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Welcome to the World of Warcraft Customization Reference

You can also search using the Interface Customization or Community Web Platform categories.

Before editing WoW customization pages, please read How to edit API pages.

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The WoW development reference describes game customization and technical specifications for WoW. This includes game UI Macro and AddOn support and documentation of other types of files used for art or for general support of the game.

UI Customization Reference[edit]

WoW AddOns

· TOC format · Load Process · more...

WoW Global API

· Data types · Events · Lua functions

WoW Widget API

· Widgets · Script handlers · more...

WoW UI XML

· XML Ui · XML elements · XML types · more...

WoW Macro Command Reference

Secure Execution and Tainting

· SecureTemplates · SecureHandlers

UI Technical Details

· Console Variables · User functions · more...

Community Web Platform Reference[edit]

WoW Web API

Developer talk[edit]

Internet Relay Chat

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

UI Customisation Forums and Guilds

UI Customization Tutorials and HOWTOs[edit]

An introduction to addons, scripts and macros

Getting started with writing addons

WoW HOWTOs

Other Resources and Tools[edit]

Development Help AddOns

UI Code Snippets

Blizzard UI Internals

Viewing Blizzard's WoW UI code
go-hero.net - WoW UI version comparisons

Lua and XML editing software

Things you can help out with[edit]

Feel free to edit, correct or add any customization content

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 : You can also search using the [[:Category:Interface customization|Interface Customization]] or [[:Category:Web API|Community Web Platform]] categories.
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+The [[development|WoW development]] reference describes game customization and technical specifications for [[wowwiki:WoW|WoW]]. This includes game UI [[Macro]] and [[AddOn]] support and documentation of other types of files used for art or for general support of the game.
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-:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &middot; [[\TOC format]] &middot; [[\AddOn loading process|Load Process]] &middot; [[:Category:AddOns|more...]]
+:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &middot; [[TOC format]] &middot; [[AddOn loading process|Load Process]] &middot; [[:Category:AddOns|more...]]
-: '''[[\World of Warcraft API|WoW Global API]]'''
+: '''[[World of Warcraft API|WoW Global API]]'''
-:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &middot; [[\API types|Data types]] &middot; [[\Events (API)|Events]] &middot; [[\Lua functions]]
+:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &middot; [[API types|Data types]] &middot; [[Events (API)|Events]] &middot; [[Lua functions]]
-: '''[[\Widget API|WoW Widget API]]'''
+: '''[[Widget API|WoW Widget API]]'''
-:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &middot; [[\XML_user_interface|Widgets]] &middot; [[\Widget handlers|Script handlers]] &middot; [[:Category:Widgets|more...]]
+:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &middot; [[XML_user_interface|Widgets]] &middot; [[Widget handlers|Script handlers]] &middot; [[:Category:Widgets|more...]]
-: '''[[\XML UI|WoW UI XML]]'''
+: '''[[XML UI|WoW UI XML]]'''
-:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &middot; [[\XML/Ui|XML Ui]] &middot; [[\XML elements]] &middot; [[\XML types]] &middot; [[:Category:UI XML|more...]]
+:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &middot; [[XML/Ui|XML Ui]] &middot; [[XML elements]] &middot; [[XML types]] &middot; [[:Category:UI XML|more...]]
-: '''[[\Macro commands|WoW Macro Command Reference]]'''
+: '''[[Macro commands|WoW Macro Command Reference]]'''
-: '''[[\Secure Execution and Tainting]]'''
+: '''[[Secure Execution and Tainting]]'''
-:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &middot; [[\SecureTemplates]] &middot; [[\SecureHandlers]]
+:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &middot; [[SecureTemplates]] &middot; [[SecureHandlers]]
 : '''[[:Category:UI technical details|UI Technical Details]]'''
-:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &middot; [[\Console variables|Console Variables]] &middot; [[\User defined functions|User functions]] &middot; [[:Category:UI technical details|more...]]
+:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &middot; [[Console variables|Console Variables]] &middot; [[User defined functions|User functions]] &middot; [[:Category:UI technical details|more...]]
 ==== Community Web Platform Reference ====
-: '''[[\Web API|WoW Web API]]'''
+: '''[[Web API|WoW Web API]]'''
 ==== Developer talk ====
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 ==== UI Customization Tutorials and HOWTOs ====
-: [[\UI beginner's guide|An introduction to addons, scripts and macros]]
+: [[UI beginner's guide|An introduction to addons, scripts and macros]]
-: [[\Getting started with writing addons]]
+: [[Getting started with writing addons]]
-: '''[[\WoW HOWTOs]]'''
+: '''[[HOWTOs|WoW HOWTOs]]'''
-:* [[\Handling events]]
+:* [[Handling events]]
-:* [[\Saving variables between game sessions]]
+:* [[Saving variables between game sessions]]
-:* [[\Creating a slash command]]
+:* [[Creating a slash command]]
-:* [[\Localizing an addon]]
+:* [[Localizing an addon]]
-:* [[\Using the Interface Options Addons panel]]
+:* [[Using the Interface Options Addons panel]]
-:* [[\Using UIDropDownMenu]]
+:* [[Using UIDropDownMenu]]
-:* [[\XML basics]]
+:* [[XML basics]]
-:* [[\WoW HOWTOs|more...]]
+:* [[HOWTOs|more...]]
 ==== Other Resources and Tools ====
 : [[:Category:Development Help AddOns|Development Help AddOns]]
-: [[\UI Snippets|UI Code Snippets]]
+: [[UI Snippets|UI Code Snippets]]
 : '''Blizzard UI Internals'''
-:* [[\Viewing Blizzard's WoW user interface code|Viewing Blizzard's WoW UI code]]
+:* [[Viewing Blizzard's WoW user interface code|Viewing Blizzard's WoW UI code]]
 :* [http://wow.go-hero.net/framexml/builds go-hero.net] - WoW UI version comparisons
-: '''[[\Lua editors|Lua and XML editing software]]'''
+: '''[[Lua editors|Lua and XML editing software]]'''
-:* [[\Lua editors|Lua Editor List]]
+:* [[Lua editors|Lua Editor List]]
 :* [//addonstudio.org/wow/current AddOn Studio for WoW]
 :* [http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/fileinfo.php?id=4222 WoW UI Designer]
 :* [http://ixedit.sourceforge.net/ iXink XML Editor]
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