Threat Plates Addon Guide: Recommended Setup & Custom Nameplates

I wanted to create a guide for the Threat Plates WoW addon. It goes over some basic setup recommendations and shows you how to set up custom nameplates. You can find the links to profiles below.
▼ Written guide: arcaneintellect.com/threat-pl...
▼ Links mentioned in the video:
CurseForge: www.curseforge.com/wow/addons...
WowUp: wowup.io/
▼ Profiles:
Retail Profile: pastebin.com/EWXqjFxS
M+ Custom Nameplates (import under Custom Nameplates tab): pastebin.com/bLEd4sxp
TBC Profile: pastebin.com/CL694767
▼ Videos mentioned:
My video on how to install addons: • WoW Addons: How to Ins...
@Tactyks M+ Interrupts: • Shadowlands M+ Priorit...
Comparision of 6 nameplate addons: • I Tried 6 Popular Name...
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Timestamps
00:00 What is Threat Plates?
01:30 Threat Plate Options
02:08 General Tab
06:53 Threat System & Widgets
08:57 Custom Nameplates
#threatplates #wowaddons #worldofwarcraft

[@MGC_Saltlife]

As an Old School player from the original WOTLK coming back to play in classic WOTLK....THANK YOU for all your video's it has made it all so easy to catch up and get back to all my addon game plays! Keep doing what your doing...it means alot to me and im sure SO MANY OTHERS!!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Rwl3x]

Oh the occluded units part is something I have been looking for for a while, thank you so much

[@kimibimi7532]

Way to go again! Thank you for pointing out and explaining ‘occlusion’. That fixes my issue of nameplates everywhere 😆 Your in depth walk through of the mob cast triggers etc is perfect. Each time I learn from you, I make more connections and how I can apply the new info to other software, addons overlays. It’s that old saying, “if you Do something for someone, you fix their problem for the day, but if you Teach them how to do it for themselves, you’ve fixed their problem forever” Thank you , Thank you again for stellar work. All the best wishes to you and yours , from me and mine🙂 I can’t wait to find/see your suite of videos on Weak Auras 😆😆😆😆

[@ArcaneIntellect]

Thanks for your comment! I am happy that the occlusion settings fixed your issues. Hoping to make some in-depth Weak Aura and macro videos in addition to addons!

[@BigLousClubhouse]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU... that Occluded Unit's setting is EXACTLY what I was hoping this video would show me.... Great Video

[@ohpioneertv]

Honestly, Thank you so much for taking the time to give us all the run down. I really needed some guidance

[@ArcaneIntellect]

You are so welcome!

[@MarcArias]

Excellent guide, answered all my questions. Thank you!

[@ew72360]

Fantastic guide! Very clearly explained. Thank you!

[@Xelopras]

love the custom nameplates! :D Very good video overall. good info :)

[@rolfkristensen3967]

Thanks for a really good explained and to the point guide!

[@Galletti95]

Another great video m8! Keep up the amazing work you are doing! Waiting for the Platter guide!

[@ArcaneIntellect]

Thanks! Working on the Plater guide now!

[@theduke5908]

Thanks, I like this addon out the box but was getting very frustrated with it. Your settings are ace, and the occlusion thing is amazing! I've been doing dungeons where I can see EVERY enemy all clumped up, it's been a nightmare lol. Cheers dude!

[@geraldsgl]

What a guide! Thanks for sharing!

[@Gartoma]

Very very good guide, thanks a lot man.

[@PseudoLucid]

Bro Thank you so much As a Wind Walker Monk pulling big groups I couldn't fully see what was my current target, now I can get a clear target Video helped out tremendously thank you

[@ArcaneIntellect]

Happy to hear it!

[@awlibya965]

Thank you for this vid, helped a lot!

[@aszhuri4461]

This was a big help, thank you

[@sametsarac595]

Excellent guide, answered all my questions thank you!!!!

