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Description
Gloomhollow Housing: Haven
Your personal housing archive for World of Warcraft
Haven isn’t just a bookmarking tool — it’s a memory system for Azeroth’s player‑made homes. As you explore the neighborhoods of The War Within, Haven automatically records the homes you visit and tracks your exploration across plots and neighborhoods, building a persistent library of where you’ve been.
From there, you can enrich each saved home with your own structure — tags, notes, ratings, screenshots, collections, and more. Haven also includes a compact Screenshot Mode that reduces the UI to a small screenshot panel, giving you more screen space to frame and capture your shots with a single click.
If you’ve ever thought:
- “I wish I could remember that amazing house I saw last week.”
- “I want a way to organize all the homes I’ve visited."
- “I want to track my exploration across neighborhoods and plots.”
- “I want an easy way to capture how a room looked or how the decor was arranged.”
Haven turns those moments into a structured, personal archive of your housing journey.
Why Haven Exists
World of Warcraft’s housing system is full of creativity — but it has no memory. You can discover a remarkable home, step outside, and instantly lose the path back to it.
Haven was created to solve that problem.
It gives players something the game doesn’t provide: a way to remember, revisit, and organize the homes that inspire them.
Haven automatically records where you’ve been, and then lets you layer your own meaning on top—through tags, notes, ratings, collections, and screenshots—so your favorite homes don’t disappear into the past.
Who It’s For
Haven is designed for players who love the experience of housing:
- Explorers who enjoy discovering player creativity across Azeroth
- Decorators who want to save inspiration and revisit standout builds
- Completionists who want to track neighborhoods, plots, and exploration progress
- Casual visitors who simply don’t want to lose a great home they found
If housing is part of your journey—at any level—Haven becomes an essential companion.
For Contests, Showcases & Judging
Haven is also incredibly useful for housing contests and community events. If you participate in large tours, showcases, or judging panels, Haven helps you:
- Track and organize dozens of entries with full metadata
- Take consistent, UI‑free screenshots for submissions and documentation
- Build themed judging collections for easier comparison
- Add notes, ratings, and standout‑feature highlights for each home
- Keep a clear record of which plots and neighborhoods you’ve already visited
- Store the homeowner’s Battle.net tag in your notes for easy manual revisits
These tools make Haven a powerful companion for anyone involved in competitions, showcases, or large‑scale housing exploration.
Planned Features
Multi‑Tag Filtering & Advanced Search Tools
Haven’s search system will continue to grow with deeper filtering options. Planned improvements include full multi‑tag filtering, richer metadata queries, and additional ways to surface homes based on how you organize your archive.
Collection Sorting & Organization Tools
Future updates will expand how you organize your housing archive, including new sorting options, improved collection tools, and additional ways to structure large libraries as they grow.
Archive Backup & Transfer Tools
Planned updates will introduce new ways to preserve and manage your housing archive, including backup options, collection export tools, and methods to move saved records while retaining notes, tags, and organizational data.
Contest & Community Event Support
As Player Housing communities continue to grow, future updates may introduce tools designed to support housing contests, showcases, and community events. Potential features include contest collections, enhanced note-taking workflows, entry organization tools, and other quality-of-life improvements that help participants, judges, and organizers manage large numbers of homes.
Future Vision
Haven is built to grow alongside World of Warcraft’s housing system, expanding as Blizzard expands what’s possible.
Core Features at a Glance
- Automatic house capture when entering a player home
- Full metadata: owner, realm, neighborhood, plot, level, faction zone
- Tagging system with curated categories + custom labels
- Star ratings, decor scores, private notes, best‑feature highlights
- Screenshot automation (UI hide → character hide → capture → restore)
- Compact Screenshot Mode for easier camera framing
- Collections with descriptions and roster views
- 55‑plot geographic heatmap for both housing zones
- Stats tab with badges, tag cloud, visit history, and personal records
- Minimap button, configurable prompts, silent logging mode
- Local storage with schema versioning and automatic migrations
Feature Matrix
1. House Capture & Data Recording
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Auto‑Prompt on Entry | Prompts you to save a home the moment you enter it. |
| Owner & Realm Capture | Automatically records the homeowner’s name and realm. |
| Neighborhood & Plot Detection | Saves the exact neighborhood and plot location. |
| House Name & Level | Captures the house’s name and upgrade level. |
| Faction Zone | Identifies Founder’s Point or Razorwind Shores. |
| Visit History | Tracks last visited date and total visit count. |
| Silent Logging Mode | Optionally records visits without prompting. |
| Schema Versioning | Ensures your data survives future updates. |
2. Housing Library & Browsing Tools
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Scrollable House List | Clean, paginated list of all saved homes. |
| Text Search | Search by owner, house name, or notes. |
| Tag Filtering | Filter by any assigned tag or custom label. |
