Help with Addons

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I’m trying to create my own addon. I followed the instructions in Wowpedia but I’m getting nowhere.

It says to go to the directory:
C:\Program Files (x86)\World of Warcraft\Interface\Addons

When you get to the World of Warcraft level there is no Interface directory but there are classic and retail sub directories and they each have an interface directory so I used those.

Then it says to create files named
MyAddon.lua
MyAddon.toc

My MyAddon.lua file has:
print(“My first addon.”)

My MyAddon.toc file has

Interface: 100207

Version: 10.2.7.54847

Title: MyAddon

Notes: My first addon

Author: GM

This is more or less what’s given as an example but I updated the version number.

It then says to “enable Addon open World of Warcraft client and on the lower left hand side of the screen, click the AddOns button”

I opened Battle.net, saw no AddOns button there.
I clicked on Play, Alexstraza few in and landed on her tower but I saw no AddOn button there.
I got to my character screen, still no AddOn button.
I entered the game, no AddOn button.

Nothing seems to happen. No “My first addon” message.

Any idea what’s missing?

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the format of blizz’s folder strucutre has changed. for retail it’s now

C:\Program Files (x86)\World of Warcraft_retail_\Interface\AddOns

that aside, I highly recommend posting in the ui subforum. they were super helpful for me when I was creating an addon for the first time as well.

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?? you didn’t just get trolled by people with worthless information, that did it for the fun of it?

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no they were legitimately helpful. idk if that’s unusual for that forum though

5

oh, i assumed you meant on the wow forums.

6

UI and CS are generally helpful. It’s GD where you have to assume that people are dumb, trolling, or both.

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Ah, see i don’t look at the other ones, i get plenty of salt in GD, i keep forgetting there are other forum sections >.< Also i fall under the “Dumb” one but i dumb enough to admit it :rofl: