[0:00] These are the top five add-ons I use in
[0:02] my UI currently and how to get them for
[0:05] yourself including the import strings.
[0:07] I've had a few questions about my UI so
[0:09] it's time I shared all the information.
[0:11] So, the most impactful add-on that I use
[0:13] currently is called ElvUI
[0:16] which has only recently come out of beta
[0:18] and it receives updates constantly. So,
[0:21] this is pretty much a complete UI suite
[0:23] which allows you to customize basically
[0:25] every aspect of your main UI and
[0:27] interface in a similar fashion to ElvUI
[0:30] but honestly this is better. It's a
[0:33] completely modular add-on so it's super
[0:35] easy to turn off bits that you don't
[0:37] want using the options down the side
[0:38] here with modules for action bars, unit
[0:41] frames, nameplates, cooldown manager as
[0:43] well as a ton of other quality of life
[0:45] options as well. The way it works is
[0:47] once you install it, it basically skins
[0:50] over your edit mode and cooldown manager
[0:52] layout. So, it doesn't drastically
[0:54] change anything making it really quick
[0:56] and easy to set up. You really can
[0:58] install this and be good to jump back
[1:00] into the game in under 10 minutes or you
[1:02] can spend time tweaking every small
[1:04] detail to your liking.
[1:06] Now, ElvUI has been working insanely
[1:07] hard to get this add-on to where it is
[1:09] today and there are still some more
[1:10] features to come. If you go into the
[1:12] Discord, you'll see in the update
[1:14] channel just how hard this guy has
[1:16] worked. So, major thanks to ElvUI for
[1:18] putting this together. It really does
[1:20] have the best customization UI of
[1:22] basically any add-on that I've used
[1:24] before. It's so clean, so user-friendly
[1:26] and intuitive and it just makes it so
[1:29] easy for someone who's not very good at
[1:30] doing all these customizations to really
[1:32] get stuck in and get their UI exactly
[1:34] how they want it. You've got the
[1:36] wonderful unlock mode so you can just
[1:38] toggle this on, tweak things around to
[1:40] your liking, put them where you want
[1:41] them to be. Everything can be pixel
[1:43] perfect as well and then you can lock
[1:44] them back in place. You can of course
[1:46] have different profiles so if you want
[1:48] like a healer setup with your party
[1:50] frame somewhere different, you can do
[1:51] that. You can basically do anything you
[1:53] want to do within unlock mode. And new
[1:55] features keep getting added basically
[1:57] all the time that were not expected. So,
[1:59] you've got these little handy bits near
[2:01] the mini map. You've got this mini map
[2:02] button bar which completely replaces the
[2:05] need to use that separate add-on mini
[2:06] map button button which I was using
[2:08] previously. You've also got the dungeon
[2:11] teleports in the little menu there as
[2:12] well. You can just click on those and
[2:14] click them straight from that that list.
[2:16] And you've also got the great vault
[2:17] section so you can just easily see
[2:19] what's in your great vault that week and
[2:20] check your progress.
[2:22] Within these settings, you can control
[2:23] all the core add-on functionality as
[2:26] well as all the quality of life
[2:27] improvements as well like buff reminders
[2:29] and some UI reskins for other bits of
[2:32] the UI to tie all the bits into the same
[2:34] visual style. You can see here for
[2:36] example, I didn't want the quest tracker
[2:38] part or the chat so I just simply toggle
[2:40] them off, do a quick reload, easily
[2:43] done. I genuinely can't recommend this
[2:45] add-on enough. If you want to get my
[2:47] layout for this, bear in mind that I do
[2:49] use an ultra-wide monitor so this is how
[2:51] it looks for me in game but as the
[2:54] elements are mostly central, this should
[2:56] import pretty well onto any size setup.
[2:59] Just bear in mind that it might need a
[3:00] little bit of tweaking on your end after
[3:02] the import. For the import strings, do
[3:04] come on into my Discord. The link to
[3:06] that is in the description down below
[3:08] and look for the UI and add-ons channel.
[3:10] You'll find there in the pinned messages
[3:12] my edit mode layout as well as my ElvUI
[3:15] import codes. All completely free of
[3:17] course. There's no pressure to sign up
[3:19] to my only fans. There are still parts
[3:22] to the ElvUI add-on that haven't been
[3:24] released yet so the raid frames are
[3:25] probably going to be the biggest one
[3:27] that's still yet to come. I can't wait
[3:28] to see those when they're finished as
[3:30] well as the damage meters for UI as
[3:32] well. So, currently for those I'm using
[3:34] details as most of you probably will be.
