Interface Bar

The Interface Bar, also the Main Menu Bar, is the UI bar at the bottom of the screen for command shortcuts. It also contained the micro menu and bag slots prior to patch 8.0.1 and the experience bar prior to patch 10.0.0.

Gallery

Patch 10.0.0

Horde interface bar

Alliance interface bar

Patch 8.0.1

Default interface bar

Additional action bar (Bottom Left, without Bottom Right)

Additional action bar (Bottom Right, without Bottom Left)

Additional action bars (Bottom Left and Bottom Right bar)

Original interface, prior to patch 8.0.1

Default

Additional action bars just above the interface bar

Other

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  The gryphon part of the interface, prior to patch 10.0.0.

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  The unused wyvern icon.

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  The gryphon during the Dragonflight beta.

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  The gryphon with a flying stance during the Dragonflight beta.

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  The updated graphic for the gryphon during the Dragonflight beta.

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  The updated graphic for the gryphon with patch 10.0.0. Used for Alliance players.

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  The new graphic for the wyvern with patch 10.0.0. Used for Horde players.

Trivia

• The filename for the gryphon appearing on the bar is named UI-MainMenuBar-EndCap-Dwarf.blp. Likewise, the unused wyvern one is named UI-MainMenuBar-EndCap-Human.blp. This could indicate that the interface was originally planned to be race-specific, like in Warcraft III. The wyvern would be used for the Horde with the UI overhaul in Dragonflight, 18 years later since the original release.
• During the Dragonflight beta, the new UI had two versions of the updated gryphon artwork: one sitting down and one in flight. It was likely planned to update the interface art to the flight variant when the player was dragonriding. However, the flight artwork would be removed in a later beta build.

Patch changes

• Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): UI updated.
  
• Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Moved the Micro Menu and Bag Slots off the interface bar.
  
• Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Removed the Keyring.