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WTBox

Chat with Chinese players without the language barrier (or with English players, if you're Chinese — 支持中文界面).

WTBox lets you translate individual messages and post them into the channel of your liking. You can also verify a translation by translating it back, so you can better assess what you're actually about to say. Your normal chat stays completely untouched: the addon only translates when you ask it to.

You get a small chatbox-like window you can move, pin and hide. Show it with /wtb.

Three looks — pick yours in the settings:

Modern (default)

Classic

pfUI-matched (when you run pfUI)

How it works

1. Type your message and press Enter — it translates and posts in one go (made for quick callouts like "inc lumber mill").
2. Want to check first? Click Translate instead, review or edit the result — Verify shows it translated back.
3. Then click Send.

Pick the channel with the buttons on top (S = say, P = party, BG = battleground, …). The Ch button lists your joined channels like World, and W remembers the last people you whispered.

Requirements

You need WoWTranslate — it does the actual translating (free, no API key needed). Install it first and make sure /wt works in-game. Without it, WTBox shows as "Dependency missing" in your addon list.

WTBox is built for Capycraft, but any vanilla 1.12 server works.

Installation

1. Install WoWTranslate first (see above).
2. Download the ZIP from the latest release and unpack it.
3. Put the WTBox folder into <your WoW folder>\Interface\AddOns\ (so that Interface\AddOns\WTBox\WTBox.toc exists).
4. Restart the game. You'll see WTBox loaded. in chat — type /wtb.

If you downloaded via the green Code → Download ZIP button instead, rename the unpacked folder from WTBox-master to WTBox, or the game won't load it.

Commands

Command	What it does
/wtb	Show/hide the box
/wtb <text>	Open and translate <text> right away
/wtb pin	Keep the box always open
/wtb alpha <0-100>	Background transparency
/wtb lang en|zh|auto	UI language
/wtb style modern|classic|pfui	Look of the box (pfui only with pfUI installed; applies after reload)
/wtb reset	Reset the window position
/wtb help	List commands

There's also a keybind (Key Bindings → WTBox) that opens the box ready to type, and a ... button on the box for settings.

Good to know

• WoW terms like dungeon names and battleground callouts are translated from a built-in dictionary, so "inc lumber mill" comes out right. You can add your own terms in WTBox_Glossary.lua — good ones are welcome as issues, they'll be added for everyone.
• Chat messages have a length limit; the box shows you the size and warns before anything gets cut off.
• Immersive fade (settings): the box gently fades out when idle and snaps back when you hover it or press your keybind.
• Three looks (settings): Modern (flat), Classic (Blizzard-style), and pfUI-matched when you run pfUI. Pick one and hit Apply.

Credits

Built on WoWTranslate by belthazor. If you use pfUI, WTBox automatically matches its look — pfUI is not required. MIT licensed.