[3:36] And if you need one last thing to
[3:38] convince you to give this a go, there's
[3:40] even a party mode for when you just want
[3:42] to get your groove on disco style. You
[3:44] can set this to toggle on and off with a
[3:46] keybind or you can have it to auto play
[3:48] at certain durations for certain
[3:49] triggers. So, yeah, ElvUI, incredible
[3:52] add-on, cannot recommend it enough.
[3:54] Another mention is you may see me moving
[3:57] elements of the UI around freely.
[3:59] Especially handy when streaming if I
[4:00] want to show off stream something that's
[4:02] gone off to the side. So, this add-on is
[4:04] simply called BlizzMove which you can
[4:06] even use to change the size of the
[4:07] windows if needed.
[4:09] One add-on that I do get a lot of
[4:11] questions about is the quest UI when
[4:13] talking to an NPC. This brilliant add-on
[4:15] is called DialogUI. Not only does it
[4:17] make the UI look really nice but you can
[4:19] customize it as well to your liking. You
[4:22] can also just press spacebar to advance
[4:24] the conversation with the NPC and accept
[4:26] or turn in quests. It makes reading
[4:28] books and plaques and quest items feel
[4:30] more immersive basically.
[4:32] For bags, I simply use Bagnator at the
[4:34] moment. If you do want to use Bagnator,
[4:36] you do also have to download the add-on
[4:38] Syndicator as well. I've tried many bag
[4:41] add-ons and with all the features that
[4:42] this one has, it definitely is up there
[4:45] as the best bag add-on that I've ever
[4:46] used.
[4:48] And as always in any UI video, we have
[4:50] to mention Plater as it's an absolute
[4:52] powerhouse of an add-on that works so
[4:54] good that you don't even realize it's
[4:56] Plater that's improving your quality of
[4:58] life in the game or polishing certain UI
[5:00] elements. Now, Plater started off
[5:02] relatively simple back in Dragonflight
[5:04] but now it does so many brilliant
[5:06] things. I won't list all of them but
[5:08] here are some of the key highlights for
[5:09] me. You've got the instance difficulty
[5:12] selector that pops up when you're near a
[5:14] raid or dungeon entrance allowing super
[5:16] easy toggling between difficulties.
[5:18] You've got the sexy little loot window
[5:20] that you see quite a lot when doing any
[5:21] kind of content so it's nice to have
[5:23] that looking pretty slick. And really,
[5:25] all of the auto features it just does
[5:27] for you like selecting powers in delves
[5:29] when there's only one choice saving you
[5:31] some clicks or joining events that
[5:34] require you to talk to an NPC to start
[5:36] them. It just does it for you. There's
[5:38] also things like the prayer map update
[5:39] giving you more information on the map
[5:41] selection screen so you know really
[5:42] quickly whether or not a prayer target
[5:45] is going to give you an achievement or
[5:46] not which is just nice to have. Saves
[5:48] you going through all the achievement
[5:50] menus.
[5:51] Anytime you update your add-ons and
[5:53] something cool changes in the UI, it's a
[5:55] safe bet to make that Plater has
[5:57] provided the update. It's a top tier
[5:59] add-on and you won't regret the install.
[6:02] And also honorable mention, it's not
[6:04] part of my UI really but I do use it a
[6:05] lot, is Narcissus which is also made by
[6:09] Pterodactyls or Peter O'Docks, the guy
[6:11] that makes Plater. So, there we go guys.
[6:14] Those are the add-ons that make up the
[6:15] core of my UI, the things that you'll
[6:17] see if you ever watch me on stream. By
[6:18] the way, do come on over, do check us a
[6:20] follow on Twitch. Link's in the
[6:22] description. But what add-ons have I
[6:24] missed off the list that you use every
[6:26] day that make your quality of life
[6:27] better in game or that provide some
[6:29] really unique feature? Let us know in
[6:31] the comments and let us know what you
[6:32] think. As I said, pop over to Discord to
[6:34] get the import strings for ElvUI and for
[6:37] my edit mode layout and let us know how
[6:39] you get on. Any questions, pop them in
[6:41] the Discord channel or let us know in
[6:42] the comments here on YouTube. Thank you
[6:44] so much for watching guys. I've been the
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