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Project Updated:

Files Updated:

Fri, Oct 17 2008

Supports Game Version:

3.0.2

Category:

Miscellaneous

Tags:

Project Manager:

Kemayo

Additional Authors:

Adirelle , Arrowmaster

Current Version:

1.1

License:

Development Site:

WowAce.com

Avg Daily DL (last 30 days):

Downloads Total:

60,819

Favorites:

571

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About Broker2FuBar

Shows your LibDataBroker sources in FuBar.

Usage

Use /b2f to open the configuration UI.

There you can select which LDB sources and launchers you want displayed into FuBar.

Each enabled source and launcher has some FuBar configuration options in this UI.

Known issues

Some addon do not define LDB type at creation. Broker2FuBar does not catch it correctly at this moment. This is worked on.

Created On:	Wed, Sep 10 2008
Localized:

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r29 | adirelle | 2008-10-17 23:17:10 +0000 (Fri, 17 Oct 2008) | 1 line
Changed paths:
A /tags/1.1 (from /trunk:28)

Tagging as 1.1.
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r28 | adirelle | 2008-10-17 15:39:55 +0000 (Fri, 17 Oct 2008) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/core.lua

Register the Blizzard UI on initialization, instead of postponing it to first /b2f use.
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r27 | adirelle | 2008-10-17 14:25:03 +0000 (Fri, 17 Oct 2008) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk
M /trunk/.pkgmeta
M /trunk/Broker2FuBar.toc
M /trunk/core.lua

Fix externals and remove AceHook-3.0 (that wasn't even used).
Use Blizzard options UI for configuration.
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r25 | arrowmaster | 2008-10-17 00:51:02 +0000 (Fri, 17 Oct 2008) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/Broker2FuBar.toc

Didn't mean to bump the version to 1.1 when 1.0 hasn't been 'released' yet
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r24 | arrowmaster | 2008-10-17 00:44:27 +0000 (Fri, 17 Oct 2008) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk
M /trunk/.pkgmeta
M /trunk/Broker2FuBar.toc
M /trunk/core.lua
D /trunk/embeds.xml
D /trunk/libs
M /trunk/options.lua
M /trunk/pluginPrototype.lua

Rightclicks now passed to LDB plugin, use /b2f to configure the FuBar plugins
Uses LibFuBarPlugin-3.0 instead of LibFuBarPlugin-Mod-3.0
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r19 | pneumatus | 2008-10-15 16:38:37 +0000 (Wed, 15 Oct 2008) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk
M /trunk/.pkgmeta
M /trunk/embeds.xml

Broker2FuBar:
- Fix missing libs
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r18 | root | 2008-09-30 23:06:43 +0000 (Tue, 30 Sep 2008) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk
A /trunk/.pkgmeta

Facilitate WowAce-on-CurseForge transition
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r16 | root | 2008-09-30 22:35:19 +0000 (Tue, 30 Sep 2008) | 1 line
Changed paths:
D /tmp/trunk/Broker2FuBar
A /trunk (from /tmp/trunk/Broker2FuBar:15)

Importing oldrepo data under /trunk
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r15 | sayclub | 2008-09-10 23:23:14 +0000 (Wed, 10 Sep 2008) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
M /tmp/trunk/Broker2FuBar/options.lua

Broker2FuBar:
- fixed a typo in localization
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r14 | adirelle | 2008-09-10 18:31:13 +0000 (Wed, 10 Sep 2008) | 4 lines
Changed paths:
M /tmp/trunk/Broker2FuBar/Broker2FuBar.toc
M /tmp/trunk/Broker2FuBar/core.lua
M /tmp/trunk/Broker2FuBar/pluginPrototype.lua

Broker2FuBar:
- only wrap launcher and data sources,
- display label or name in tooltip if neither OnTooltipShow nor OnEnter is provided,
- added a safety net to prevent evil things to happen when FuBar2Broker is loaded.
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r13 | adirelle | 2008-09-05 13:00:13 +0000 (Fri, 05 Sep 2008) | 3 lines
Changed paths:
M /tmp/trunk/Broker2FuBar/pluginPrototype.lua

