

When you log in, your add-ons will be active. Check the "Load Out-of-Date AddOns" check-box to enable add-ons listed as "out-of-date," which are often still useful. You can select which add-ons are active for which character by selecting the character name from the drop-down list and checking the check-boxes for add-ons you want to use. To activate your add-ons, click the "AddOns" button on the character selection screen. Some groups, like Tukui, use a proprietary client to update add-ons they produce, like the Tukui and ElvUI user interface add-ons. Curse Client, WowMatrix and Wootbit Client are some commonly used add-on clients.

Some clients instead require you to install the add-on manually, then update via the client. Typically, you download and install the client, then select add-ons from their website and install using their "Install via client" option. Client-based InstallationĪdd-on clients simplify the installation and updating of add-ons by automating the process. AddOns allow us to change the entire look of the basic UI (like ElvUII), fix Blizzard's shortcomings with some aspects of the game (how DBM has done), or obtain and store information that we can use to better our playing (similar to Altoholic or Auctioneer). Once pasted, the add-ons only need to be activated in-game to be ready for use. AddOns are a Quality of Life (QoL) feature that is part of World of Warcraft.
