FarmEffective

FarmEffective is a World of Warcraft Retail addon for farming-focused session analysis with a clean emphasis on tracking, history, and selling decisions.

It does not just show what your farm run was worth. It also helps you decide when a run is actually finished, when you want to continue it later, and when it should count as sold.

What FarmEffective does

FarmEffective builds real sessions around your farming workflow.

You can:

start, pause, resume, and stop a session
see live loot, raw gold, GPH, and your most valuable items
keep sessions in history as open or ended after farming
recalculate them later with current AH data
only mark them as sold when it actually makes sense for you

The addon intentionally separates:

open: still ongoing or intended for auto-resume
ended: the run is over, but the session is not sold yet
sold: truly completed

Session Tracking

While farming, you can immediately see:

total session value
gold per hour
raw gold
item count
latest loot
top items
categories
BoE values

Shift shortcuts give you more control:

Shift+Start forces a completely new session
Shift+Stop ends only the current run without marking the session as sold

Commands

If you prefer slash commands or do not currently have the button open, you can control FarmEffective directly with:

/fe: open the main window or the relevant view
/fe start: start a session
/fe pause: pause the active session
/fe resume: resume a paused session
/fe stop: stop the current run
/fe history: open the History View
/fe compact: open or toggle the Compact View
/fe settings: open the settings

History & Selling Decisions

A farm run does not have to end when the farming stops.

FarmEffective is built so sessions can stay useful afterward:

stopped sessions can remain open or ended
ended sessions can be resumed manually
unsold sessions can be recalculated with current AH data
only sold sessions are treated as final

If FarmEffective detects during an AH visit that tracked session items disappeared from your bags, the addon remembers that change and asks only after the auction house is closed whether the last unsold session should now be marked as sold.

Compact View

If you do not want a large window open, use the compact view.

It shows the most important values in a lightweight format, can auto-minimize when a session starts, and can directly replace other addon views when farming begins.

compact overview while farming
reduced screen usage
minimizable to controls plus core values
separate transparency for backgrounds and content so text, buttons, and icons stay readable
Latest Loot stays visible directly in the compact workflow

Bag Review

Bag Review shows what in your bags is actually relevant and tradeable after farming.

It helps you decide what should be watched, sold later, or saved as a new comparison session.

focus on tradeable items
filters for commodities, consumables, BoEs, and watchlist
save visible bag-review items as a session snapshot into history
useful before posting, selling, or storing items

Price Sources

FarmEffective uses the price source you actually have loaded.

When you open it for the first time, the setup wizard asks which source you want to use. Only available sources are shown.

Depending on your installation, supported sources may include:

Auctionator
Auctioneer
AuctionMaster
TSM
Oribos Exchange
vendor value as fallback

Live Feedback & Convenience

Floating text combines quick consecutive loot values into a single total
Moving the floating-text position shows a short preview at the new location
Valuable loot events can optionally trigger a selectable gold coin sound
Mail loot can be ignored in active sessions and is excluded by default
FarmEffective now uses its own settings view instead of relying on Blizzard settings controls
The setup tutorial can now configure an optional WoW Token reminder directly

FarmEffective Focus

FarmEffective is intentionally no longer an all-in-one inventory utility.

Its focus is on:

farming sessions
valuation through price sources
history and recalculation
session-based selling decisions
clear, compact presentation during and after farming

Auto Delete was intentionally removed so the addon stays consistent and trustworthy in its core use case.

Features

session-based farming analysis with open, ended, and sold session states
Main View, History View, and Compact View in a dedicated FarmEffective UI
history with recalculation, manual resume, notes, and renaming
addon-style sell dialog after AH detection instead of immediate completion
Bag Review for tradeable items including session snapshots from the current filter
watchlist and ignore actions for relevant items
support for available auction house addons
setup wizard for first-time decisions including an optional WoW Token reminder
gold coin sound alerts for valuable loot events
WoW Token reminder after closing the Auction House when your target price is undercut
dedicated settings view with left-side navigation and FarmEffective controls
patch notes window for new versions with per-version re-display support