technical details|UI Technical Details]]
+: [[File:GitHub_Octocat.png|16px|link=]] [https://github.com/Ketho/BlizzardInterfaceResources BlizzardInterfaceResources]
-** [[TOC format]] &middot; [[Console variables]]
+Townlong Yak
-** [[AddOn loading process]] &middot; [[:Category:UI technical details|more...]]
+* [https://www.townlong-yak.com/framexml/live FrameXML] · [https://www.townlong-yak.com/framexml/live/Blizzard_APIDocumentation API Documentation]
+* [https://www.townlong-yak.com/globe/ Globe] · [https://www.townlong-yak.com/globe/wut/ who uses that?]
-* [[:Category:Interface customization|more...]]
+WoW.tools
+* [https://wow.tools/files/ File Search] · [https://wow.tools/dbc/ DBC Browser]
+wowprogramming.com
+* [https://wowprogramming.com/ Website] · [https://books.google.com/books?id=tOSDV71ND_0C 2nd Edition Book]
+<h4>Development Tools</h4>
+* [[Development AddOns]]
+* WeakAuras Wiki [https://github.com/WeakAuras/WeakAuras2/wiki/Lua-Dev-Environment Lua Dev Environment]
+* VS Code [https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=sumneko.lua Lua Extension]
+* IntelliJ IDEA [https://github.com/Ellypse/IntelliJ-IDEA-Lua-IDE-WoW-API EmmyLua WoW API]
+* Sublime Text [https://packagecontrol.io/packages/WoWDevelopment WoWDevelopment]
 | valign="top" |
+<h4>Tutorials ([[HOWTOs]])</h4>
-[[File:Interface Customization logo.png|right]]
+# [[Introduction to Lua]]
-<h4>Tutorials</h4>
+# [[Create a WoW AddOn in under 15 Minutes]]
+# [[Using the BigWigs Packager with GitHub Actions]]
+:* [https://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/817817-Creating-Your-Own-WoW-Addon MMO-Champion: Creating Your Own WoW Addon]
+:* [[WelcomeHome - Your first Ace3 Addon]] · [[Ace3 for Dummies]]
+YouTube
+: [[File:ElinkIcon-youtube.png|16px|link=]] [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3wt7cLYn4N-3D3PTTUZBM2t1exFmoA2G Mayron: Creating WoW AddOns]
+: [[File:ElinkIcon-youtube.png|16px|link=]] [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtKjv92L0ihCEwnh3jNifgGaZ6KxKV9AW Paul Halliday: World of Warcraft AddOn Development]
+<h4>AddOn Features</h4>
-* [[UI beginner's guide|An introduction to addons, scripts and macros]]
+* [[Handling events]]
-* [[Getting started with writing addons]]
+* [[Creating a slash command]]
+* [[Saving variables between game sessions]]
+* [[Using the Interface Options Addons panel]]
+* [[Using UIDropDownMenu]]
+* [[Hooking functions]]
+* [[Localizing an addon]]
+<h4>Developer Communities</h4>
-* '''[[HOWTOs]]'''
+Discord
-** [[Handling events]]
+* [https://discord.gg/sVQCHr5 WoWUIDev]
-** [[Saving variables between game sessions]]
+* [https://discord.gg/sXy46yZ WoW AddOns;]
-** [[Creating a slash command]]
-** [[Localizing an addon]]
-** [[Using the Interface Options Addons panel]]
-** [[Using UIDropDownMenu]]
-** [[XML basics]]
-** [[HOWTOs|more...]]
+Forums
-|-
+* [https://www.wowinterface.com/forums/ WoWInterface]
-| colspan="2" style="height: 1.5em" |
+* [https://www.reddit.com/r/wowaddons/ r/wowaddons]
-|-
+* [https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/c/guides/ui-macro/35 UI and Macro forums] (US)
-| valign="top" |
+* [https://eu.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/c/guides/interface-and-macros/239 UI and Macro forums] (EU)
-<h4>Resources and Tools</h4>
+IRC
-* [[:Category:Development Help AddOns|Development Help AddOns]]
+* chat.freenode.net: [irc://chat.freenode.net/wowuidev #wowuidev]
-* [[Viewing Blizzard's interface code|Viewing Blizzard's Interface code]]
+* chat.freenode.net: [irc://chat.freenode.net/wowace #wowace]
-* [[:Category:Hosted AddOns|Hosted addon pages]] &middot; [[:Category:Function Libraries|Function Libraries]]
+|}
-* [[User defined functions]]
-* [[Lua editors|Lua and XML editing software]]
+== Categories ==
-| valign="top" |
+* [[:Category:Interface customization]]
-<h4>Developer Communities</h4>
+* [[:Category:UI technical details]]
-* '''Discord'''
+* [[:Category:HOWTOs]]
-** [https://discord.gg/sVQCHr5 WoWUIDev]
+* [[:Category:API types]]
-** [https://discord.gg/sXy46yZ WoW AddOns;]
+* [[:Category:Development Help AddOns]]
-* '''IRC'''
+* [[:Category:Hosted AddOns]]
-** chat.freenode.net: [irc://chat.freenode.net/wowuidev #wowuidev]
+* [[:Category:Function Libraries]]
-** chat.freenode.net: [irc://chat.freenode.net/wowace #wowace]
-* '''Forums'''
-** [https://www.wowinterface.com/forums/ WoWInterface]
-** Official [https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/c/guides/ui-macro/35 UI and Macro forums] (US)
-** Official [https://eu.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/c/guides/interface-and-macros/239 UI and Macro forums] (EU)
-|}
 == Things you can help out with ==
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 * Take a look in [[:Category:Votes for deleting]] and look for API pages.
 * Help convert old pages to the [[Help:API Function articles]] style!
+<!-- outdated pages
+* [[User defined functions]]
+* [[Lua editors|Lua and XML editing software]]
+-->