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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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: You can also navigate UI Customization '''[[:Category:Interface customization|via categories]]''' or Community Web Platform '''[[:Category:Web API|via categories]]'''.
: Before editing WoW development pages, please read [[WoWWiki:How to edit API pages|the relevant guidelines]].
: Check out the '''main API changes''' for ''Mists of Pandaria'' in [[Patch_5.0.4/API_changes|Patch 5.0.4]].
: Check out the '''main API changes''' for ''Warlords of Draenor'' in [[Patch_6.0.2/API_changes|Patch 6.0.2]].
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==== UI Customization Reference ====
==== UI Customization Reference ====
 
: '''[[AddOn|WoW AddOns]]'''
: '''[[WoW AddOn|WoW AddOns]]'''
:&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|Summaries]]


: '''[[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]] &middot; [[API change summaries|Changes]]
:&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|XML Widget declarations]] &middot; [[Widget handlers|Script handlers]] &middot; [[:Category:Widgets|Summaries]]
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &middot; [[XML_user_interface|Widgets]] &middot; [[Widget handlers|Script handlers]] &middot; [[:Category:Widgets|more...]]


: '''[[XML UI|WoW XML UI]]'''
: '''[[XML UI|WoW UI XML]]'''
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &middot; [[XML/Ui|XML Root]] &middot; [[XML elements|XML elements]] &middot; [[XML/Types|XML Types]] &middot; [[:Category:UI XML|Summaries]]
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &middot; [[XML/Ui|XML Ui]] &middot; [[XML elements]] &middot; [[XML types]] &middot; [[:Category:UI XML|more...]]


: '''[[Macro commands|Macro Command Reference]]'''
: '''[[Macro commands|WoW Macro Command Reference]]'''


: '''[[Secure Execution and Tainting]]'''
: '''[[Secure Execution and Tainting]]'''
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: '''[[:Category:UI technical details|UI Technical Details]]'''
: '''[[:Category:UI technical details|UI Technical Details]]'''
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &middot; [[Console variables|Console Variables]] &middot; [[User defined 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 ====
==== Community Web Platform Reference ====
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: '''UI Customisation Forums and Guilds'''
: '''UI Customisation Forums and Guilds'''
:* [http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/board.html?forumId=11114&sid=1 WoW Official forums (US)]
:* [//us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/c/guides/ui-macro WoW Official forums (US)]
:* [http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/index.php?=wow-interface-customization WoWInterface]
:* [//www.wowinterface.com/forums/index.php?=wow-interface-customization WoW Interface Forums]
:* [http://www.wowace.com/forums/ Ace]
:* [//www.curseforge.com/forums CurseForge and WoW Ace Forums]
:* [[In-game developer guilds]]


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==== UI Customization Tutorials and HOWTOs ====
==== UI Customization Tutorials and HOWTOs ====


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: [[Getting started with writing addons]]
: [[Getting started with writing addons]]


: '''[[HOWTOs]]'''
: '''[[HOWTOs|WoW HOWTOs]]'''
:* [[Handling events]]
:* [[Handling events]]
:* [[Saving variables between game sessions]]
:* [[Saving variables between game sessions]]
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:* [[XML basics]]
:* [[XML basics]]
:* [[HOWTOs|more...]]
:* [[HOWTOs|more...]]


==== Other Resources and Tools ====
==== Other Resources and Tools ====


: [[:Category:Development Help AddOns|Development Help AddOns]]
: [[:Category:Development Help AddOns|Development Help AddOns]]
: [[:Category:Hosted AddOns|Hosted addon pages]] &middot; [[:Category:AddOns Libraries|Library AddOns]]
: [[UI Snippets|UI Code Snippets]]
: [[UI Snippets|UI Code Snippets]]


: '''Blizzard UI Internals'''
: '''Blizzard UI Internals'''
:* [[Viewing Blizzard's WoW user interface code]]
:* [[Viewing Blizzard's WoW user interface code|Viewing Blizzard's WoW UI code]]
:* [http://wow.go-hero.net/framexml/builds wow.go-hero.net - WoW UI version comparisons]
:* [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]]
:* [[AddOn Studio 2010]]
:* [//addonstudio.org/wow/current AddOn Studio for WoW]
:* [http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/fileinfo.php?id=4222 WoW UI Designer]
:* [http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/fileinfo.php?id=4222 WoW UI Designer]
:* [http://ixedit.sourceforge.net/ iXink XML Editor]
:* [http://ixedit.sourceforge.net/ iXink XML Editor]
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* Fill out all those red links in [[World of Warcraft API]]! &nbsp; (though pick in order of likelihood of being useful). [[Viewing Blizzard's WoW user interface code|Looking at the FrameXML]] code to find out how the functions are being used is good way to begin. Please do not create stubs if you are not adding new and useful facts - we prefer red links over stubs with no additional information.
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Latest revision as of 18:03, 12 October 2023

Interface Customization logo.png

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.

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
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
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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