Better Forever Chat

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Better Forever Chat is a lightweight chat addon for WoW Forever. Features

• Your style: Customize fonts, spacing, timestamps, fading and channel colors.
• Clearer names: Shorten player names and show known character levels with race/class icons.
• Compact chat: Short channel labels, distinct whisper markers and Quiet mode for neutral message text.
• Keyword alerts: Collect matching messages in a dedicated Alert tab, with optional sounds per keyword.
• Spell & item icons: Turn spell:ID and item:ID into icons and clickable names. Icons also appear in supported chat bubbles.
• Search & copy: Find recent messages, copy text and URLs, or Shift-click a timestamp to copy a line into your chat input.
• Message recall: Browse your last 32 sent messages with Up/Down.
• History & profiles: Optional saved chat history, remembered player information, and settings export/import.
• Easy settings: A standalone settings window with live preview and a lime-to-blue theme.
• Content filters: Hide messages containing blocked words or phrases, with optional whole-word matching.
• Cyrillic text filter: Optionally hide messages containing Cyrillic characters.
• Channel-specific mutes: Mute individual players in selected public channels while keeping their whispers and group messages visible.
• Right-click mute: Right-click a player’s name in a recent channel message to mute or unmute them in that channel.
• Repeat suppression: Hide identical messages from the same player in the same channel, with an adjustable 5–600 second window.
• Chat icon shortcuts: Type shortcuts such as :mage:, :priest: or :nightelf: to display class and race icons locally.
• Guided setup: Configure the addon step by step on first installation, or reopen the guide with /bfc setup.
• Custom font support: Use additional fonts supplied by compatible SharedMedia font packs.

Quick commands /bfc — Settings /bfc search — Search & copy /bfc alerts — Manage alerts /bfc alert "phrase" — Toggle a keyword alert /bfc colors — Channel colors /bfc export · /bfc import — Backup & restore settings

Additional commands: /bfc mute Channel; Full player name · /bfc unmute Channel; Full player name · /bfc setup

Alpha — WoW Forever beta 1.60.1 Beta issues may prevent settings and saved history from loading. Keep an exported profile as a backup. Sent-message recall resets on reload.

Spell/item tokens expand locally; other players need a compatible addon. Protected messages are skipped, and bubble formatting pauses during combat.