BetterResourceDisplay

Enhances the built-in Personal Resource Display (the nameplate beneath your character) with numeric text overlays, custom bar textures, and class-colored health bars.

Features

Displays current / max health as text centered on the health bar (abbreviated WoW-style: 345.6K, 1.2M)
Displays current / max resource (mana, energy, rage, etc.) as text centered on the resource bar
Displays current / max alternate power on the alternate resource bar when active (hides automatically when inactive)
White text color for readability against any bar color
Large numbers abbreviated automatically: below 10K shown as-is, 10K+ as "X.XK", 1M+ as "X.XM"
Text updates in real time as values change
Configurable font selection â€” choose from built-in WoW fonts or any font registered through LibSharedMedia-3.0
Configurable font size (6â€“24pt)
Configurable font outline style â€” None, Outline, Thick Outline, Monochrome, or Outline + Monochrome
Optional class-colored health bar â€” colors the health bar to match your class color, restores the default color when toggled off
Configurable bar texture â€” applies to health, resource, and alternate bars; supports built-in textures and LibSharedMedia-3.0 packs
PRD width matching â€” optionally match the width of the Personal Resource Display to the Essential Cooldowns or Utility Cooldowns frame from Blizzard's Cooldown Manager
All settings accessible from the WoW Interface Options panel (Game Menu â†’ Options â†’ AddOns â†’ BetterResourceDisplay)
Changes apply immediately as a live preview
Reset to Defaults button to restore all settings
Works out of the box with sensible defaults â€” no configuration required on first install
Hook-based integration preserves all base Blizzard nameplate functionality (no taint)
LibSharedMedia-3.0 is optional â€” the addon works without it, offering only built-in fonts and textures

Installation

Download and extract the BetterResourceDisplay folder.
Place it in your WoW AddOns directory:
- Windows: C:\Program Files (x86)\World of Warcraft\_retail_\Interface\AddOns\
- macOS: /Applications/World of Warcraft/_retail_/Interface/AddOns/
Restart WoW or type /reload in chat.

Usage

Open the settings panel from the game menu: Game Menu â†’ Options â†’ AddOns â†’ BetterResourceDisplay.

All configuration is done through the settings panel â€” no slash commands needed.

Settings

Setting	Control	Default
Font	Dropdown	Friz Quadrata
Font Size	Slider (6â€“24)	10
Font Outline	Dropdown	Outline
Health Format	Dropdown	Current / Max
Power Bar Format	Dropdown	Current / Max
Alt. Power Format	Dropdown	Current / Max
Color Health Bar by Class	Checkbox	Off
Bar Texture	Dropdown	Blizzard
Frame Width	Dropdown	Default

Font Resolution

When you select a font, the addon stores the friendly name (e.g., "Friz Quadrata") and resolves it to a file path at render time. Resolution follows this order:

Cache â€” instant return if previously resolved
LibSharedMedia-3.0 â€” if installed, checks registered fonts
Built-in font map â€” Friz Quadrata, Morpheus, Skurri, Arial Narrow
Direct path â€” if the name contains a slash, treated as a literal file path
Fallback â€” defaults to Friz Quadrata, then the hardcoded font path

Texture resolution follows the same pattern for the statusbar media type.

Built-in Fonts

Friz Quadrata
Morpheus
Skurri
Arial Narrow

Built-in Textures

Blizzard
Blizzard Raid Bar
Solid

Install LibSharedMedia-3.0 and SharedMedia font/texture packs for more options.

Tips

The Personal Resource Display must be enabled in WoW's nameplate settings for the addon to have any effect.
Settings changes apply instantly â€” no reload needed.
The addon is safe to use in combat. It only modifies addon-created FontStrings and bar textures, which are not protected operations.
If a font or texture can't be resolved, the addon silently falls back to defaults rather than erroring.

All test files use a self-contained harness with WoW API mocks â€” no external test frameworks required.