How to Install, Update, and Delete WoW Addons

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Installing Addons

To install addons for WoW,

1. Exit World of Warcraft if you have it open.

2. Download CurseForge if you haven’t already.

3. Open CurseForge.

4. On the “Choose a Game” screen, choose “World of Warcraft”.

A green arrow pointing to World of Warcraft option on the CurseForge app

5. In the top-right corner, use the dropdown to select a version of WoW.

A green arrow pointing to the WoW game version dropdown in the CurseForge app

For each addon that you’d like to install,

6. Use the search bar to find the addon that you’d like to install.

The searchbar used to search for addons in the CurseForge app

7. In the “Action” column, click the “Install” button.

The button used to install addons in the CurseForge app

8. When you’re done installing addons, exit CurseForge.

9. Log in to your World of Warcraft account.

10. In the bottom-left corner of the character screen, click the “Addons” button.

An orange arrow pointing to the 'Addons" button on the WoW character screen

11. In the pop-up window, check the box next to each addon that you want to enable. Then, click the “Okay” button.

The 'Addon List' pop-up window in WoW

Updating Addons

To update WoW addons that you’ve installed via CurseForge,

1. Exit World of Warcraft.

2. Open CurseForge.

3. On the “Choose a Game” screen, choose “World of Warcraft”.

A green arrow pointing to World of Warcraft option on the CurseForge app

4. In the top-right corner, use the dropdown to select a version of WoW.

A green arrow pointing to the WoW game version dropdown in the CurseForge app

5. For each addon you want to update, click the “Update” button in the addon’s row.

Deleting Addons

To delete WoW addons that you’ve downloaded via CurseForge,

1. Exit World of Warcraft.

2. Open CurseForge.

3. On the “Choose a Game” screen, choose “World of Warcraft”.

A green arrow pointing to World of Warcraft option on the CurseForge app

4. In the top-right corner, use the dropdown to select a version of WoW.

A green arrow pointing to the WoW game version dropdown in the CurseForge app

5. Right-click each addon you want to delete and click the “Delete Addon” option.

The button used to delete addons in the CurseForge app
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