[@ArcaneIntellect]

Glad it helped!

[@Croatoam97]

Thank you for this! helped me a lot!

[@EviLReN3]

Thank you very much! I got so lost in all these sliders ^^

[@435.63]

this video helped me so much. thank you very very much. threat plates so is good but it was a bit overwhelming at first.

[@ArcaneIntellect]

Happy to hear that! I totally get that, was overwhelmed when I first starting using it as well lol

[@karasvadim]

Ty for the profiles.

[@davidelliott8290]

Thank you. I have had this addon for a while and missed a setup option which kind of left me wondering why I even loaded the addon up. I see it now, and when I get back to my PC, I can fix it to make it work like I wanted. (I can also fix the headline look I setup by accident on non-targeted players).

[@ArcaneIntellect]

Awesome, glad this was able to help!

[@d9nx239]

I can spam the like button enough. You are just great at this. 11/10

[@0oNiels0o]

Thanks for the info, still works for dragonflight. Looks so much better than the default settings I was using.

[@ArcaneIntellect]

Glad to hear it!

[@mikesantana6755]

Thank you for this!!!

[@Mambros84]

Hi, thanks for the video, it's amazing. I was trying to setup Plater going throughout so much pain, but when I saw your threat plates guide I switched to it without any regrets 😅 I was trying to Google custom nameplates for arena, but I always end up finding Plater related stuff. Any idea of where I could find something decently premade?

[@Duckowski]

I used threat plates for years, good addon. Recently I've switched to plater and haven't looked back. Both are great addons though, plater just lets me tinker more. Threat plates is definitely the easier of the two to use.

[@ArcaneIntellect]

True, Threat Plates is easier to get going but Plater gives a crazy amount of control! Working on a Plater guide now for anyone who wants to try it out as well.

[@damienrobertson2354]

@@ArcaneIntellect I just found Plater is missing some very basic tweaks that are not game breaking but look so much cleaner which some of the addons like Kui have by default. One example is just how showing name + guild for friendlys works. Both text are same color (class color) and theres no option to change guild to a set color which looks so much cleaner. You can download mods but the ones ive tried dont offer enough customisation.

[@ArcaneIntellect]

@@damienrobertson2354 Great point, having a different colored 2nd line is much cleaner looking and Plater doesn't make it easy! I checked out the mod you were talking about and was able to get it fairly close to looking something like Threat Plates - pastebin.com/DfNVdtnm . Let me know what you think.

[@guttoferreira8043]

TYSM for the videos!

[@ArcaneIntellect]

You're welcome, happy to help!

[@kazanadude3064]

Thanks for the awesome video. Is there a option to not see the healthbar of the different faction, if they do not have pvp on and to see the healthbar if they got pvp on?

[@ivanmarkovic7455]

great video, very useful! quick Q, is there any way to move the dmg above the plates as currently its kind of hidden behind it

[@pedrohenriques2171]

Create guide. Will try and set up one plate for explosive orbs taking this as an example . CHEERS

[@jonathanr49]

Anyone know how to clamp your target to your screen so really big enemies still have the target frame visible?

[@GHIBaal]

Hi thanks for the great guide one question left for me. Where do I change the scale of Debuff and Dots on the Enemy Targets Plate? The default configuration seems too small :c

[@jamestylerdev]

What a great explanation. I was wondering if you created an update profile for wotlk? Also, is this the addon you use personally or do you use another like plater? You mentioned doing a guide for another nameplate addon so was curious what you prefer personally.

[@BaseSRKI]

very usefull thanks!

[@Enhack]

Im wondering how do you increase debuff size on enemies. Like bleeds, poison and stuff like that

[@schalklubbe8311]

Thanks a bunch

[@ecko1397]

Hey man! awesome video! . i Just have one Q that i cant seem to find. i only want to show the % of the enemy health atm its shows number and % .. and i can se on your bars that its only %... Please help!

