Cell_UnitFrame_Continued

Community-maintained continuation fork of the original Cell Unit Frames addon for Cell.

This fork exists because the original project is no longer being updated. The goal is to keep the addon working on modern Retail builds, including the current Cell Midnight/Beta API changes, while preserving the existing addon identity used by current users.

Project Status

• Active continuation fork for Retail 12.x and current Cell builds
• Keeps the legacy compatibility id/folder as Cell_UnitFrames
• Keeps the SavedVariables name as CUF_DB
• Focuses on compatibility, maintenance, and practical QoL improvements

This is a continuation fork, not an official upstream release endorsed by the original author.

Installation

Download the packaged addon from the GitHub Releases page for this repository.

Install this addon into:

• World of Warcraft/_retail_/Interface/AddOns/Cell_UnitFrames

Important:

• the folder inside AddOns must stay Cell_UnitFrames
• the .toc file must remain Cell_UnitFrames.toc
• the in-game addon title is still Cell_UnitFrame_Continued

Renaming the folder to Cell_UnitFrame_Continued will make WoW ignore the addon because the folder name no longer matches the .toc filename.

Do not use GitHub's Code > Download ZIP for installation. Use the packaged release asset from Releases, because it already ships with the correct addon folder name and release metadata.

What It Does

Cell_UnitFrame_Continued adds standalone player-oriented unit frames on top of Cell, including:

• Player
• Target
• TargetTarget
• Focus
• Pet
• Boss

The widget system is separate from base Cell indicators, so it does not mirror every native Cell indicator one-to-one.

Recent Fork Work

• Retail 12.x and Cell Midnight API compatibility updates
• Secret Value-safe handling for health, power, casts, and auras
• Tag fixes for health and power text formatting
• Expanded anchoring support, including external frame targets
• Dummy anchor reuse for migration from other unit frame addons

Technical migration notes for the fork live in MIDNIGHT_MIGRATION.md.

Custom Formats

Health Text, Power Text, and Custom Text support tag-based formats.

Examples:

• [curhp:short] | [curhp:per]
• [curhp]/[maxhp]
• [perhp:short] | [curhp:short]

Conditional prefix/suffix examples:

• [target< «] [name]
• [name] [» >target]

Conditional color example:

• [{neg:red}{pos:green}>abs:healabs:merge:short]

Use /cuf tags in game to inspect available tags.

Custom tags can also be added through snippets. See Snippets/AddCustomTag.lua.

Snippets And API

This addon supports Cell snippets and exposes continuation-compatible callbacks:

• CUF_AddonLoaded
• CUF_FramesInitialized

See Snippets for examples and API for addon API helpers.

Compatibility

Cell_UnitFrame_Continued includes dummy-anchor support so you can migrate from other unit frame addons without re-anchoring every dependent WeakAura or helper addon.

Recent fork additions also include anchor targets for external frames and support for reusing existing frame names such as ElvUF_Target when needed.

Credits

Credits and attribution for the original addon and this continuation fork are documented in CREDITS.md.

Publishing

Publishing and release setup notes are documented in PUBLISHING.md.