Addon Spotlight: Linkerator
by Sean Forsgren 
Apr 20th 2008 at 6:30PM
In Patch 2.4, we saw the introduction of spell links, which have become the subject of Trade channel jokes. This mod provides a similar feature, to include the ability to link items you don't currently have or see. This can give you another way to torment people in global channels, in case Murloc movies or Chuck Norris get old.
So, the way this works is simple. To create an in-text item link, simply type the name of the item in brackets. Linkerator will also auto-fill names as you type them, in case you forget the full name. I use this mostly to compare an item I'm looking for to what I currently have equipped, especially when I was considering changing over to Engineering for some of the epic crafted items.
I'm sure you can find a use for this feature, whether its for good reasons or not. Its definitely one of those little extras I have for the off chance I use it, but that is part of what addons can do for you as a player. That's it folks, short and sweet for you on a Sunday before I make my second excursion into Karazhan since rerolling.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Gazmik Fizzwidget Apr 20th 2008 7:05PM
Thanks for the link!
It's probably worth noting that despite the mention of 2.4's new spell links in this article, Linkerator doesn't do anything with them... yet. (Ditto the new quest links.)
But it does remember and let you type out tradeskill links as well as item links, so you can just type out [alchemy: fel mana potion] next time someone asks what the mats are. And if you don't remember the full name of an item or tradeskill, you can search for part of it: type '/link mongoose' and you'll get a list of results in the chat window which you can then shift-click to insert just like any other link.
Adam Flanczewski Apr 21st 2008 9:15AM
I use Linkerator all the time, and have been for--over a year...?
I originally found your addons via GFW_TrackMenu, which was the most necessary (and logical) mod for the game. I'm surprised it wasn't implemented by Blizzard ages ago.
Again, thanks for the great mods, and keep up the good work! Their minimalism fit my needs exactly. :D
ErsatzPotato Apr 20th 2008 7:59PM
Another option is Wowecon, with which you can search for any item by name or part of name and then shift-link it.
I'm not suggesting they're comparable. Linkerator is a very small footprint mod whereas that feature of wowecon is part of something more akin to Auctioneer AND uses a third party executable backend with free and commercial versions but they do share this functionality.
If you only want the linking, absolutely go with Linkerator. Great mod.
Carrie Apr 21st 2008 12:34AM
Linkerator is definitely one of the most useful mods I have. So much easier and faster to just type out the first word of an item than to go in and look for it in AtlasLoot.
Keep up the good work Gazmik :D
harri Apr 22nd 2008 10:09AM
Such I coincidence, I only heard about this a few days ago and I'm loving it. Very useful - great work, Gazmik!
Tridus Apr 21st 2008 6:21AM
Some other mods can do the same thing, but they're often like Lootlink and store every item you see, which is pretty memory intensive. Linkerator stores far less information, so its got an advantage if you don't want to search or browse the item database.
Rolf Apr 21st 2008 7:32AM
Been using Linkerator for a long while now. I am very happy with it except one small problem I am having, which is a small freezing of game when I copy a text with Brackets in it and paste to chat ^^ (Maybe there is already a solution for it, havent checked with Gazmik's website for a while) :)
Keep up the good work, Gazmik! (and AddOn Spotlight)