WOW PROJECT ID

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The WOW_PROJECT_ID and LE_EXPANSION_LEVEL_CURRENT constants can be used to determine the current expansion level.

Value	Constant	Description	FrameXML
	WOW_PROJECT_ID
1	WOW_PROJECT_MAINLINE	Retail	ProjectConstants.lua
2	WOW_PROJECT_CLASSIC	Classic Era	ProjectConstants.lua
3	WOW_PROJECT_WOWLABS	Plunderstorm	ProjectConstants.lua
5	WOW_PROJECT_BURNING_CRUSADE_CLASSIC	Burning Crusade Classic	Constants.lua
11	WOW_PROJECT_WRATH_CLASSIC	Wrath Classic	Constants.lua
14	WOW_PROJECT_CATACLYSM_CLASSIC	Cataclysm Classic	Constants.lua

Value	Enum	Description
	LE_EXPANSION_LEVEL_CURRENT
0	LE_EXPANSION_CLASSIC	Vanilla / Classic Era
1	LE_EXPANSION_BURNING_CRUSADE	The Burning Crusade
2	LE_EXPANSION_WRATH_OF_THE_LICH_KING	Wrath of the Lich King
3	LE_EXPANSION_CATACLYSM	Cataclysm
4	LE_EXPANSION_MISTS_OF_PANDARIA	Mists of Pandaria
5	LE_EXPANSION_WARLORDS_OF_DRAENOR	Warlords of Draenor
6	LE_EXPANSION_LEGION	Legion
7	LE_EXPANSION_BATTLE_FOR_AZEROTH	Battle for Azeroth
8	LE_EXPANSION_SHADOWLANDS	Shadowlands
9	LE_EXPANSION_DRAGONFLIGHT	Dragonflight
10	LE_EXPANSION_11_0	The War Within

Example

if WOW_PROJECT_ID == WOW_PROJECT_MAINLINE then
	-- mainline
elseif WOW_PROJECT_ID == WOW_PROJECT_CATACLYSM_CLASSIC then
	-- cata
elseif WOW_PROJECT_ID == WOW_PROJECT_CLASSIC then
	-- vanilla
end

Patch changes

Patch 10.2.6 (2024-03-19): Added WOW_PROJECT_WOWLABS.
Patch 4.4.0 (2024-04-30): Added WOW_PROJECT_CATACLYSM_CLASSIC.
Patch 3.4.0 (2022-08-30): (2022-09-01) Added WOW_PROJECT_WRATH_CLASSIC in build 3.4.0 (45435)^[1]
Patch 3.4.0 (2022-08-30): Streamlined expansion enums between retail and classic.^[2]

See also

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