Broker2FuBar:
- fixed a bug where the plugin icon was not updated when the .icon attribute was changed,
- the plugins now only register callbacks while enabled.
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r12 | adirelle | 2008-08-30 09:40:25 +0000 (Sat, 30 Aug 2008) | 3 lines
Changed paths:
M /tmp/trunk/Broker2FuBar/Broker2FuBar.toc
M /tmp/trunk/Broker2FuBar/core.lua
M /tmp/trunk/Broker2FuBar/options.lua
A /tmp/trunk/Broker2FuBar/pluginPrototype.lua

Broker2FuBar:
- fixed error on plugin dragging,
- do not create AceAddon-3.0 object on the fly anymore, use internal structure instead.
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r11 | adirelle | 2008-08-26 05:46:29 +0000 (Tue, 26 Aug 2008) | 3 lines
Changed paths:
M /tmp/trunk/Broker2FuBar/core.lua

Broker2FuBar:
- provide the fubar plugin frame to :OnEnter / :OnClick method, instead of the FuBar panel.
- dropped support of deprecated .tooltiptext attribute.
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r10 | adirelle | 2008-08-11 19:21:44 +0000 (Mon, 11 Aug 2008) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /tmp/trunk/Broker2FuBar/core.lua
M /tmp/trunk/Broker2FuBar/options.lua

Broker2FuBar: configuration is now working.
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r9 | adirelle | 2008-08-11 15:12:05 +0000 (Mon, 11 Aug 2008) | 6 lines
Changed paths:
M /tmp/trunk/Broker2FuBar
M /tmp/trunk/Broker2FuBar/Broker2FuBar.toc
M /tmp/trunk/Broker2FuBar/core.lua
A /tmp/trunk/Broker2FuBar/embeds.xml
A /tmp/trunk/Broker2FuBar/libs/LibFuBarPlugin-Mod-3.0
A /tmp/trunk/Broker2FuBar/libs/LibFuBarPlugin-Mod-3.0/LibFuBarPlugin-Mod-3.0.lua
A /tmp/trunk/Broker2FuBar/libs/LibFuBarPlugin-Mod-3.0/lib.xml
M /tmp/trunk/Broker2FuBar/options.lua

Broker2FuBar:
- added the options to disable the plugins (not fully working),
- hard-embedded LibStub'd FuBarPlugin (so it should work without manual checkout),
- fixed externals,
- added embeds.xml

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r8 | adirelle | 2008-08-10 23:09:08 +0000 (Sun, 10 Aug 2008) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /tmp/trunk/Broker2FuBar/Broker2FuBar.toc
M /tmp/trunk/Broker2FuBar/core.lua
A /tmp/trunk/Broker2FuBar/options.lua

Broker2FuBar: now provides some configuration.
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r7 | adirelle | 2008-08-10 22:05:54 +0000 (Sun, 10 Aug 2008) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
M /tmp/trunk/Broker2FuBar/core.lua

Broker2FuBar: added support for the following attributes : tooltip, tooltiptext, OnEnter, OnLeave.

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r6 | kemayo | 2008-08-03 23:49:26 +0000 (Sun, 03 Aug 2008) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /tmp/trunk/Broker2FuBar
M /tmp/trunk/Broker2FuBar/Broker2FuBar.toc

Broker2FuBar: Externals, blah blah blah
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r5 | kemayo | 2008-08-03 23:40:30 +0000 (Sun, 03 Aug 2008) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
A /tmp/trunk/Broker2FuBar
A /tmp/trunk/Broker2FuBar/Broker2FuBar.toc
A /tmp/trunk/Broker2FuBar/core.lua
A /tmp/trunk/Broker2FuBar/libs
A /tmp/trunk/Broker2FuBar/libs/LibDataBroker-1.1
A /tmp/trunk/Broker2FuBar/libs/LibDataBroker-1.1/LibDataBroker-1.1.lua

Broker2FuBar: This is really, really rough. It has no config. But it does work.

