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BetterBlizzPlates

WoW Forever ready! Standard Blizzard nameplates with more features and easy settings
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v2.1.8c

File nameBetterBlizzPlates-v2.1.8c.zip
Uploader
BodifyBodify
Uploaded
Oct 2, 2026
Downloads
19.3K
Size
2.9 MB
Flavors
ClassicTitan Reforged ClassicClassic TBCMoP ClassicRetailForever
File ID
9032973
Type
R
Release
Supported game versions
  • 12.1.0
  • 5.5.4
  • 4.4.2
  • 3.80.2
  • 3.80.0
  • 3.4.5
  • 2.5.6
  • 2.5.5
  • 1.60.1
  • 1.15.9
  • 1.15.8

What's new

BetterBlizzPlates 2.1.8c

Retail & Forever

New

  • Classic Castbar: "Classic Options" dropdown with "Hide Icon Background" and "Full Width Bar" settings.

Tweak

  • Quest Indicator: Better quest detection.

BetterBlizzPlates 2.1.8

Retail & Forever

New

  • New "Classic Castbar" setting in castbar customization section.

Forever

Tweak

  • Update Xaryu profile with his Forever profile.
  • Update the Forever profile with a few improvements and the new classic castbar setting.
  • Level text for Classic Nameplates has been tweaked position and size a little bit.

All versions

New

  • Target Indicator: "Anchor to name" setting.

Tweak

  • Removed the "Hide nameplate auras" setting (new settings from Blizzard makes this setting make no sense). Use the WoW Nameplate settings or BBP's Nameplate Auras section instead.

Bugfix

  • Fix Target Text still showing with "Show Target Text" off when its "Always on" setting was enabled.

BetterBlizzPlates 2.1.7

WoW Forever

New

  • Misc: "Center Nameplate Healthbar". This setting will center the healthbar properly on the default nameplates and move the level more to the right.
  • General: Level Options: "Hide Level On Friendly" setting, on by default.
  • General: Level Options: "Move & Size Level Text" setting. (Only available with some settings for now)

Tweak

  • Improve nameplate coloring in low level dungeons a bit, mostly boss color not going on random npcs.

Bugfix

  • Fix some positon issues with healthbar on Pre-Midnight nameplates.

Midnight & Forever

New

  • General: "Hide Target Border". Hides the default target border around nameplates.
  • Color NPC: "Color neutral healthbars only in combat"
  • Color NPC: "Color neutral names only in combat"

Bugfix

  • Fix the healthbar background showing on targeted friendly nameplates while their healthbar was hidden.
  • Fix issues with old nameplate info not clearing properly on new nameplates causing all sorts of issues (old colors on new nameplates being one example).

All versions

New

  • CVar Control: Nameplate Visibility CVars reworked. Choose a "Nameplate Toggle Mode":
    • Simple: one setup for PvP and one for PvE, like before.
    • Advanced: separate setups for Arenas, BGs, Epic BGs, Dungeons, Raids, World and Cities.
  • The dropdowns now also control Show Enemy/Friendly Nameplates, Stacking Enemy/Friendly Nameplates and "Only show Friendly name".
  • Faction Indicator setting: "Only on PvP Tagged Players".

Tweak

  • The "Show Only Friendly NP Names" checkbox is replaced by the new per-content setting.
  • The friendly nameplate "Toggles" in General now mirror the "Show Friendly Nameplates" option in the CVar Control dropdowns, in both modes. Added a "City" toggle.
  • Right-click "keep overlapping nameplates in PvP" on Stacking Enemy Nameplates is replaced by per-content stacking.
  • Hide friendly healthbar "NPC's" and "Show NPC Titles on Friendly NPCs" now also apply to neutral NPCs you can't attack.
  • Update Ceit profile (www.twitch.tv/ceitxd)

Classics

New

  • Add new Level Options dropdown topleft in /bbp with: Hide Level, Hide Level On Friendly, Hide Level background, Move Level.
  • Faction Indicator brought over to Classics as well.

BetterBlizzPlates 2.1.6

WoW Forever

New

  • "Rogue & Druid: Retail Combo Points" in Combo Points/Resource. Rogues and Druids get the modern retail-style combo point bar on the Personal Resource Display and the target nameplate.

Tweak

  • Remove warnings about Blizzard bug making addons not remember saved settings, this is finally fixed by Blizzard.
  • Tweak default nameplate width for Forever to be similar to Blizzards default.
  • Change nameplate outline to be on by default to follow WoW Forever's new defaults. "Disable Blizzard Outline" and custom font outlines still override it.
  • Tweak nameplate aura positions a bit to fix some issues, might have to tweak settings.
  • Nameplate auras now show above the Blizzard level indicator.
  • Big Buff/CC icons anchored to the right side now sit next to the level indicator instead of on top of it. You may need to tweak your settings cuz of this.

Bugfix

  • Fix normal rare mobs not showing the rare elite icon.
  • Fix an issue with Target Indicator's position when Double Markers was enabled with level shown on nameplates not anchoring correctly on the right side with the level.

All versions

Bugfix

  • Fix "Color Threat" or "Color NPC" overriding the tapped gray color for tagged mobs.

Midnight & Forever

Bugfix

  • Fix execute indicator coloring showing a mix of execute color and nameplate color sometimes instead of one or the other.

Midnight

Tweak

  • Warlock Soul Shards been bumped 2 pixels to the left so its properly centered. If you already accounted for this in your settings you will have to tweak that back.

Classic Era, TBC, Wrath & Mists

Tweak

  • BBP now creates its own elite icon on nameplates same as other clients. If its popped up for you reminder that there is a hide setting in /bbp

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