Changelog

All notable changes to BattleForAzerothUI are documented here.

[3.0.0] - 2026-07-23

Changed

• Consolidated Classic Era and TBC Anniversary into single _classic.lua files. Classic Era 1.15.9 now shares the same UI engine as TBC Anniversary 2.5.6, so all five *_anniversary.lua files are removed and their logic merged into the *_classic.lua counterparts with dual guards (WOW_PROJECT_CLASSIC + WOW_PROJECT_BURNING_CRUSADE_CLASSIC).
• Removed Pixel Perfect option. The scaling option has been removed from the options panel and saved variables — modern WoW clients handle scaling natively.
• XP bar text toggle no longer requires a reload. The "Experience Bar Text" option now applies immediately.

Fixed

• Classic Era: XP/reputation bar now works on Classic Era — StatusTrackingBarManager was previously hidden in core.lua, preventing the bar from displaying. It is now preserved and repositioned/resized to match the BfA art.
• Classic Era: /bfa slash command fixed — Settings.OpenToCategory now receives the numeric category ID from category:GetID() instead of a string.
• Classic Era: Secondary status bar (reputation) hidden when not at max level to prevent it from stacking behind the action bar art.
• Classic Era: XP bar repositions correctly after exiting Edit Mode via EDIT_MODE_LAYOUTS_UPDATED event.

Added

• GitHub Actions workflow for automatic CurseForge packaging via BigWigs Packager on tag push.

[2.4.2] - 2026-06-12

Fixed

• Classic Era: Fixed hunter pet bar overlapping MultiBarBottomLeft — anchored PetActionBarFrame above its reference bar (pet BOTTOMLEFT → reference TOPLEFT) instead of below it, switching the reference between MultiBarBottomLeft when Bar 2 is shown and MainMenuBar when it is hidden so the pet bar drops to fill the gap
• Retail engine: Fixed MultiBarBottomLeft combat drift — overrode IsInDefaultPosition to return false on managed bars so UpdateBottomActionBarPositions skips them entirely during combat, preventing ClearAllPoints() + SetToLayoutAnchor() from resetting anchors that insecure addon code cannot override until combat ends

[2.5.0] - 2026-05-19

Added

• Modern retail / Midnight support (interface 120005, WOW_PROJECT_MAINLINE). New *_retail.lua code path ported to the rebuilt Midnight 12.0 UI: main bar MainActionBar (buttons nested in MainActionBarButtonContainer1..12), gryphons via MainActionBar.EndCaps.LeftEndCap/RightEndCap, default bar art (MainActionBar.BorderArt, atlas UI-HUD-ActionBar-Frame) hidden and replaced with the BfA art, micro menu via MicroMenuContainer, bags via BagsBar (incl. the reagent bag), XP/rep anchored+sized via StatusTrackingBarManager with the BfA backdrop. Forces the BfA layout over Edit Mode (skipAutomaticPositioning + SetPoint hooks + EDIT_MODE_LAYOUTS_UPDATED + C_Timer.After(0) deferral, combat-guarded).

Changed

• Three-way engine split. The old *_retail.lua files actually targeted the TBC Classic Anniversary engine (interface 20505), not modern retail. They are renamed *_anniversary.lua with logic untouched (still known-good on 20505) and a precise positive guard WOW_PROJECT_ID ~= WOW_PROJECT_BURNING_CRUSADE_CLASSIC. The *_retail.lua namespace now holds the genuine modern-retail (Midnight) port. All guards are now positive per-engine.
• core.lua made nil-safe for MainMenuBar (does not exist on Midnight) and no longer hides StatusTrackingBarManager on Mainline (the Midnight XP/rep path repurposes it).
• TOC interface updated 120001 → 120005; all *_anniversary.lua / *_retail.lua files registered.

