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Description

Simple Buffs adds readable buff and debuff timer displays to supported unit frames without replacing your existing unit frames. Use it to keep aura timers near Blizzard frames, place duplicate standalone groups anywhere on screen, or show both at the same time.

Each supported unit type has its own settings tab, so you can tune player, target, focus, pet, party, raid, boss, and arena displays separately.

It is designed for players who want aura timers in practical places without building a full custom UI.

Highlights

Shows buffs and debuffs for player, target, focus, pet, party, party pets, raid, raid pets, bosses, arena, and arena pets.
Lets each unit type use Attached, Standalone, or Both display modes where supported.
Lets attached displays sit Above, Below, Right Hand, or Left Hand of their unit frame.
Provides per-unit controls for buffs, debuffs, icon size, spacing, scale, max aura count, layout, sorting, filtering, countdown text, cooldown swipe, and stack counts.
Includes clear unit tabs, per-unit reset buttons, and a Reset All Defaults option.
Provides grouped standalone displays that can be moved with Shift-drag when unlocked.
Includes a Locked checkbox in options and a right-click minimap toggle for enabling or disabling standalone movement.
Adds hover help throughout the settings panel, including labels, dropdowns, sliders, and movement controls.
Opens options quickly from /sbuff or the minimap button.
Updates displays from game events instead of constant polling.

How It Works

Simple Buffs listens for unit aura and unit-presence events, then refreshes only the affected unit or unit group when possible. Unit displays hide automatically when the relevant unit token does not currently exist.

The addon uses Blizzard-provided aura and cooldown APIs for timer display. On clients that expose Midnight's protected aura duration objects, Simple Buffs passes those duration objects directly to Blizzard cooldown widgets instead of reading restricted expiration values.

Slash Commands

/sbuff: Open the Blizzard Settings panel.
/sbuff lock: Lock movable standalone displays.
/sbuff unlock: Unlock Shift-drag for standalone displays.
/sbuff reset: Reset settings to defaults.

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