[@jimmyewing1062]

How do you turn on health perecentage on enemey nameplates?

[@JesseStanchfield]

thankies!

[@amdherc00]

is there a way to change the position of the plates to like the bottom? some boses in wotlk are huge and the plate is not in frame

[@michllasernafuentes3887]

i have a issue in the last actualization only with the slow debuffs, that debuffs appear in the right side of my plates and not in the row of debuffs above my target plates

[@AMR36277]

Does anyone know if its possible in TP etc., to make the groups TANK nameplate bigger? I'm playing Aug Evoker so we need to apply certain buffs to tanks etc., i.e., Blistering Scales. When in a large grp or raid for instance, the Wow Raid frames make all nameplates the same size, making it hard to quickly focus who the tank is (without of course making the tank a focus target)

[@Anudorini-Talah]

How can i see my debuffs on my enemy health bar. The plagues of dk for example. I want the standart health bar but it should show the debuffs.

[@JasonsKittyKat]

I love your Threat Plate profile and have been using it ever since I found your video. It has really helped me do better in dungeons with interrupts and knowing what is important. Do you plan to share your profile for Dragonflight?

[@d9nx239]

3:36 is SO IMPORTANT!

[@johnwayne2103]

You da man!

[@dgsunny23]

How to change the color of my own char name? Please advise.

[@user-ec4ru4kb7f]

Do you know how to enable class colors for instances? When I enter instances in WOTLK Classic all friendly names are white

[@rickjames798]

This is amazing - pointing out that the Custom Name Plates import is from a different version so not sure if it works perfectly

[@ArcaneIntellect]

Thanks for pointing that out! I'll have to see if I can get that updated.

[@Frostyownz]

How do you show class colors for pvp players enemies?

[@themood519]

How do I change the size of debuffs on the target

[@Docris]

Hey just been having a problem with threat plates in dragonflight, first time healin and when im in a bg its not showing my team mates health over there head.

[@RobertoVillaLobby]

Do you know how the "Filtered Auras" works? I need to filter away some debuffs on my DK

[@luisibarra7656]

is there a way to make the nameplates to not go away from my screen if I idk, look down for example

[@bombchu9308]

how do you change the debuff sizes?

[@937Stig]

How do you anchor your target frame?

[@ItsBarnabyJones]

how do you set friendly nameplates to appear by class color instead of everyone just showing green in raids etc?

[@evokeer1929]

Hi, how do I hide the buffs of everyone except the target I clicked on ?(for your profile)

[@frankschwarz408]

As a healer I want to see both health bars of the enemies as well as my allies but I want the enemy health bars to look considerably different from my friendly health bars. Is there a way to do this?

[@matthieubier813]

Can anyone explain to me how to clamp to screen please

[@Andrew-vt2wq]

Thank you!

[@ArcaneIntellect]

You're welcome!

[@bemindful924]

Confession: I played entire expansionS without Occluded Units 'enabled'. You can imagine how I felt in dungeons. This will help a bunch lol

[@prodbyjustjamiecee3413]

Why does mine in WoTLK have such a short distance? Im not even at max casting range when it turns off

[@zorey96]

hello I'm just a little frustrated at this addon i want it to work but ive installed it correctly and i am able to get the screen to come up../tptp but it seems something has gone wrong. its not showing the name bars at all..is it possible if i have to enable somthing? i would appreciate the help thank you.

[@gh0stax3]

Hi! Great vid. Just a question, the "Retail Threat Plates" contains both the M+ interrupts and the custom threat plates, right? Because when I try to import both I only get the ArcaneIntellect profile from the "Retail Threat Plates" pastebin. Just making sure I'm not making any mistakes. When I try to import the M+ Interrupts in the Custom Nameplates tab, I get duplicate custom nameplates which are the same as the ones showing in "Retail Threat Plates"

[@user2167-gz9ki]

Using elvui nameplates without any problems but when i switched to threat plates i cannot click through nameplates. Any suggestions?

