Can't remember which slash command is needed to open a menu for one of your mods? BaudMenu is accessible from the Blizzard options menu, and you can add buttons for all your other addons. Be aware that slash commands that do not exist will not create buttons.
Installation Guide
- Exit "World of Warcraft" completely
- Download the mod you want to install
- Make a folder on your desktop called "My Mods"
- Save the .zip/.rar files to this folder.
- If, when you try to download the file, it automatically "opens" it... you need to RIGHT click on the link and "save as..." or "Save Target As".
- Extract the file - commonly known as 'unzipping'
Do this ONE FILE AT A TIME!
- Windows
- Windows XP a built in ZIP extractor. Double click on the file to open it, inside should be the file or folders needed. Copy these outside to the "My Mods" folder.
- WinRAR: Right click the file, select "Extract Here"
- 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
- Mac Users
- StuffitExpander: Double click the archive to extract it to a folder in the current directory.
- Verify your WoW Installation Path
That is where you are running WoW from and THAT is where you need to install your mods.
- Move to the Addon folder
- Open your World of Warcraft folder. (default is C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\)
- Go into the "Interface" folder.
- Go into the "AddOns" folder.
- In a new window, open the "My Mods" folder.
- The "My Mods" folder should have the "Addonname" folder in it.
- Move the "Addonname" folder into the "AddOns" folder
- Start World of Warcraft
- Make sure AddOns are installed
- Log in
- At the Character Select screen, look in lower left corner for the "addons" button.
- If button is there: make sure all the mods you installed are listed and make sure "load out of date addons" is checked.
- If the button is NOT there: means you did not install the addons properly. Look at the above screenshots. Try repeating the steps or getting someone who knows more about computers than you do to help.
Translations
When you download a mod, please be sure that the mod is compatible with your translation of wow. Some mods only work on the US versions, while some only work on some of the various European versions. These variations are called "Localizations".
TOC Numbers (Out of Date Mods)
When Blizzard patches WoW, they change the Interface number. This means that all mods will be "out of date" unless or until the author releases a new version for that interface. Some people go into the .toc files and update the numbers themselves, but this is STRONGLY advised against as it will cause problems locating possible incompatibilities addons. When you log into WoW after a patch, you DO NOT have to delete your interface directory. All you have to do is simply tell WoW to ignore the interface numbers and load all the mods anyway. All you have to do is, while at the "character select" screen, look in the lower left corner and click on the "addons" button. A window will pop up listing all your installed mods.
If you look in the upper left corner of that window there should be a box that says "Load Out of Date AddOns". You want to CHECK this box. Now simply go into WoW normally and all your mods should load. As of the 1.9 patch, you will have to do this after EVERY patch/update that Blizzard posts! If you encounter any problems with a mod after a patch, please be sure to let the author of the mod know so they can fix it.
See also: About "Out Of Date AddOns"
Mac Support
WoW addons are not platformed based. As such, they can be used on either Mac or PC. You can extract both .zip and .rar files on a Mac using StuffitExpander.
Directory Structure
World of Warcraft
|_ Interface
|_AddOns
|_*AddonName*
|_ *AddonName*.toc
|_ *AddonName*.xml
|_ *AddonName*.lua
|_ (possibly others as well)...
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TheAvenger said12/8 18:41:43.234 An action was blocked in combat because of taint from BaudMenu - UIParent:SetAttribute()
12/8 18:41:43.234 Interface\FrameXML\UIParent.lua:1469 UpdateUIPanelPositions()
12/8 18:41:43.234 Interface\FrameXML\UIParent.lua:1357 CloseWindows()
12/8 18:41:43.234 Interface\FrameXML\UIParent.lua:942 ShowUIPanel()
12/8 18:41:43.234 GameMenuButtonBaudMenu:OnClick()
12/8 18:41:44.453 An action was blocked in combat because of taint from BaudMenu - UIParent:SetAttribute()
12/8 18:41:44.453 Interface\FrameXML\UIParent.lua:1469 UpdateUIPanelPositions()
12/8 18:41:44.453 Interface\FrameXML\UIParent.lua:1180 SetUIPanel()
12/8 18:41:44.453 Interface\FrameXML\UIParent.lua:1194 MoveUIPanel()
12/8 18:41:44.453 Interface\FrameXML\UIParent.lua:1095 HideUIPanel()
12/8 18:41:44.453 Interface\AddOns\BaudMenu\BaudMenu.lua:104 BaudMenuButton_OnClick()
12/8 18:41:44.453 BaudMenuButton3:OnClick()
12/8 18:41:46.281 An action was blocked in combat because of taint from BaudMenu - UIParent:SetAttribute()
12/8 18:41:46.281 Interface\FrameXML\UIParent.lua:1469 UpdateUIPanelPositions()
