Editing WoW:UI FAQ/AddOns (section)

== What? (Definitions) == 

=== No, really. What the heck are UIs, Mods, and AddOns? ===

A "UI", "AddOn" or "Mod" (the terms tend to be used interchangeably) is anything that provides "'''Mod'''ifications" or "'''Add'''s '''On''' to" the original base '''U'''ser '''I'''nterface as supplied by Blizzard. The changes may be purely cosmetic (change the colour of the bars from the standard grey to florescent pink), may make it so you can change where or how things are displayed on the screen, may provide additional information or functionality, etc.

Information on Macros and Scripts can be found further along in this FAQ.

=== Whats the best UI? ===

{{faqq}}What is the best UI?
{{faqq}}What is the best UI for PvP?
{{faqq}}What is the best UI for instancing?
{{faqq}}What is the best UI for (insert your class here)?

{{faqa}}Remember that when you are asking about "the best UI", while people can point you to the mod they prefer, it is just that, a personal preference.

Person A prefers Mod/Compilation X. Person B doesn't like Mod/Compilation X, they prefer Mod/Compilation Y. Person C uses stand-alones only, and mixes and matches to get their desired result, etc and so on ...

Examples of AddOns:
:CTMod, GyspyMod, BloodEagle’s Recompilation, FlexBar, Insomniax Recompilation, Cosmos, SvartenUI, UltimateUI (UUI), BibMod, Telo’s Mods, MonkeyMods, MiniGroup, Woofiest’s Compilation, etc, etc, etc. 

Please note, this is definitely not anywhere near a "complete" list, there are many many many others. A large number of the ones I've got listed there are suites/compilations, an example listing of stand-alones would be absolutely freaking huge. The ones I listed aren't in any particular order. This is just a very small sample listing to give you an idea of the fact that there are tons out there.

You have to figure out which one gives you the options you want, or mix and match to get what you want. 

Check out different AddOns, find what works for you.