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Addons & UI
Build an interface that helps you play — without burying your screen under other people's addons.
Addons change what the game shows you. A good interface surfaces the information you need and hides everything else; a bad one is a second job.
This School teaches the categories, the judgement, and the maintenance habits — not a mandatory stack. Start small, add what solves a real problem, and know how to undo it.
Start Here
The first lessons worth reading aboard this School.
- Addons & UIGetting Started
Addons: Where to Start
What addons are, how to install them safely, the categories worth installing first — and why a clean UI beats a crowded one.
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Sep 18, 2026
- Addons & UIGetting Started
Building a Clean UI
Centralize what matters, remove what does not — a calm approach to interface layout for every role.
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Sep 18, 2026
Explore the School
The waters this School charts — concepts first, spreadsheets later.
Getting Started
What addons are, how they are installed and updated, and why abandoned addons become problems.
Core Categories
Learn what each category does before deciding whether you need it.
- Boss mods — encounter timers and warnings
- Nameplates — enemy health bars that carry information
- Damage meters — for review, not ego
- Raid frames — healing and group awareness
- WeakAuras — custom alerts and displays
- UI customization — bars, bags, and unit frames
Building a Clean UI
Information hierarchy: the middle of your screen is for what kills you, the edges are for everything else.
- Cooldown and buff visibility where your eyes already are
- Alerts that mean something — fewer is more
- Action bars and keybinds you can reach
- Clutter as a real performance cost
WeakAuras
The most powerful addon is also the one to treat with the most care.
- What a WeakAura actually is — a recipe, not a program you audit
- How imports work and what they can see
- Trust and security — import from reputable sources only
- Where the community publishes maintained packs
Troubleshooting
When the UI misbehaves: conflicts, resets, disabling addons, and performance issues. Guides cover the fixes.
Featured Guides
Lessons from the crew's Addons & UI shelf.
- Addons & UIGetting Started
Boss Mods Explained
What DBM and BigWigs actually do, why everyone uses one, and how to keep them from becoming noise.
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Sep 18, 2026
- Addons & UIGetting Started
Nameplates and Why They Matter
Enemy nameplates as an information system — casts, threat, and target awareness at a glance.
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Sep 18, 2026
- Addons & UIGetting Started
Troubleshooting Addons
The calm diagnostic path — updates, selective disabling, and finding the one addon breaking your game.
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Sep 18, 2026
Upcoming Sessions
Live Academy sessions aboard this School — workshops, guided runs, and reviews.
No Academy sessions are scheduled here right now.
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Trusted Resources
Charts beyond the hull — the tools and references the crew trusts for this School.
CurseForge
Addon ManagerThe main addon repository and updater — browse categories, read update notes, and spot abandoned projects.
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Wago
WeakAuras & ProfilesCommunity repository for WeakAura packs and UI profiles with visible update history.
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Wowhead
Addon GuidesAddon recommendations, UI guides, and patch-day addon status coverage.
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