| Neighborhood Filtering | Narrow results to specific neighborhoods. |
| Sorting Options | Sort by favorites, owner, neighborhood, level, decor score, rating score, or screenshot count. |
| Favorites System | Mark standout homes for quick access. |
| Pagination | Smooth browsing even with large collections. |
3. Detail Panel (Per‑House View)
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Full Metadata Display | Owner, realm, neighborhood, plot, faction zone, house level. |
| Visit Tracking | Last visited timestamp + total visit count. |
| Tag Editor | Assign curated tags or create custom labels. |
| Star Rating | Personal 1–5 rating for each home. |
| Decor Score | Track how decorated a home feels. |
| Private Notes | Write anything you want to remember. |
| Best Feature Field | Highlight the standout element of the build. |
| Add to Collection | Add the home to any of your collections. |
| Screenshot Tools | Automated UI hiding, character hiding, screenshot capture, and restoration. Includes a compact Screenshot Mode for easier camera framing. |
| Screenshot Session Log | Track when you captured images for this home. |
4. Collections System
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Custom Collections | Create named collections with descriptions. |
| Flexible Grouping | Organize by theme, style, neighborhood, or personal goals. |
| Collection Roster View | See all houses in a collection with owner, neighborhood, and date added. |
| Cross‑Navigation | Jump between collections and detail views seamlessly. |
5. Plot Map (Exploration Heatmap)
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Full 55‑Plot Map | Covers all plots in Founder’s Point and Razorwind Shores. |
| Heatmap Visualization | Color‑ and size‑coded markers show how often you’ve saved houses in each plot. |
| Four Marker Tiers | Clear visual scaling from low to high activity. |
| Your Plot Highlighted | Displays your earned badge on your own plot. |
| Three‑State Label Toggle | Switch between plot numbers, save counts, or no labels. |
| Live Legend | Explains marker tiers at a glance. |
| Geographic Layout | Reflects the real spatial arrangement of plots. |
6. Stats & Progression
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Total Houses Saved | Your full collection size. |
| Total Visits | Every recorded visit across all homes. |
| Unique Neighborhoods | How many distinct areas you’ve explored. |
| Most Visited House | Your personal favorite by visit count. |
| Tag Cloud | Visual breakdown of your most used tags. |
| First Save | The very first home you ever recorded. |
| Weekly & Monthly Activity | Houses saved this week and this month. |
| Top Neighborhood | Where you explore the most. |
| Favorite Tag | Your most frequently used tag. |
| Badge System | Ten collectible badges from Visitor → Legendary Collector. |
7. UI & Convenience Features
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Minimap Button | Quick access from anywhere. |
| Configurable Auto‑Prompt | Control when Haven asks to save a home. |
| Screenshot Preferences | Customize screenshot behavior. |
| Silent Logging Mode | Track visits without interruptions. |
| About Tab | Version info and community links. |
| Local Storage | All data stored per account, no external servers. |
Why Players Love Haven
Haven doesn’t just save houses — it builds a personal history of your housing journey. It’s lightweight, intuitive, and designed to grow with the game’s housing system.
If you enjoy exploring player creativity, Haven becomes an essential companion.
Known Issues
Occasional missing plot data on first load The Blizzard housing API may return incomplete plot or neighborhood information immediately after logging in. Revisiting the house or reloading the UI usually resolves it.
Screenshot automation may vary with custom UI setups Haven’s automated UI/character hiding works reliably with the default UI. Addons that force frames to remain visible or alter frame strata may affect timing.
Visit prompts may not appear in rare cases If the Blizzard API delays reporting housing state changes, Haven may not detect the transition instantly. Silent Logging Mode will still record the visit.
Inconsistent neighborhood names on PTR builds Blizzard occasionally updates or renames neighborhoods during testing phases. Haven will automatically adapt once the API stabilizes.
Cross‑character visibility is account‑wide only Haven stores all data per account. Character‑specific filtering is not currently available.
FAQ
Does Haven share or upload my data? No. All data is stored locally on your account. Haven does not transmit or share anything outside the game.
Why didn’t the save prompt appear when I entered a house? The Blizzard housing API sometimes delays reporting housing state changes. Silent Logging Mode will still record the visit. Also ensure “Auto Prompt” is enabled. Haven logs meaningful visits — you must remain in the plot or home for at least 10 seconds.
Why does the plot or neighborhood sometimes show as “Unknown”? This can occur right after logging in or zoning. Revisiting the house or reloading the UI usually resolves it.
Does Haven work across all my characters? Yes. Haven stores everything account‑wide.
Can I export my collection or share it with others? Not yet. Exporting and sharing tools may be added in a future update.
Why do screenshots sometimes capture UI elements? Other addons may force UI frames to remain visible. The default UI works reliably.
Can I customize the tag list? Yes. Haven includes a curated taxonomy, and you can create custom labels.
Does Haven track my own house? Yes. Your personal plot is highlighted on the Plot Map.
Does Haven slow down the game? No. Haven is lightweight and only performs work when needed.
The GHH Haven Team
