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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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+--><h3 class="mpcontentbox-header" style="margin-left:145px">'''Welcome to the World of Warcraft Customization Reference'''</h3>
-: You can also search using the [[:Category:Interface customization|Interface Customization]] categories or the [[:Special:Search|Search]] page.
+: You can also search using the [[:Category:Interface customization|Interface Customization]] or [[:Category:Web API|Community Web Platform]] categories.
-: Before editing [[\Engine development|Engine customization]] pages, please read [[AddOn Studio Wiki:How to edit API pages|How to edit API pages]].<!--
+: Before editing [[development|WoW customization]] pages, please read [[AddOn Studio Wiki:How to edit API pages|How to edit API pages]].<!--
---></div>{{dev||}}The [[\Engine development]] reference describes game customization and technical specifications for [[enginestarwiki:Engine|Engine]]. 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.
+--></div>
+{{dev}}
+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.
+{| class="mpcontentbox-table" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
+|-
+| style="height: 1.5em" valign="top" |
+==== UI Customization Reference ====
+: '''[[AddOn|WoW AddOns]]'''
+:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &middot; [[TOC format]] &middot; [[AddOn loading process|Load Process]] &middot; [[:Category:AddOns|more...]]
-== Reference ==
+: '''[[World of Warcraft API|WoW Global API]]'''
-=== Engine UI Customization ===
+:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &middot; [[API types|Data types]] &middot; [[Events (API)|Events]] &middot; [[Lua functions]]
-: '''[[UI AddOn]]s'''
+: '''[[Widget API|WoW Widget API]]'''
-:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &middot; [[TOC format]] &middot; [[AddOn loading process]] &middot; [[:Category:WildStar AddOns|Summaries]]
+:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &middot; [[XML_user_interface|Widgets]] &middot; [[Widget handlers|Script handlers]] &middot; [[:Category:Widgets|more...]]
-: '''[[UI API|Global API]]'''
+: '''[[XML UI|WoW UI XML]]'''
-:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &middot; [[API types|Data Types]] &middot; [[API events|Events]] &middot; [[UI Lua|Lua functions]] &middot; [[API change summaries|Changes]]
+:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &middot; [[XML/Ui|XML Ui]] &middot; [[XML elements]] &middot; [[XML types]] &middot; [[:Category:UI XML|more...]]
-: '''[[UI Form]]s'''
+: '''[[Macro commands|WoW Macro Command Reference]]'''
-:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &middot; [[XML_user_interface|XML Widget declarations]] &middot; [[Widget handlers|Script handlers]] &middot; [[:Category:WildStar Widgets|Summaries]]
-: '''[[UI XML|WildStar XML UI]]'''
+: '''[[Secure Execution and Tainting]]'''
-:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &middot; [[XML/Ui|XML Root]] &middot; [[XML elements]] &middot; [[XML/Types|XML Types]] &middot; [[:Category:WildStar UI XML|Summaries]]
+:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &middot; [[SecureTemplates]] &middot; [[SecureHandlers]]
-: '''[[UI Macro|Macro Reference]]'''
+: '''[[:Category:UI technical details|UI Technical Details]]'''
-:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &middot; [[Macro commands|Command Reference]] &middot; [[Console variables|Console Variables]]
+:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &middot; [[Console variables|Console Variables]] &middot; [[User defined functions|User functions]] &middot; [[:Category:UI technical details|more...]]
-: '''[[:Category:Engine Technical details|Technical details]]'''
+==== Community Web Platform Reference ====
-:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &middot; [[User defined code]] &middot; [[UI Snippets]] &middot; [[:Category:Engine UI technical details|more...]]
-== Other materials ==
+: '''[[Web API|WoW Web API]]'''
 ==== Developer talk ====
-<!--
 : '''Internet Relay Chat'''
 :* chat.freenode.net: [irc://chat.freenode.net/wowuidev #wowuidev]
 :* chat.freenode.net: [irc://chat.freenode.net/wowace #wowace]
--->
 : '''UI Customisation Forums and Guilds'''
-* none
+:* [//us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/c/guides/ui-macro WoW Official forums (US)]
+:* [//www.wowinterface.com/forums/index.php?=wow-interface-customization WoW Interface Forums]
+:* [//www.curseforge.com/forums CurseForge and WoW Ace Forums]
+| colspan="2" style="height: 1.5em" valign="top" |
+==== UI Customization Tutorials and HOWTOs ====
-==== Tutorials and HOWTOs ====
 : [[UI beginner's guide|An introduction to addons, scripts and macros]]
 : [[Getting started with writing addons]]
-: '''[[UI Guides]] and HOWTOs'''
+: '''[[HOWTOs|WoW HOWTOs]]'''
 :* [[Handling events]]
 :* [[Saving variables between game sessions]]
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 :* [[Using UIDropDownMenu]]
 :* [[XML basics]]
-:* [[UI Guides|more...]]
+:* [[HOWTOs|more...]]
 ==== Other Resources and Tools ====
+: [[:Category:Development Help AddOns|Development Help AddOns]]
 : [[UI Snippets|UI Code Snippets]]
-: '''Engine UI Internals'''
+: '''Blizzard UI Internals'''
-:* [[Viewing Engine interface 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 Editor List]]
-:* [//addonstudio.org/engine/current AddOn Studio for WildStar]
+:* [//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]
+|}
 ==== Things you can help out with ====
 * Feel free to edit, correct or add any customization content

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