Getting started on WoW Forever: the UI tools already built into the game

Why is Forever not a Classic like the others?

Forever is not a Classic like the others because this Classic+ experience runs on the modern World of Warcraft client, the same family as the current expansion, not on the 2019 Classic client. Its interface, options and addon system are the modern ones. Two consequences: many comfort features are already built in, and addons written for older Classic clients often don't work on Forever.

In practice, two things change for you. First, a lot of comfort features are already in the game, so you can skip the addons that only added them. Second, addons written for older Classic clients often don't work: they must be written for this client.

The modern client also protects some values from addons. During certain fights, an addon can't read your exact health or the text of the chat. Well-written addons handle it.

How do I move and resize the interface on Forever?

On Forever, you move and resize the interface with Edit Mode, already built in on the beta (October 2026). Edit Mode handles the main frames: action bars, player frame, minimap and more. The minimap, for example, goes from 50 to 200 % of its size there.

Edit Mode lets you move and resize the main frames of the interface: action bars, player frame, minimap and more. The minimap, for example, goes from 50 to 200 % of its size there.

Do I need a healing addon on Forever?

On Forever, healers don't need an addon for click casting or dispellable debuffs: both were built in on the beta (October 2026). You bind a spell to a mouse button and cast it by clicking a party or raid member, and raid frames show the debuffs you can dispel. The game does not show the five-second rule or the time before you run out of mana.

Click casting is built in: you bind a spell to a mouse button and cast it by clicking a party or raid member. Raid frames also show the debuffs you can dispel. Healers no longer need an addon for these two essentials.

What the game does not show is the five-second rule and the time before you run out of mana. Our guide to the five-second rule explains how it works.

Which gear tools are built into Forever?

On the Forever beta (October 2026), item comparison, an equipment manager and merchant buttons were already built into the game. The tooltip compares an item with what you wear, the equipment manager saves outfits and switches them with one click, and merchants offer buttons to sell all gray items and repair everything.

• Item comparison: the tooltip compares an item with what you wear.
• Equipment manager: save outfits and switch with one click.
• Merchants: buttons to sell all gray items and to repair everything.

How do the world map and minimap work on Forever?

On the Forever beta (October 2026), the world map (M) opens windowed or maximized, can fade while you walk, and shows quests with the quest log beside it. The minimap zooms with the mouse wheel and can show your coordinates. What's missing is moving the world map where you want.

The world map (M) opens windowed or maximized, can fade while you walk, and quests appear on it with the quest log beside. The minimap zooms with the mouse wheel and can show your coordinates.

Built in or addon: the summary

Many tools that needed an addon on Classic are built into Forever: on the beta (October 2026), click casting, dispellable debuffs on raid frames, a 50 to 200 % minimap in Edit Mode, a windowed or maximized world map and the equipment manager were all there. What it lacks: the five-second rule, a minimap beyond 200 %, a world map you can drag and bags you can move.

How do I see addon errors on Forever?

To see addon errors on Forever, type /console scriptErrors 1 in the chat: Lua errors are hidden by default, and this command shows them on screen. Type /console scriptErrors 0 to hide them again. Use it whenever an addon misbehaves.

Lua errors are hidden by default. If an addon misbehaves, type /console scriptErrors 1 to show errors on screen, and /console scriptErrors 0 to hide them again.