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User Interface and Accessibility: change history

63 changes across 6 patches (Mar 2, 2026 to Oct 1, 2026), newest first. Nerf Radar tracks the 10 most recent official updates for World of Warcraft (Retail), back to Feb 25, 2026.
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  1. WoW Retail: 12.1.5 Content Update NotesAdjust 5New 1Official notes ↗
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    Added player coordinates below the minimap, an option to disable it, and an option for displaying map coordinates as integers or decimals.
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    Added player coordinates below the minimap, an option to disable it, and an option for displaying map coordinates as integers or decimals.
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    Added an option to display "ants" (an animated dashed border) around raid frames when there is something the player can dispel on the unit.
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    Adding an option to display "ants" (an animated dash border) around raid frames when there's something the player can dispel on the unit.
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    Added an option to make the raid frame dispel overlay animate with a pulsing alpha effect.
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    Added an option to make the raid frame dispel overlay animate with a pulsing alpha effect.
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    Pinging a macro now shows information from #showtooltip in the ping alert.
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    Pinging a macro now shows information from #showtooltip in the ping alert.
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    Added a new setting called "Pulse Your Health" under the Combat Audio Alerts section of the Audio Assist settings. This setting allows the player to specify a health percentage below which a looping sound will be played. The sound gets progressively more aggressive as their health gets lower.
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    Added a new setting called "Pulse Your Health" under the Combat Audio Alerts section of the Audio Assist settings. This setting allows the player to specify a health percentage below which a looping sound will be played. The sound gets progressively more aggressive as their health gets lower.
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    Preview settings on the Trading Post UI, such as "Combat Animation", will now remember the player's choice when swapping between items.
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    Preview settings on the Trading Post UI, such as "Combat Animation", will now remember the player's choice when swapping between items.
  2. WoW Retail: Curse of Ula'tek Content Update Notes (Aug 6, 2026)Adjust 23New 4Official notes ↗
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    The Auto Loot setting is now account wide.
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    The Auto Loot setting is now account wide.
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    Auction House filters now persist across sessions.
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    Auction House filters now persist across sessions.
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    In Group Finder, the refresh button no longer overlaps with the filter reset button.
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    In Group Finder, the refresh button no longer overlaps with the filter reset button.
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    Added a Back button to the Achievements pane.
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    Added a Back button to the Achievements pane.
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    The World Map can now show map coordinates of the player and the cursor. Settings can be found under Gameplay > Interface.
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    The World Map can now show map coordinates of the player and the cursor. Settings can be found under Gameplay > Interface.
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    Shift-clicking a map pin now also copies a slash command to your clipboard. The slash command (/mappin) can be shared outside the game and entered in chat to create the pin and open your map to it.
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    Shift-clicking a map pin now also copies a slash command to your clipboard. The slash command (/mappin) can be shared outside the game and entered in chat to create the pin and open your map to it.
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    The Friends List has been updated with World of Warcraft Friends, Recent Allies, additional filtering options, and improved social management tools.
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    The Friends List has been updated with World of Warcraft Friends, Recent Allies, additional filtering options, and improved social management tools.
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    Cooldown Manager
    Now tracks trinkets, potions, and racial ability cooldowns and durations.
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    Now tracks trinkets, potions, and racial ability cooldowns and durations.
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    Cooldown Manager
    Buff and debuff icons displayed on raid and party frames can now have independent sizes and border scales.
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    Buff and debuff icons displayed on raid and party frames can now have independent sizes and border scales.
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    Cooldown Manager
    Healers can now assign visual alerts to specific group buff spells through the Group Buff Filter UI.
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    Healers can now assign visual alerts to specific group buff spells through the Group Buff Filter UI.
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    Cooldown Manager
    Added a new category of "Short" sounds to use for Cooldown Manager.
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    Added a new category of "Short" sounds to use for Cooldown Manager.
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    Cooldown Manager
    Sounds from the Cooldown Manager are now available to be used for the Combat Audio Assist accessibility feature.
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    Sounds from the Cooldown Manager are now available to be used for the Combat Audio Assist accessibility feature.
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    Ping System
    Added the ability to ping the action bar and spells on the Cooldown Manager.
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    Added the ability to ping the action bar and spells on the Cooldown Manager.
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    Ping System
    Added the ability to ping certain items.
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    Added the ability to ping certain items.
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    Ping System
    Added the ability to ping player resources (such as health bars or health and mana bars for healers), displaying the information as a chat bubble.
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    Added the ability to ping player resources (such as health bars or health and mana bars for healers), displaying the information as a chat bubble.
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    Ping System
    Ping icons will now show on certain unit frames (target, focus, and raid) when that unit is pinged.
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    Ping icons will now show on certain unit frames (target, focus, and raid) when that unit is pinged.
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    Ping System
    Ping System now has a new option to target the environment only, units only, or both.
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    Ping System now has a new option to target the environment only, units only, or both.