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1 Installation Guide
2 Translations
3 TOC Numbers (Out of Date Mods)
4 Mac Support
5 Directory Structure

Installation Guide

Exit "World of Warcraft" completely
Download the mod you want to install
- Make a folder on your desktop called "My Mods"
- Save the .zip/.rar files to this folder.
- If, when you try to download the file, it automatically "opens" it... you need to RIGHT click on the link and "save as..." or "Save Target As".
Extract the file - commonly known as 'unzipping'
Do this ONE FILE AT A TIME!
- Windows
  - Windows XP has a built in ZIP extractor. Double click on the file to open it, inside should be the file or folders needed. Copy these outside to the "My Mods" folder.
  - WinRAR: Right click the file, select "Extract Here"
  - WinZip: You MUST make sure the option to "Use Folder Names" is CHECKED or it will just extract the files and not make the proper folders how the Authors designed
- Mac Users
  - StuffitExpander: Double click the archive to extract it to a folder in the current directory.
Verify your WoW Installation Path
That is where you are running WoW from and THAT is where you need to install your mods.
Move to the Addon folder
- Open your World of Warcraft folder. (default is C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\)
- Go into the "Interface" folder.
- Go into the "AddOns" folder.
- In a new window, open the "My Mods" folder.
- The "My Mods" folder should have the "Addonname" folder in it.
- Move the "Addonname" folder into the "AddOns" folder
Start World of Warcraft
Make sure AddOns are installed
- Log in
- At the Character Select screen, look in lower left corner for the "addons" button.
- If button is there: make sure all the mods you installed are listed and make sure "load out of date addons" is checked.
- If the button is NOT there: means you did not install the addons properly. Look at the above screenshots. Try repeating the steps or getting someone who knows more about computers than you do to help.

Translations

When you download a mod, please be sure that the mod is compatible with your translation of wow. Some mods only work on the US versions, while some only work on some of the various European versions. These variations are called "Localizations".

TOC Numbers (Out of Date Mods)

When Blizzard patches WoW, they change the Interface number. This means that all mods will be "out of date" unless or until the author releases a new version for that interface. Some people go into the .toc files and update the numbers themselves, but this is STRONGLY advised against as it will cause problems locating possible incompatibilities addons. When you log into WoW after a patch, you DO NOT have to delete your interface directory. All you have to do is simply tell WoW to ignore the interface numbers and load all the mods anyway. All you have to do is, while at the "character select" screen, look in the lower left corner and click on the "addons" button. A window will pop up listing all your installed mods.

If you look in the upper left corner of that window there should be a box that says "Load Out of Date AddOns". You want to CHECK this box. Now simply go into WoW normally and all your mods should load. As of the 1.9 patch, you will have to do this after EVERY patch/update that Blizzard posts! If you encounter any problems with a mod after a patch, please be sure to let the author of the mod know so they can fix it.

Mac Support

WoW addons are not platformed based. As such, they can be used on either Mac or PC. You can extract both .zip and .rar files on a Mac using StuffitExpander.

Directory Structure

World of Warcraft
    |_ Interface
    |_AddOns
    |_*AddonName*
    |_ *AddonName*.toc
    |_ *AddonName*.xml
    |_ *AddonName*.lua
    |_ (possibly others as well)...

Downloads (5)

	File Name	Release Type	Game Version	Downloads	Date
	Addon Curse.com	Beta	2.3.3	0	9/29/2008

File Name	Release Type	Game Version	Downloads	Date
Broker2FuBar 1.1	Release	3.0.2	56,740	10/17/2008
Broker2FuBar r28	Beta	3.0.2	277	10/17/2008
Broker2FuBar r27	Beta	3.0.2	117	10/17/2008
Broker2FuBar 1.0	Release	3.0.2	1,385	10/17/2008
Broker2FuBar r23-beta	Beta	2.4.3	725	10/16/2008

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Cinam said

Would love to see an update here too!

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SpawnWarrior said

Update to 3.2.0?

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Golconda said

I just wondered if this will be updated so it isn't showing as out of date?

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aarongriffin said

this addon doesn't save the minimap settings for me. I configure it to display no minimap buttons through /b2f. That works fine. BUT, the next time I log in, it has reverted back to how it was. Any ideas?

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Tolerant said

I am having the same problems using Fubar 3.6 and Broker2FuBar 1.1. No matter how many times I disable addon icon buttons by going into the options, having them show on FuBar, then going into FuBar and turning them off to remove them, they return to the minimap (or in my case MinimapButtonFrame) and are once again displayed as soon as I relog. Wonderful addon and I would love to use it to display a few LibBroker icons from various addons into FuBar, but this is a rather annoying problem.