12/8 18:41:46.281 Interface\FrameXML\UIParent.lua:1357 CloseWindows()
12/8 18:41:46.281 Interface\FrameXML\UIParent.lua:942 ShowUIPanel()
12/8 18:41:46.281 GameMenuButtonBaudMenu:OnClick()
12/8 18:41:47.484 An action was blocked in combat because of taint from BaudMenu - UIParent:SetAttribute()
12/8 18:41:47.484 Interface\FrameXML\UIParent.lua:1469 UpdateUIPanelPositions()
12/8 18:41:47.484 Interface\FrameXML\UIParent.lua:1180 SetUIPanel()
12/8 18:41:47.484 Interface\FrameXML\UIParent.lua:1194 MoveUIPanel()
12/8 18:41:47.484 Interface\FrameXML\UIParent.lua:1095 HideUIPanel()
12/8 18:41:47.484 Interface\AddOns\BaudMenu\BaudMenu.lua:104 BaudMenuButton_OnClick()
12/8 18:41:47.484 BaudMenuButton4:OnClick()
12/8 18:42:05.203 An action was blocked in combat because of taint from BaudMenu - UIParent:SetAttribute()
12/8 18:42:05.203 Interface\FrameXML\UIParent.lua:1469 UpdateUIPanelPositions()
12/8 18:42:05.203 Interface\FrameXML\UIParent.lua:1357 CloseWindows()
12/8 18:42:05.203 Interface\FrameXML\UIParent.lua:942 ShowUIPanel()
12/8 18:42:05.203 GameMenuButtonBaudMenu:OnClick()
12/8 18:42:08.656 An action was blocked in combat because of taint from BaudMenu - UIParent:SetAttribute()
12/8 18:42:08.656 Interface\FrameXML\UIParent.lua:1469 UpdateUIPanelPositions()
12/8 18:42:08.656 Interface\FrameXML\UIParent.lua:1180 SetUIPanel()
12/8 18:42:08.656 Interface\FrameXML\UIParent.lua:1194 MoveUIPanel()
12/8 18:42:08.656 Interface\FrameXML\UIParent.lua:1095 HideUIPanel()
12/8 18:42:08.656 Interface\AddOns\BaudMenu\BaudMenu.lua:104 BaudMenuButton_OnClick()
12/8 18:42:08.656 BaudMenuButton7:OnClick()
12/8 18:42:18.546 An action was blocked in combat because of taint from BaudMenu - UIParent:SetAttribute()
12/8 18:42:18.546 Interface\FrameXML\UIParent.lua:1469 UpdateUIPanelPositions()
12/8 18:42:18.546 Interface\FrameXML\UIParent.lua:1357 CloseWindows()
12/8 18:42:18.546 Interface\FrameXML\UIParent.lua:942 ShowUIPanel()
12/8 18:42:18.546 GameMenuButtonBaudMenu:OnClick()
12/8 18:42:20.921 An action was blocked in combat because of taint from BaudMenu - UIParent:SetAttribute()
12/8 18:42:20.921 Interface\FrameXML\UIParent.lua:1469 UpdateUIPanelPositions()
12/8 18:42:20.921 Interface\FrameXML\UIParent.lua:1180 SetUIPanel()
12/8 18:42:20.921 Interface\FrameXML\UIParent.lua:1194 MoveUIPanel()
12/8 18:42:20.921 Interface\FrameXML\UIParent.lua:1095 HideUIPanel()
12/8 18:42:20.921 Interface\AddOns\BaudMenu\BaudMenu.lua:104 BaudMenuButton_OnClick()
12/8 18:42:20.921 BaudMenuButton6:OnClick()
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icechen1986 saidIf you are using ClearFont2, may cause problem of "UIParent".
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Baudzila saidI think I see what's causing that. Does that happen often?
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Mirius saidSuch a simple mod has made my gameplay so much easier.
Nice work.
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Lowlander saidany change 4 an update 4 this addon??
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Baudzila saidSounds good
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Bonez0r saidThe problem with having to remember commands always anoyed me, yet it never occurred to me that there could be a mod for that. Now i stumbled upon Baud Menu by coincidence and it looks perfect for the job! Am oing to install it right away. I hope it doesn't eat too many system resources though. My list of mods is growing longer so i try to pick the ones that are light and stil do the job :)
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vibropod saidI really like this mod, but I would like it even more if it sorted the list :) It's hard to find a command in an unordered list.
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KriLL3 saidLovely addon, A+
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Baudzila saidI fixed the problem. Thank you for making me aware that it wasn't working properly.
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Baudzila saidIf the slash command doesn't exist, it will not create a button for it. But what you typed out looks like it should work, so I'll check into it tomorrow.
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woollybully saidI have no problem with a simple "slash" command like "/mquest" to use with a mod called Monkey Quest, but if i try a "slash command like "/mquest open" it seems to ignore it. Any thoughts? Thanx
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Baudzila saidI havn't designed this addon for any client other than the English client.
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Kang saiddon't know what is the Mistake, but on the German Version of the Client Your Menu apear at the same Place as the Keybindings Option. So your Addon unusable, if someone want to change Keybindings sometimes. Its the same Problem as apear with Mymenu. this overwrite just the Keybindingsmenu too.