What to add-on to WoW

The first time I started WoW after installing it to my old computer my friend took over for a few minutes before I got to play. He's one of the "Since Vanilla" players and he asured me I would get pissed over the standard User Interface (UI). This means I never, not even one second, played with the standard UI. He made me a clean UI with the things any new player could come to need.

Yesterday when I started up WoW after more than a year and on a new computer I played 5 min max with the standard UI before I started fetching add-ons to enhance my experience and game play. But what should a player add?

In my add-on posts I'll only write about the add-ons I use myself. Not saying they're the best, but it's my blog so it's really up to me.



Bartender
- I like to have full control over my bars and that is just what this offers me. It's the single most important add-on for me in terms of creating a clean look to the UI.

Bagnon
- One bag to rule them all! No more ton of windows - this is all in one!

AzCastBar
- A simple and clean cast bar - nothing fancy.

Skada
- When Recount simply isn't good enough. If you like to have all the stats right at your hand while they're still accurate then skip Recount and head for Skada.

Vuhdo
- Some say Healbot, some say Grid... I say Vuhdo. It's a matter of taste but having used both Healbot and Grid earlier I believe Vuhdo is the better option.... when you're done setting it up!

Stuf Unit Frames
- Better looking than standard and with the options I need. Unit Frames is one of the more important elements of the UI so get ones you like and feel give you what you need.

TradeSkillMaster
- I'm one of the players who really play the AH to get gold. I craft a ton of items and post/sell just as many. In this part of the game TSM is a lone wolf - nothing even compares to it if you play the AH.
BUT it takes a while to set up they way you want and need it to be.

Also I installed a few add-ons just for convenience. Stuff to automatically sell junk, open mail, repair gear... small things like that.

If you want everything to be perfectly placed on your screen you should also install eAlign or a similar add-on to create a grid while creating your UI.