[@tejabollempalli2985]

Headlineview doesnt work for me.. I enabled all nameplates for friendly and enemy mobs but when i enable headline view for friendly players and NPCs it doesnt change as shown in video

[@octupus2]

I don’t understand how tf to l move my name from top left around so I can see my health at the center of the screen

[@joeyculley2256]

How do I change the icon of the CC's next to the name. It's very large.

[@Jose22394]

i acnnot see the names of the people in my raid, is there a reason for it ? I can see them when they are outside the raid or dungeon, but not inside

[@mrtaffy]

hey thank you for the video ! would you know how to be able to view who is targeting you without you clicking them? it shows your name near there character in game

[@ArcaneIntellect]

You're welcome! Here is a quick way to set that up: -> "Healthbar View" side menu -> "Target" tab -> "Enable Text" You adjust the location and size of it with the other settings on the same tab. -Andoris

[@nosferhatu]

I got a question: I made a profile for myself and each time i go into a dungeon the nameplates add an extra Threat glow on the target which doesnt show up on target dummies when i test , why is that? how can i make my template not change in dungeon? is there any dungeon section specific that changes each time you enter a "dungeon instance"? because it's getting really frustrating each time i go into a dungeon my nameplates change , thanks alot in advance!

[@Zerg777]

Dont know if you respond here but i havr this problem, when i make custom nameplates, for example for an aura, all the other settings seems to stop. Like target scale etc. Is this fixable?

[@drzuk7846]

can i Enable that the Plates show Buffs that i can Purge or what ever... im Warrior and the hole time Something like Intbuff from Mages about the Helathbar and this is DIsgusting in Bgs and overall.... i didnt want see that alle only my dots and Stun timer etc... i hope someone can help

[@tiagocotta6864]

I love you!

[@michaellovell6726]

what skin on dominos are you using in this video?

[@jcvm8915]

Bro i dont understand why i can deactivate friendly nameplates cause i just wanna see icon class on top and then everything disappear too, like i wanna see enemy nameplates and Icon above my friendly player so simple but im stuck

[@Youngshuh]

Hi!! sorry I just had one quick question!! I really like to move my namplate and my targets name plate to be lower in relative to my actual character. How do I simply unlock the nameplate to move it down lower like you can normally? I cannot FOR the life of me find out how to do it. The normal right click on frame option in the drop down menu is gone now!!! :( please help!!!!

[@FeliuQuetglas]

Hi, great video!! do you know if m+ custom profile import works on none english wow clients? ty :)

[@ArcaneIntellect]

I don't know for sure. If not, you should be able to import it and then change the names of the spells to their non-english versions!

[@dukecoldreaver]

I know this is an old video, but are you able to have a custom nameplate for simply keeping frames on your screen for a tall mob? For instance, in Ulduar, while tanking Steelbreaker I need to be able to see his nameplate for his Fusion Punch cast and to see if he is standing inside of a Rune of Power, but his nameplate is so high up because he's so tall, that I cannot see it unless I angle my camera up. If there's a general setting for tall mobs keep the nameplate on screen that would work as well. Thanks in advance!

[@NightwingT94]

Thanks for the video! I found it really helpful! I have one question though. Whenever I get into combat, the scale and transparency settings are reset to default. Do you know what could cause this?

[@ArcaneIntellect]

Yeah, if you have the threat system enabled, it is mostly likely overriding things. You can fix it by going to threat plates menu -> threat system -> scale. Then check the boxes that say "Enable Threat Based Scale" and "Use Threat Scale As Additive Scale." Now you can adjust it to your liking.

[@NightwingT94]

@@ArcaneIntellect That was it! Thank you!

[@NightFireful]

ty

[@gasbeegaming3767]

Hey. Thank you for a great guide. I do have a question. In the KUI version, you are able to mess around with “mouse over” with out clicking on the target. can we do that with this addon?

