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See [[UI]]. Also just called the WoW Interface (as in "WoW Interface Customization").
The User Interface, or UI, is a part of a game or program that the user interacts with. The term generally refers specifically to the buttons, windows, and other controls a player sees and uses.


The in-house name for the part of the WoW UI that is implemented in [[Lua]], and hence fully replacable by users, is "[[FrameXML]]".
In many games, the developers make allowances for players to craft their own unique look-and-feel for their own UI. The player can [[\Mod|modify ("mod")]] just their own client application, or one can upload one's UI mod to one of the many [[fansites]] that host file transfers. Players can also download mods by peers and use those UI mods with their client. In World of Warcraft, these mods are called [[AddOn]]s.


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By swapping out UI mods, the entire gaming community has the opportunity to find a UI that works for their playing style.
 
== See also ==
* [[Development|WoW Development]]
* [[AddOn]] for technical AddOn reference
 
== External links ==
;Battle.net Support
{{elink|type=bnetsupportus|link=http://us.battle.net/support/en/article/common-display-ui-issues-after-a-patching|desc=World of Warcraft Reset UI FAQ|bydate=Updated: Jun 30, 2012; Article ID: 300544}}
{{elink|type=bnetsupporteu|link=http://eu.battle.net/support/en/article/world-of-warcraft-reset-ui-faq|desc=World of Warcraft Reset UI FAQ|bydate=Updated: 28-Jun-2012; Article ID: 300544}}
 
;Mists beta news
{{elink|type=wowinsider|link=http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/05/29/my-mists-of-pandaria-beta-ui-is-almost-perfect/|desc=My Mists of Pandaria beta UI is almost perfect|bydate=by {{wowinsider|Mathew McCurley}} May 29th 2012 at 1:00PM}}
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Latest revision as of 06:10, 15 August 2023

The User Interface, or UI, is a part of a game or program that the user interacts with. The term generally refers specifically to the buttons, windows, and other controls a player sees and uses.

In many games, the developers make allowances for players to craft their own unique look-and-feel for their own UI. The player can modify ("mod") just their own client application, or one can upload one's UI mod to one of the many fansites that host file transfers. Players can also download mods by peers and use those UI mods with their client. In World of Warcraft, these mods are called AddOns.

By swapping out UI mods, the entire gaming community has the opportunity to find a UI that works for their playing style.

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

Battle.net Support
Mists beta news