This is a World of Warcraft mod recommendation site. It lists popular mods, mods I currently use, mods I thought others may like, tutorials, links to mod sites and general mod information. Mods are broken down into categories on the right side of the page. Authors are listed in next to the addon name. I note if a mod requires Lua editing to set it up. .
Mar 5 Added: iLvLr, Improved PvP Frame
Feb 29 Added: Advanced Icon Selector, MiniLoot, MogIt
I removed many mods which had not been updated since 4.3
This is a great transmog mod which allows you to search through all of the gear in the game to see how each item looks on your character. You can save sets and mix and match gear. I love the 3d tooltip which allows you to mouseover an item and see what it looks like on your character, makes browsing the auction house for mog gear much easier. Check it out here. WoW Insider review.
For those of you who like looking at gear online check out
Icy Veins. They have pictures of gear along with gear sets available to browse. When you mouseover an item a link will pop up to WowHead.
Mathew McCurley over at WoW Insider put together a 4 part series about addons called Addons 101, Check it out. A guide to installing mods can be found here. If a mod requires in game set up it will usually include directions either on the website you got it from or there will be a read me file included in the download. Many mods have a configuration screen that you can access in game by either clicking an icon attached to the mini map, by typing a command or by accessing the in game addons panel.
Want to learn how to make your own mods, or modify some of the mods you use? This book teaches you Lua using the WoW interface. Its written by two mod developers: (LightHeaded, Clique, TomTom, PerfectRaid) and (Feed-O-Matic, FactionFriend). Check it out
Posted by , one of the authors of World of Warcraft Programming(First Edition):
Unless you are an addon developer, you generally don't need to concern yourself with addon memory usage. In and of itself, memory use says absolutely nothing about how an addon impacts WoW's performance. WoW itself uses an order of magnitude or more RAM than even the most memory-intensive UIs.
Data mods like Auctioneer will always show HUGE numbers compared to other addons but they don't do any processing whatsoever unless you're actively using them (scanning the AH). By the same token, many memory-efficient mods can use up an extraordinary amount of CPU time (damage/threat meters, for instance).
As a user, you should never judge an addon's worth by the amount of memory it uses. For a real test, use CPU profiling which is also included in PerformanceFu. Another mod I like for this purpose is AddonManager.