[@ArcaneIntellect]

Thanks! Unfortunately, you can't change too much about the appearance of the mouseover in Threat Plates. Under "General" -> "Healthbar View" there is an option to toggle the mouseover border on and off but I'm not aware of any options to customize it further.

[@gasbeegaming3767]

@@ArcaneIntellect Okay thank you :)

[@vgullotta]

Is there a way to make the custom nameplates work for all interruptible casts? or do you really have to go in and add every single ability like that?

[@ArcaneIntellect]

For now you would have to add every spell sadly. That is something I would like to get around to.

[@JasonNomNom]

do you happen to have an importable profile for dragonflight mythic+ dungeons. to highlight things that need interrupted.

[@ArcaneIntellect]

Not yet, something I'm hoping to get around to soon!

[@mauthispvp]

how do you change from health percentage to health remaining? cant find it anywhere

[@ArcaneIntellect]

From the menu, go to "Status Text" -> "Format" tab and then turn on "Amount" in the Health Text area!

[@razermaser6502]

Hey. Thank you for a great guide. I play only pvp and want to show better the healthbar from Shadowspriest the pet Psyfiend or the Warbanner from warri to kill it fast. i get ur settings but they not works can u help me pls

[@ArcaneIntellect]

Hey Razer! There are a few ways to adjust your healthbars for pets/minions in PVP. The one I would suggest is to use the "Custom Nameplates" tab in the settings. To do this, I would: 1) Go to Custom Nameplates tab 2) Put whatever name you want in the "Name" box (something like "PVP Pets/Minions") 3) Leave type on Name 4) Put a list of the targets you want to change the plates for in a list separated by commas (like Psyfiend, Warbanner, etc...) 5) Go to the "Appearance" tab in Custom Nameplates and change the scale, color, or anything else you want Hopefully that helps!

[@josepreyesbonastre3977]

Is there a form to put the amount of health in the bar as plater?? It’s very helpful for pvp. I love your videos, they’re very helpful on the decision time!!

[@ArcaneIntellect]

Thanks! Yeah, you can do it pretty easy. In the Threat Plates options: - "Status Text" from the left menu - "Format" tab - Check the "Amount" box Let me know if that doesn't work.

[@josepreyesbonastre3977]

@@ArcaneIntellect thanks a lot that makes me a lot easier to use it!!

[@habba3184]

very good video! but i have one issue, when iam fighting big mobs/bosses there nameplates are up in the sky so cant see them. how can i fix that? ^^ ty!

[@ArcaneIntellect]

Hey Habba, you should be able to "clamp" your target's nameplate to the screen so it doesn't go up into the sky. From the /tptp options menu, select "Blizzard Settings" -> Nameplates tab -> Make sure the "Inset" sliders are set to something like 10% or so (which is 10% from the top or bottom of the screen where it clamps). Unfortunately, clamping only works for your target as far as I know so any other nameplates will still go off the screen.

[@habba3184]

@@ArcaneIntellect Perfect! thank you :D

[@SUPERMAN2305]

Do you know how to shorten names of mobs? For example: Make it show Wicked Oppressors as just "Oppressors"

[@ArcaneIntellect]

Unfortunately, that is not something that is built into threat plates and is more of a plater mod thing. May have to suggest that as a feature to the author of threat plates.

[@RammslYT]

Do you know of the setting that changes player nameplates when going into an instance? On my resto shaman, I want to see friendly nameplates to keep track of Riptide. It works outside of an instance, but once I phase in, it goes to very basic nameplates.

[@Saint_Cuthbert]

You can't use custom nameplates on players in instances anymore due to people abusing it in the past. It's a bummer - as a healer I used to use it for similar things as well.

[@RammslYT]

@@Saint_Cuthbert the problem was the nameplates worked outside of dungeons but wouldn’t work inside them. Is that a thing?