EDIT: I have discovered, that the only effective way to stop this from happening is to actually uncheck the addons in the "Settings" for B2F. Once disabled there they do stop returning when I log back in. So it seems that allowing them to be enabled in B2F but disabled in FuBar is not enough for it to "remember" their states. So if anyone else has this problem, be sure to disable them fully from the B2F main "Settings" panel and see if that works for you.

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mysticalos said

The slash command to access the b2f options is simply /b2f then uncheck modules showing double icons.

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iPown_Joo said

I also have that very annoying problem with duplicate minimap icons. Is there way to fix it?

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mysticalos said

Those of you having problems with double icons and blaming the addon clearly don't understand how it works. Many addons include both fubar AND broker plugins, other addons include no fubar module but they do include a minimap icon of their own on top of a broker module

To fix this is simple. For all these addons loading two modules, disable one of them. It's not B2F making 2 icons, it's not loading the broker plugin twice, it's simply loading it once, the addon is the one also loading a second icon.

To fix. If particular addon already supports fubar, go into b2f options, scroll down to that addon, disable b2f from loading the broker module of addon that already has fubar module.

To fix minimap doubles for addons that don't have a fubar module, that do have a broker module, and do have a minimap module. Go into that addons setting and disable the minimap module in THAT addons settings. OR. Leave minimap module on, and disable broker one in B2F settings as with previous fix.

This is not a bug, just user error and lack of comprehension of what their own addons are doing.

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Froagh said

Can someone please enlighten me as to why I should switch over to LDB on my addons and why BrokerFubar is an added benefit? I was previously having issues with double minimap/fubar icons months ago so I unloaded BrokerFubar

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osoviejo said

It's working fine for me. I have a couple dozen LDB addons on my Fubar. Would be nice to get a TOC update though.

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Sintharas said

osoviejo, you can just open the .toc file and change the toc to:
## Interface: 30100 or similar.

Nice Addon!

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araquen said

Does not work at all as of 4/27. Hasn't been updated since 2008.

I'm not sure why developers are adopting a platform that is not being updated regularly.

Don't get me wrong, I understand that developers need paying gigs. I just don't understand how you can adopt a protocol that is not actively being supported.

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Zidomo said

Clueless much?

"It doesn't work" is meaningless. You need to provide details. Broker2FuBar works just fine for myself, a poster above and tons of other people. Explain why it needs an update if it works without issue for the majority of people that can handle not needing a TOC update every patch.

LibDataBroker (LDB) is used by an ever increasing number of display & plugin mods that are regularly updated. The spec is "actively supported" by the very active, long time developer Tekkub.

Titan includes native LDB support. Some of the continually updated LDB display mods include Fortress, ButtonBin, DockingStation, StatBlockCore, NinjaPanel, ChocolateBar, Carousel and on and on. The ever growing number of LDB plugins can be found on this site (here: http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/AdvSearch.aspx?lgvo=0&Category=data-broker&lu=All&mr=-1) and even more on WowInterface (here: http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/cat108.html).

If this "protocol is not actively being supported", then I'm the Queen of Sweden. Sorry, but LDB is the next generation of display/plugin addon technology.

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Nor said

Hi!
I love your addon, but please support WoWMatrix.
Since Curse and WoWInterface locked them out, manually updating mixed ACE, Curse and WoWInterface addons is a real big pain :(

Thank you for your hard work! real good job!

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Tairom said

WoWMatrix is NOT going to be supported by any legit author. It leeches the authors work and in many cases redistributes it with changes. In addition WoWMatrix leeches off others websites to supply its users with addons, at no cost to themselves for the use of bandwidth. If an author wishes to remain part of the curseforge, wowace or wowinterface distribution community, they will not offer support for WoWMatrix, or its authors in any form or shape.

If you want an update utility that "cross platforms" Curse, Wowace and wowinterface, goto http://www.curse.com/client/ and download the client appropriate to your machine. it is very easy to use and mantain and is the ONLY supported updater for Curse, Wowinterface and Wowace.

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Linaeri said

"WoWMatrix is NOT going to be supported by any legit author. It leeches the authors work and in many cases redistributes it with changes. In addition WoWMatrix leeches off others websites to supply its users with addons, at no cost to themselves for the use of bandwidth. If an author wishes to remain part of the curseforge, wowace or wowinterface distribution community, they will not offer support for WoWMatrix, or its authors in any form or shape."

