A beginner knowledge of programming and/or scripting.īy no means will this guide teach you how to develop a production-ready addon rather, it simply aims to get you in the right direction.A World of Wacraft account (for testing purposes).A text editor (I recommend Visual Studio Code paired with the.If you have not used Lua before, refer to the Lua beginner guide before beginning thhis tutorial.Īll source code for this guide is available on GitHub. This guide will go through the very basics of developing an addon.Ī basic understanding of programming/scripting (in any language) is recommend. WoW's addon scripting API provides a flexible system for extension through both functionality and interface. World of Wacraft allows you to extend the functionality of the client through a collection of Lua scripts known as addons. This new version of the guide is completely rewritten and is updated for the latest version of World of Warcraft. I wrote it when I was in wee kid in elementary school-it is only now that I have taken an interest in updating and revising it. If the button is NOT there: means you did not install the addons properly.World of Warcraft Addon Writing Guide: A basic introduction by example.If button is there: make sure all the addons you installed are listed and make sure “load out of date addons” is checked.At the Character Select screen, look in lower left corner for the “addons” button.Correct: \World of Warcraft\_classic_\Interface\AddOns\\.Drag and drop the folder extracted from the zip file into the " AddOns" folder.(default is C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\_retail_\) and/or _classic_ You will find the install path under Folder Used for Gameplay.You can find the install path by loading your Battle net launcher and click on the Bnet icon on the top left corner.That is where you are running WoW from and THAT is where you need to install your addons.StuffitExpander: Double click the archive to extract it to a folder in the current directory.WinZip: You MUST make sure the option to “Use Folder Names” is CHECKED or it will just extract the files and not make the proper folders how the Authors designed.WinRAR: Right click the file, select “Extract Here”.You can drag and drop the folder from inside the zip file to your download folder. Double click on the file to open it, inside should be the file or folders needed. If, when you try to download the file, it automatically “opens”, you need to RIGHT click on the link and “save as…” or “Save Target As”.
Make sure World of Warcraft is closed and not loaded
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