Resources & References¶

A curated collection of documentation, tools, and community resources for World of Warcraft addon development.

API Documentation¶

Tier 1 — Essential References¶

These are the primary sources every addon developer should bookmark.

Tier 2 — Highly Useful¶

Supplementary references and beginner-friendly guides.

Official Blizzard Sources¶

VS Code & Editor Tools¶

Open Source Addon Examples¶

Study well-maintained addons to learn patterns and best practices.

Community Resources¶

CI/CD & Distribution¶

BigWigs Packager¶

The BigWigs Packager is the community standard for automated addon releases. It handles:

• Packaging your addon with correct TOC and file structure
• Uploading to CurseForge, WoWInterface, and Wago
• Generating changelogs from git history
• Substituting version tags in your TOC file

GitHub Actions Workflow¶

A typical release workflow using BigWigs Packager:

name: Release
on:
  push:
    tags:
      - 'v*'

jobs:
  release:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0
      - uses: BigWigsMods/packager@v2
        env:
          CF_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.CF_API_KEY }}
          WOWI_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.WOWI_API_TOKEN }}
          WAGO_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.WAGO_API_TOKEN }}

Set your API tokens as repository secrets, then tag a release to trigger automated distribution.

Quick Reference: Where to Look¶