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    Ping System
    Updated ping macros to support pinging spells or items. Added the following slash commands: /pingspell:1234 (or spell name) and /pingitem:1234 (or item name).
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    Updated ping macros to support pinging spells or items. Added the following slash commands: /pingspell:1234 (or spell name) and /pingitem:1234 (or item name)
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    Ping System
    Ping macros can now use the [@cursor] target, which ignores all UI and units and pings the environment wherever the cursor is.
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    Adding the ability to use the [@cursor] target for ping macros. Using this will have the ping ignore all UI and units, and explicitly attempt to ping the environment wherever the cursor currently is.
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    Ping System
    Trinkets, health potions, combat potions, and healthstones can now be pinged on the Cooldown Manager.
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    Trinkets, health potions, combat potions, and healthstones can now be pinged on the Cooldown Manager.
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    Nameplates
    New options added in Friendly Nameplates settings to show only the name, use class color for names, and hide realm name.
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    New options added in Friendly Nameplates settings to show only the name, use class color for names, and hide realm name.
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    Nameplates
    For the "Enemy Player Buffs/Debuffs" nameplates option, "Big Debuff" is now enabled by default.
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    For the "Enemy Player Buffs/Debuffs" nameplates option, "Big Debuff" is now enabled by default.
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    Edit Mode
    Raid Warnings can now be moved.
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    Raid Warnings can now be moved.
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    Edit Mode
    Raid and party frames now support the Frame Size setting that has been available for other unit frames. These frames can now be scaled up by 100%.
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    Raid and party frames now support the Frame Size setting that has been available for other unit frames. These frames can now be scaled up by 100%.
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    The Loss of Control display can now be moved.
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    The Loss of Control display can now be moved.
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    Addons
    Added new APIs that allow addons to display filtered sets of auras in customized ways, without exposing the underlying aura information that could be used for automation.
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    Added new APIs that allow addons to display filtered sets of auras in customized ways, without exposing the underlying aura information that could be used for automation.
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    Addons
    New UI texture filenames will no longer be published to the ManifestInterfaceData DB. Existing filenames will remain available, and this change will not affect players. Addons will still be able to use these textures.
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    New UI texture filenames will no longer be published to the ManifestInterfaceData DB. Existing filenames will remain available, and this change will not affect players. Addons will still be able to use these textures.
  3. WoW Retail: Revelations Content Update Notes (Jun 16, 2026)Adjust 9New 1Official notes ↗
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    Boss Timeline in the vertical orientation now has an option to set text to be on the left or right.
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    Boss Timeline in the vertical orientation now has an option to set text to be on the left or right.
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    Adjusted colors for "gaining threat" and "high threat" on raid frames and nameplates.
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    Adjusted colors for "gaining threat" and "high threat" on raid frames and nameplates.
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    Added a new option to enable or disable spell alert glows for special procs when having the Single Button Assistant on an action bar.
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    Added a new option to enable or disable spell alert glows for special procs when having the Single Button Assistant on an action bar.
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    The Great Vault raid tooltip now displays credit for multiple raids in a better format.
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    The Great Vault raid tooltip now displays credit for multiple raids in a better format.
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    The /tm macro command now supports preventing existing raid markers from being overwritten by prefixing the marker index with ~.
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    The /tm macro command now supports preventing existing raid markers from being overwritten by prefixing the marker index with ~.
    • For example, /tm ~4 will apply the triangle marker only if the target has no marker; if a marker is already present, the command does nothing.
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    Damage Meters
    Added an "In Group" visibility option.
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    Added an "In Group" visibility option.
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    Damage Meters
    Lowered the minimum window size, allowing you to make the Damage Meters window smaller than before.
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    Lowered the minimum window size, allowing you to make the Damage Meters window smaller than before.
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    Damage Meters
    Shift clicking a Damage Meter row now opens a details window that stays open until manually closed.
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    Shift clicking a Damage Meter row now opens a details window that stays open until manually closed.
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    Damage Meters
    During PvP activities, Damage Meter bars are now a different color for allies versus enemies. If the "Show Class Colors" option is enabled, a faction icon is shown instead.
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    During PvP activities, Damage Meter bars are now a different color for allies versus enemies. If the "Show Class Colors" option is enabled, a faction icon is shown instead.
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    The Personal Resource Display is now more customizable.
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    The Personal Resource Display is now more customizable:
    • New options include controlling overall size, bar width, health bar height, power bar height, padding between bars, opacity, and visibility (Always, In Combat, Hidden).
    • The health bar and power bar can now be hidden separately, instead of the previous single option that hid both at once.
    • Added options to hide the class resource bar (Combo Points, Soul Shards) on the Personal Resource Display and Player Unit Frame.
    • Added a new "Show Class Color" checkbox, which changes the health bar to the player's class color instead of the default green.
    • Added a new "Show Bar Text" checkbox, which enables numbers on the health bar, power bar, and alternate power bar.
    • The Personal Resource Display has been updated with new art.
    • A few Personal Resource Display bugs have been fixed for Augmentation Evokers.