Known limitations

• Midnight XP/rep reskin covers position/size + BfA backdrop only; Blizzard's default status-bar textures are not yet stripped (the Midnight StatusTrackingBarManager internal structure differs from 20505 and needs a deeper pass).
• Midnight bar pixel offsets are ported from the Anniversary layout and may need visual tuning (Midnight's default bar width differs).

[2.4.1] - 2026-03-11

Fixed

• Retail engine: Fixed MultiBarBottomLeft shifting left during combat — set skipAutomaticPositioning = true on managed bars to prevent UIParentManageBottomFrameContainer from resetting their anchors to UIParent on bar visibility changes during combat
• Retail engine: Fixed StanceBar anchor point from BOTTOMRIGHT/TOPRIGHT to BOTTOMLEFT/TOPLEFT to match PetActionBar positioning logic

[2.4] - 2026-03-04

Fixed

• Retail engine: Action bar, MultiBarBottomLeft/Right, pet bar, and stance bar now position correctly

• Retail engine: Added ClearAllPoints() before all SetPoint() calls on Edit Mode-managed bars, preventing conflicting anchors

• Retail engine: MultiBarBottomRight 2-row wrap now targets MultiBarBottomRightButtonContainer frames (correct retail API) instead of individual buttons

• Retail engine: Repositioning is now reactive — hooksecurefunc on bar SetPoint and the EDIT_MODE_LAYOUTS_UPDATED event reapply layout whenever Edit Mode or the game engine moves bars

• Retail engine: Combat handling improved via PLAYER_REGEN_ENABLED event to apply deferred layout changes after leaving combat

• Retail engine: Stance bar global corrected to StanceBar (retail) vs StanceBarFrame (Classic Era)

• Classic Era: Adjusted micro button and backpack button vertical positions (y: 4→0 and y: 47→43) for better alignment in the bottom-right corner

• Retail engine: Fixed MultiBarBottomRight anchor point from LEFT/RIGHT to TOPLEFT/TOPRIGHT — incorrect anchor caused the frame to drift lower than expected after each hide/reshow cycle

• Retail engine: Fixed Lua error (abs(nil)) when toggling Bottom Left Bar — PetActionBar was left without any anchor after ClearAllPoints(), causing Edit Mode's layout calculation to fail; it now always receives a SetPoint

Known Issues

• Retail engine: XP/reputation bar positioning is not yet functional (in progress)

[2.3] - 2026-03-04

Added

• Retail engine support (interface 20505). The addon now loads and functions on both Classic Era and retail engine servers.
• xpbar_retail.lua: Uses C_Reputation.GetWatchedFactionData() for reputation tracking (retail engine API). Max level defaults to 70.
• micromenu_retail.lua: C_Timer.After(0) deferral on all micro button hooks to prevent taint when Edit Mode exits. Loop skips SocialsMicroButton (hidden in BFAUI on retail).
• actionbars_retail.lua: C_Timer.After(0) deferral on PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD to counteract Edit Mode overriding bar positions. Explicit anchoring of MultiBarBottomLeft, MultiBarBottomRight, and PetActionBar (retail engine does not auto-position these). MultiBarBottomRightButton7 wrapped below button 1 to produce a 2×6 layout (TOPLEFT relative to MultiBarBottomRightButton1.BOTTOMLEFT).
• Bag buttons (MainMenuBarBackpackButton, CharacterBag0-3Slot) raised to HIGH frame strata so they render above action bar art frames on retail.

