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# MainCharacterTag
# MainCharacterTag_OC
![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-1.3-blue) ![Interface](https://img.shields.io/badge/OctoWoW_1.18-1.12.1-yellow)
A lightweight World of Warcraft addon for WoW 1.12.1 that automatically tags your guild chat messages with your main character's name when playing on alts.
A lightweight World of Warcraft addon for OctoWoW (1.18) or other 1.12.1 WoW clients that automatically tags your guild chat messages with your main character's name when playing on alts.
## What it does
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## Installation
1. Download and unzip the addon
2. Place the `MainCharacterTag` folder in:
2. Remove `-main` from the folder name if downloaded from GitHub (it should be `MainCharacterTag_OC`)
3. Place the `MainCharacterTag_OC` folder in:
```
World of Warcraft/Interface/AddOns/
```
3. Restart WoW or reload your UI (`/reload`)
4. Enable **MainCharacterTag** on the character select screen
4. Restart WoW or reload your UI (`/reload`)
5. Enable **MainCharacterTag_OC** on the character select screen
## Usage
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## Notes
- Only affects **Guild** (`/g`) and **Guild Officer** (`/o`) chat
- Messages starting with `.`, `/`, or `#` are never prefixed
- Your main's name is saved between sessions per character
- Works on any number of alts
- No performance impact — only runs when you send a guild message
## Changelog
### 1.2
- Rewritten for WoW 3.3.5 (Wrath of the Lich King)
- Uses modern WotLK API (`ADDON_LOADED`, `BasicFrameTemplate`, `InputBoxTemplate`)
- Method-style Lua string calls (`:upper()`, `:match()`, `:sub()`)
### 1.3
- Messages starting with `.` (server commands), `/` (slash commands), and `#` (macro directives) are now ignored by the prefix hook
### 1.1
### 1.2
- Fixed an issue where logging in on an alt could trigger unintended chat messages from other addons during the login sequence
- Fixed macro directives (e.g. `#showtooltip`) incorrectly being sent to guild chat