  4. WoW Retail: 12.0.5 Content Update NotesAdjust 12New 1Fix 3Official notes ↗
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    Now you can shift click a feature's checkbox in Edit Mode to enable the feature directly. This applies to features including Cooldown Manager, Damage Meter, Boss Warnings, External Defensives, and Loot Window.
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    Now you can shift click a feature's checkbox in Edit Mode to enable the feature directly. This applies to features including Cooldown Manager, Damage Meter, Boss Warnings, External Defensives, and Loot Window.
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    The default size of raid frames and arena frames has been increased.
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    The default size of raid frames and arena frames has been increased.
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    Added a slider to change the size of the Big Defensive icon on raid frames.
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    Added a slider to change the size of the Big Defensive icon on raid frames.
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    Added the ability to invite cross faction players to a party from the Recent Allies window.
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    Added the ability to invite cross faction players to a party from the Recent Allies window.
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    Damage Meter windows now have a minimize/maximize button, leaving only the header bar when minimized.
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    Damage Meter windows now have a minimize/maximize button, leaving only the header bar when minimized.
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    There is a new icon for "stay a while and listen" NPCs.
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    There is a new icon for "stay a while and listen" NPCs.
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    Fixed an issue where the Boss Timeline was shown for encounters with no timeline events.
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    Fixed an issue where the Boss Timeline was shown for encounters with no timeline events.
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    Fixed an issue that could disrupt auto-loot functionality in some situations.
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    Fixed an issue that could disrupt auto-loot functionality in some situations.
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    Transmogrification
    New weapon sheathing options have been added, including an option to hide weapons when sheathed.
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    New weapon sheathing options have been added, including an option to hide weapons when sheathed.
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    Transmogrification
    Added a Sheathe Weapon toggle to the transmog preview pane.
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    Added a Sheathe Weapon toggle to the transmog preview pane.
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    Transmogrification
    Added a /outfit command to change outfits. Use /outfit x, with x being the outfit's order number in the transmogrification pane. Using /outfit with no number or /outfit x with that outfit already equipped will clear all transmogs instead (use /outfit !x to avoid this behavior). Trial of Style outfit uses /outfit 0.
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    Added a /outfit command to change outfits. Use /outfit x, with x being the outfit's order number in the transmogrification pane. Using /outfit with no number or /outfit x with that outfit already equipped will clear all transmogs instead (use /outfit !x to avoid this behavior). Trial of Style outfit uses /outfit 0.
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    Transmogrification
    Two Situations have been added: Weather and Time of Day.
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    Two Situations have been added: Weather and Time of Day.
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    Transmogrification
    The Sets and Custom Sets section now have a more detailed tooltip that shows the collection status of the set and its appearances.
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    The Sets and Custom Sets section now have a more detailed tooltip that shows the collection status of the set and its appearances.
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    Transmogrification
    When there is an outfit discount in effect, the cost is now green with a tooltip showing the source of the discount.
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    When there is an outfit discount in effect, the cost is now green with a tooltip showing the source of the discount.
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    Added a glow to the "Save Outfit" button when there are pending changes.
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    Added a glow to the "Save Outfit" button when there are pending changes.
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    Fixed an issue where certain items with special visual effects, such as Forest Lord's Antlers, would be displayed incorrectly when applied as a transmogrification.
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    Fixed an issue where certain items with special visual effects, such as Forest Lord's Antlers, would be displayed incorrectly when applied as a transmogrification.
  5. WoW Retail Hotfixes: April 17, 2026Adjust 2Official notes ↗
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    Macros can no longer set a target marker on more than 3 units within a very short time.
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    To ensure that macro usage aligns with our overall goals for addons, there have been some minor changes made to macro capabilities:
    • Macros are prevented from setting a target marker on more than 3 units within a very short time.
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    Macros now face extra chat restrictions while the player is in an active encounter.
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    And the following restrictions only apply while the player is in an active encounter:
    • Macros are no longer allowed to send chat messages to chat channels that are not exclusive to the group (custom chat channels, guild, communities, etc).
    • Macros are still allowed to send chat in group-exclusive channels (/raid, /party, /rw, etc), but are prevented from sending multiple messages to those channels within a very short time. In addition, all members of the group must be inside the instance or macro chat will not be allowed in these channels.
    • Macros are still allowed to send chat in whispers but the whisper target must also be in the instance. Macros are also prevented from sending multiple whispers within a very short time.
  6. WoW Retail: Midnight Content Update Notes (Mar 2, 2026)Adjust 2Official notes ↗
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    Engage with World of Warcraft content in a meaningful way thanks to a brand-new feature tab in their Adventure Guide—Journeys—with a significant update to how you track your in-game progress.
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    Engage with World of Warcraft content in a meaningful way thanks to a brand-new feature tab in their Adventure Guide—Journeys—with a significant update to how you track your in-game progress.
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    Added a setting that allows the player to automatically reset data when entering an instance.
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    Added a setting that allows the player to automatically reset data when entering an instance.

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