That is a proven and blatent LIE by curse.com

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Phro23n1 said

There are plenty of "legit" addon authors that have no issue with WoWMatrix & have their addons hosted by WM (in addition to being hosted here & at other sites).

"If an author wishes to remain part of the curseforge, wowace or wowinterface distribution community, they will not offer support for WoWMatrix, or its authors in any form or shape." This is incorrect, as authors may have any site(s) host their addon(s) that they wish. And several authors DO have their addons hosted at Curse & WM.

I know of 3 authors that did not care for the "shennanigans" that have been pulled, and as a result have pulled their addons from the Curse site. They now have their addons hosted by WM & they like that the WM interface has links directly to the author's site.

I personally do not care for the Curse Client, as I do not believe that it functions correctly (yes, I have tried the latest release). It has a nasty habit of installing/updating something other than what I told it to. As A result, I get addons installed that I did not want. When it does install the correct addon, it installs an outdated version (usually 2 to 3 releases back).

"If you want an update utility that "cross platforms" Curse, Wowace and wowinterface, goto http://www.curse.com/client/ and download the client appropriate to your machine." Cross Platform does not mean partially functioning for 1 OS & a Beta for a second. Cross Platform means functioning across multiple OS's. WM functions well on Windows (any version), MAC, Linux (all flavors that I tested it on).

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Adirelle said

"There are plenty of "legit" addon authors that have no issue with WoWMatrix & have their addons hosted by WM (in addition to being hosted here & at other sites)."

Fail. WoWMatrix *does not host* any addon, in contrary to Curse.com and WoWInterface.com. They are essentially leeching bandwidth from these sites and making money of author work without prior permission. There are more detailed explanation there : http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22069

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Ecwfrk said

This is completely and utterly false.
They have always hosted addons whose authors requested they do so. They did leech addons from Curse and WoWUI but once curse and WoWUI objected they stopped. If they were the inscrutable rogues some people try to make them out to be they could have very easily bypassed the measures the sites implemented intended to stop programs from leeching the files but instead they honored the wishes of those websites and stopped that practice.

They also could simply download and rehost any addon if they wished to do as it's doubtful most authors would have the means to stop them. But rather then do so they are honoring the licenses authors adopt and are only rehosting those addons with a public license that allows it or those addons whose authors give express permission to them to host their files.

This pettiness by some people loyal to Curse or WoWUI is as silly as the people who continue to vilify Curse due to former ad suppliers serving ads with exploits that led to numerous hacked accounts, or how Curse's one time lack of file scanning led to yet more hacked accounts and virus infections from malicious files.
Or how both Curse and WoWUI have turned over maintenance of addons or allowed "fan updates" to apparently abandoned addons whose licenses do not expressly allow them the authority to do so.

Use and support whichever site you like, or all 3. But seriously, stop with all the lies and propaganda against the other sites. Neither Curse, WoWUI, nor WoW Matrix are perfect. The simple fact is that all 3 have done their best to support both WoW Community and the authors of WoW addons the best they could but none have done so without making errors in judgement along the way.

I've already stopped supporting WoWUI because of the way their admins have continuously showed a complete lack of ethics by spreading completely false propaganda against their competition. First, (Pre-ZAM) they were the ones that continued to slam Curse and warn people against using this site for the early virus problems years after they had been fully addressed. Now their admin has posted a rant against yet another competitor that is full of false statements. It's ridiculous and needs to stop before the whole community collapses under the weight of the lies.

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Linaeri said

"Fail. WoWMatrix *does not host* any addon, in contrary to Curse.com and WoWInterface.com. They are essentially leeching bandwidth from these sites and making money of author work without prior permission."

What's the big difference, downloading from curse.com or using an installer to do it instead? It isn't gonna change the fact you're still using the same bandwidth to download it.

WoWMatrix does not make money from the author's work. Yes they do have a donate button for using their application but that's entirely optional, and they have an additional donate link that donates to the addon authors. Even when downloading the addon if it has an optional donation to the author it pops up a window at the end asking if you wish to donate to the author. WoWMatrix also provides direct links to the addon's website and gives full credit to each author when you click on the addon name.

The only real reason WoWMatrix is being bastardised is because curse.com wants to launch a premium service and have made a bunch of bullcrap to make them look bad.

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