Bartender4
Bartender4 is a full ActionBar replacement mod. It provides you with all the features needed to fully customization most aspects of your action and related bars.
Bartender4 in Midnight: As of version 4.16.5, Midnight support is in preview - it'll be worked on until release, of course.
Major Changes since Dragonflight / 10.0
- Hold-to-cast is not currently available for addons
- Action Bars have been slightly re-arranged in Bartender4 for Dragonflight and beyond
- Bar 1-8 now reflect Blizzard Bars 1-8 (these are old 1, 3-6, and the 3 new bars)
- The old bars 7-10 are now called "Class Bar 1-4" (Shapeshifting, Stances, etc)
- The old bar 2 is now called Bonus Action Bar
Features
- Support for all Action Bars and all related bars
- 10 Action Bars (13 in Dragonflight & War Within!)
- Stance Bar
- Pet Bar
- Bag Bar
- Micro Menu
- XP/Reputation Bar
- All Bars are fully customizable (Scale, Alpha, Fade-Out settings, ...)
- Very flexible and customizable Show/Hide driver based on Macro Conditions
- Additional Layout and Paging settings for Action Bars
- Page all bars based on Stance or Modifier
- Possess Bar support
- Custom State driver support with Macro Conditions
- Options to hide specific elements of the buttons (Macro Text, HotKey, more could be added on demand)
- StickyFrames support
- Masque/ButtonFacade support!
- Easy Hotkey Binding using KeyBound
- Options to control the hiding of the default blizzard artwork (you might still want that to be displayed..)
FAQ
Q: I cannot move/drag my skills on my bars?
A: Hold Shift to move skills safely. You can also unlock your bars in the Bartender4 options, but using Shift is safer and recommended.
Q: How do i access the Configuration?
A: You can open the configuration with the Slash Commands (/bt or /bartender) or through the Bartender4 LDB plugin.
Q: Where are my keybindings? And how do i bind new keys?
A: Bartender4 buttons should automatically inherit keybindings from the Blizzard bars. For new keybindings, you can use KeyBound to re-bind your keys. You can access KeyBound by its slash command (/kb) or through the button in the BT4 config. Hover a button, press key → voila!
Q: Can I skin the buttons beyond the built-in options?
A: Bartender4 allows skinning through Masque! After installing both Bartender4 and Masque, you can customize the BT4 appearance in the Masque options.
Q: How do i disable the snapping of the bars?
A: Currently, you can temporarily override the snapping by holding down the Shift Key while moving your bars, or uncheck the option in the popup when your bars are unlocked.
Feature Requests/Bug Tracker
Please submit Bugs and/or Feature Requests using the Ticket System on the WoWAce Project page or in the Bartender4 Forum Thread. Please provide as many information as possible, including your client language, the exact version you are running, how to reproduce any errors, and a stack trace, if applicable.
Links
WoWAce Project: Bartender4 on WoWAce
Custom State Header: Info page on WoWAce
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Posted Aug 3, 2026I dont see the Reputation and XP Bar. It is active. And i know where it should be because is do see the Green Rectangle. But the actual Bars dont show up at all.
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Posted Aug 3, 2026LUA_WARNING: ExtraAbilityContainer:SetPoint(): Couldn't find region named 'BT4BarExtraActionBar'
Any way to fix this in retail?
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Posted Aug 2, 2026Not sure how and if i can update the addon so here's a fix for the keyring in anniversary:
Open this file with notepad or another text editor: Interface/AddOns/Bartender4/Options/BagBar.lua
1) Delete the following line:
local WoWClassicEra = (WOW_PROJECT_ID == WOW_PROJECT_CLASSIC)
2) Replace "function BagBarMod:OnEnable()" with:
function BagBarMod:OnEnable()
if KeyRingButton and not self.db.profile.anniversaryKeyringMigrated then
self.db.profile.keyring = true
self.db.profile.anniversaryKeyringMigrated = true
end
3) Replace "if WoWClassicEra and KeyRingButton then
KeyRingButton:SetScript("OnShow", nil)"
with:
if KeyRingButton then
KeyRingButton:SetScript("OnShow", nil)
4) Replace "if KeyRingButton and WoWClassicEra and self.config.keyring then" with:
if KeyRingButton and self.config.keyring then
5) Save the file.
Now open: Interface/AddOns/Bartender4/Options/BagBar.lua
1) Delete the following line:
local WoWClassicEra = (WOW_PROJECT_ID == WOW_PROJECT_CLASSIC)
2) Replace "if WoWClassicEra then" with:
if KeyRingButton then
3) Save the file.
Finally, /reload ingame and hopefully it works. Should also see the option "keyring" in the addon settings. GL
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Posted Jul 29, 2026Did Bartender4 disappear into the abyss of history? Will there be any other updates that would work?
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Posted Jul 29, 2026So I have spent a couple of hours now trying to play druid in HC classic... and whenever I switch into cat form and begin an attack I get switched back into human form. I have a cat ability bar enabled... and my abilities show up when I switch into cat form... but they revert to human abilities when I attack. Help!
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Posted Jul 26, 2026My action bars keep disappearing, and keybinds doesnt work. Sometimes things work on one char, but whenever i reload or relog everything is ruined again. Feel like ive been trying everything and its kinda frustrating. Hope for a solution to the problem so I can play again.
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Posted Jul 25, 2026Be patient guys, I'm sure the nice fellows behind my fave bar addon are working hard to bring an update soon
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Posted Jul 25, 2026@joenathanwhite I thought i was the only one having this XP bar issue lol
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Posted Jul 24, 2026So is there any word on the streets when well get an update? Id like to have my exp bar back its the only satisfying thing when lvling ðŸ˜
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Posted Jul 23, 2026My main warrior's Action Bar 1 (only 1, no other bars) doesn't respond to any keybinds, besides me pressing 1 which prompts "No target to attack". None of my other characters have this problem despite me copying the same main warrior's profile.
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Posted Jul 29, 2026@gothgf420 Having exact same problem here ;-; hopefully there's a fix soon
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Posted Jul 23, 2026The new update does something to the macros that causes the "SpellOverlay" addon for keybinds to stop working. If you use it, it's best to stick with the older version until it (hopefully) gets fixed.
Regards
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Posted Jul 22, 2026I noticed an issue when changing forms as a druid that the bear abilities show but when using the keybind it reverts to what is bound to the Night Elf form. For example I have Maul bound on the same key as Wraith and when press the key for Maul it takes me out of bear form and starts to cast Wraith. This worked fine prior to the patch.
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Posted Jul 22, 2026Bartender shows for me, but all my keybinds or even clicking wont register. Anyone else having this issue?
Update:
Keybinds are working , however the visual depression of the key does not occur, nor does the visual highlight of queueing certain abilities.
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Posted Jul 22, 2026Wow thank you for all your hard work for this amazing addon. logged on this morning and my bartender seems all good again <3
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Posted Jul 21, 2026Thank you for your work on this addon. It's a core part of my gaming experience and I love it. Just wanted you to know.
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Posted Jul 21, 2026How long until fixed for wow classic
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Posted Jul 21, 2026Please tell me this will be fixed this week...
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Posted Jul 21, 2026Era is borked
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Posted Jul 21, 2026Does anyone have a fix for bartender in wow classic since the patch today?