Obtaining U.I. Mods
To obtain a U.I. Mod you’ll have to brave the Internet and locate a mod that you’d like to use. I would suggest that you use our U.I. Repository which is full of excellent mods. Search engines can also help you find certain mods. Mod mods will be in a “zip” format while some are rarely in a “rar” format. These are forms of compression to make the entire package smaller and keep all of its content together neatly in one file. You’ll need a program to “unzip” or “unrar” the file to decompress it. This is generally where things get rough for a little bit.
I suggest you download the mod to your desktop or any other easily accessible folder. We have a step to wrangle the files out of the mod first.
Decompressing the Modification
You’ll first need a program in order to decompress (or in Internet lingo unzip) the file that you have downloaded. Luckily in this modern time most computers have either Windows XP or Windows Vista which has integrated support for opening “ZIP” files and decompressing them. If the file you have downloaded is openable by Windows then you can freely skip this entire step.
If you’re using a different operating system then I suggest 7-zip which is a free open source file (de)compressor that can open both ZIP, RAR, and many other compressed files. It’s also simplistic to use. Alternatives include WinZip and WinRar which do cost money and will nag you if you don’t pay. Whichever one you use you’ll want to go ahead and open the mod and find the “extract” button. In all three programs you’ll find it at the top.
Installing the Mod
To install the mod by using windows to unzip the file then you’ll want to click on “Extract all Files” which will bring up the Extraction Wizard. Click next to enter the second screen which will say “Files will be extracted to this directory:” where you will want to place “C:\program files\world of warcraft\Interface\AddOns” without the quotes inside of the box. If you installed WoW in another folder and you know where it’s at then change the C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\ to the location you installed WoW (but make sure Interface\AddOns precedes it). If you installed WoW elsewhere and you’re not sure then click Browse… and explore to where the AddOns folder is with WoW’s directory.
If you’re using a separate program then open the mod within the program and use the programs features to decompress the mod to “C:\program files\world of warcraft\Interface\AddOns” (without the quotes). Each program generally has a simplistic interface with an Extract button somewhere near the top. Alternatively, if you’re computer savvy enough you can often just open “C:\program files\world of warcraft\Interface\AddOns” either by exploring to it from My Computer or typing it into the Run box and then dragging the files to it.
That’s it! Once the mod is extracted to the Interface/AddOns folder it is installed. There is nothing more you need to do. If the mod is out of date then you’ll, of course, need to open the AddOn options at the character select screen and check the box to run out of date addons.
Uninstall U.I. Mods
There may come a time where you’ll no longer want to use a mod. There is two ways to uninstall a mod. A soft and a hard way. The soft way is to go the character select screen and click the “AddOns” button at the lower left where you can uncheck a mod to disable it. Once it’s disabled here it will no longer function within the game.
The hard way is to open “C:\program files\world of warcraft\Interface\AddOns” or wherever your WoW is installed and physically delete the mod. It will no longer function within the game because it longer exists within the addons folder.
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