[@Endslikecrazy]

I cant for the live of me find a solution and i cant remember it either but my threat plates are showing at the same time as the normal blizz plates and i cant turn either off without the other in both blizz settings or threat plates settings.

[@ArcaneIntellect]

Hmm, that is strange. A little hard to say exactly what is going on... A few things I would try first (in this order): - Double check and make sure there isn't another nameplate addon enabled (things like Plater, ElvUI, can conflict and mess everything up) - Switch to a new TP profile and reset the profile to make sure all the settings are back to default. - Try using another nameplate addon like Plater to see if it is having problems as well. - Download the Advanced Interface Options addon and see if there are nameplate-related CVars that have been changed. Reset them if so because they might be causing problems. - LAST RESORT: Delete some of the cache/WTF folders. This resets your addons and settings so I would be careful and read more about it online before you do it. Hopefully, something else works before then. Hopefully that helps!

[@Endslikecrazy]

@@ArcaneIntellect I do keep getting a message that threat plates is no longer a tidyplates thing or something but i've been using both threat plates and tidyplates together fine for years now. On the other hand new expansions always break addons so i wouldn't be surprised if something is fucked now all of a sudden. I'll check if one or the other causes the same problem and see about those others. I really feel like i just used to disable all the plates in the wow settings and enable them in threat plates and that worked but its been so long :P

[@Endslikecrazy]

@@ArcaneIntellect Ok yeah tidy and threatplates were conflicting xD Should've been able to figure that one out sooner, just a little odd it worked fine with both for so long even with getting the message about them being seperate things now.

[@MrLukecastillo954]

hey brother is there a way to keep the scale of the target while in combat because as soon as you enter combat that 130% scale or 30% increased size tends to go away is there an option to keep that size while in combat with your current target? lIke making it so that your current target that you targeted before combat is bigger, but also when you enter combat it stays bigger?

[@MrLukecastillo954]

Hey! Just figured this out myself. In the TP menu, under threat system, and then under scale: Make sure you have both "enable threat based scale" check marked at the top, and at the bottom the "Use threat scale as additive scale..." box needs to be checked as well. And that is it! Now you can mess between the threat based scale under > THREAT SYSTEM > SCALE > and targeted scale in > GENERAL > SCALE > to figure out what works best for you

[@ArcaneIntellect]

Thanks for sharing!

[@manuelvezina862]

Hi. I enabled the scaling for my target but when i got the agro the scale get back to 100% instead of 130%. Is there a solution? Thank you!

[@ArcaneIntellect]

Yeah, you can go under the "Threat System" tab at the top of the settings window and then go to "Scale" on the side and disable the scaling based on threat.

[@manuelvezina862]

@@ArcaneIntellect Thank you very much!

[@nicktav2642]

Is their a way to add the enemies actual health to the health bar besides just the %? Trying to figure it out but can’t find a setting for it

[@ArcaneIntellect]

Yeah, you can do it pretty easy. In the Threat Plates options: - "Status Text" from the left menu - "Format" tab - Check the "Amount" box Let me know if that doesn't work.

[@nicktav2642]

@@ArcaneIntellect that worked thanks for the quick response!

[@isayrawr2193]

Question, why is my max distance only set to 46 yet yours goes far beyond that?

[@jonathanr49]

This is a blizzard setting not threatplate. Go into your interface settings

[@purpdrankgaming5415]

Does anyone have custom nameplates for Tazavesh dungeon? :)

[@galacassball7736]

got this all set up for my hunter, find out max distance for threat plates is 20 meters, completely uselss for a hunter :(

[@purpdrankgaming5415]

For some reason I can't add your Mplus profile to Threatplates. It says that its not the correct version or something like that :/

[@ArcaneIntellect]

The "M+ Interrupts for Threat Plates" string is a set of custom nameplates that should work in your existing profile. Try importing it as custom nameplates instead of a profile and see if that works.

[@purpdrankgaming5415]

@@ArcaneIntellect indeed that worked! Many thanks