Changed

• Codebase refactor: core.lua is now a lean entry point (version detection, saved variables, UIHider/HideFrame, texture cleanup). All feature logic has been split into separate files following Bartender4's self-guarding file pattern — each file returns immediately if the wrong client is detected.
  • options_classic.lua / options_retail.lua — slash commands, Settings API, static popups, pixel perfect scaling, gryphon hiding
  • xpbar_classic.lua / xpbar_retail.lua — XP/reputation bar positioning and display logic
  • micromenu_classic.lua / micromenu_retail.lua — micro menu repositioning, latency bar, bag layout
  • actionbars_classic.lua / actionbars_retail.lua — all action bar, pet bar, and stance bar positioning
  • bags_classic.lua / bags_retail.lua — bag space indicator
• Classic Era uses PetActionBarFrame (correct global name for 1.x); retail uses PetActionBar.
• micromenu_classic.lua: Micro button loop changed to #MICRO_BUTTONS-1 and skips GuildMicroButton (hidden in BFAUI on Classic Era).
• actionbars_classic.lua: InitializeBars anchors MultiBarBottomLeftButton1 explicitly to MultiBarBottomLeft at offset (0, -6). This fixes a misalignment that occurred when Warriors switch stances — the game resets MultiBarBottomLeft to {'BOTTOMLEFT', 'ActionButton1', 'TOPLEFT', 0, 17} on each stance change.
• actionbars_classic.lua: MultiBarBottomRight positioned at ("LEFT", MultiBarBottomLeft, "RIGHT", 43, -6). Page arrow and page number anchors moved outside the InCombatLockdown() guard so they are always set in ActivateLongBar.

Fixed

• core.lua: StaticPopup_Show(WELCOME_POPUP) corrected to StaticPopup_Show("WELCOME_POPUP") — the variable was nil, causing a Lua error on the first login of a new character.
• core.lua: BottomRightBarAlpha was incorrectly set from the BottomLeftBar saved variable (copy-paste bug). MultiBarBottomRightButton keybind visibility was always driven by the BottomLeft setting instead of BottomRight.

[2.2] - 2026-02-10

• Fixed an issue where the options panel was not properly loaded.
• Fixed the button linking to Blizzard action bar settings.

[2.1] - 2026-01-26

• Fixed XP bar not hiding at level 60 (max level).
• Migrated options panel to WoW's Settings API (Settings.RegisterCanvasLayoutCategory). Options accessible via /bfa or Game Menu > Options > AddOns.
• Fixed reputation bar display — can now show reputation progress when a faction is tracked.

[1.12] - 2025-10-24

• Fixed errors to make the addon work on WoW Classic Anniversary servers (client 1.15.8).

[1.11]

• Added free bag space count on the backpack button.
• Potential fix for XP bar visibility.

[1.10]

• Updated art assets to match current BfA artwork.
• Added option to hide gryphons on the main action bar.

[1.09]

• Fixed frame strata being too low for the XP bar.

[1.08]

• Changed MicroMenuArt texture to a shorter width (three slots removed).
• Fixed QuestLogMicroButton placement/sizing for characters below level 10.
• Small fix to pixel perfect scaling for a bug present in 8.1/Classic.
• Cleanup and refactoring.

[1.07]

• Modified to restore the BfA UI to WoW Classic. Removed retail-only code.

[1.06]

• Objective Tracker now positions correctly beneath Blizzard Arena Frames.
• Vehicle Seat Indicator positions correctly when Objective Tracker or Arena Frames are visible.
• Pixel Perfect Mode fixed.
• Refactored code.

[1.05]

• Enabling Right Bar while Right Bar 2 is disabled now enlarges and repositions the Right Bar.
• Fixed visual issue where the Artifact bar moved randomly during battlegrounds.
• Fixed stance bar positioning for single stance when Bottom Left Bar is hidden.
• Fixed Exhaustion Tick not repositioning correctly on XP bar resize.
• Fixed Vehicle Seat Indicator appearing over the Objective/Quest frame.
• Refactored code.

[1.04]

• Fixed visual issue when unequipping artifact weapon at max level.
• Fixed visual issue when logging in at max level with no artifact weapon equipped.

[1.03]

• Fixed Pet ActionBar positioning and art when Bottom Left ActionBar is hidden.
• Fixed [ADDON_ACTION_BLOCKED] errors — addon now only calls protected functions outside of combat.

[1.02]

• Recreated Pixel Perfect Mode; now works on resolutions above 1080p.

[1.01]

• Fixed issue where the artifact bar appeared on UPDATE_EXHAUSTION event for levels 98–109.