WRITTEN ARTICLE · WISP INSTALLATION
How to install and update the Wisp beta addon
Download the free Wisp beta for WoW Forever, install all eight starting-area guides and check the latest beta status and feedback instructions.
Before installing
This package targets the WoW Forever beta, interface 16001. It is not a Classic Era or retail addon package. You need your own access to Blizzard’s beta.
The addon and all eight included starting-area guides are free. No Wisp account, email signup, installer script or external saving helper is required.
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Download and install
Download the ZIP from this website or our CurseForge listing. On CurseForge, choose the file for Forever 1.60.1. The CurseForge app can install and update the free addon for the selected Forever installation. Manual ZIP downloads from either source use the steps below.
1. Close World of Warcraft and download the ZIP, or install ForeverWisp with CurseForge for the same Forever installation.
2. In File Explorer, right-click the ZIP and choose Extract All. Open the extracted download folder, then copy the inner addon folder. In Finder, double-click the ZIP. Open the extracted download if it contains another folder. Copy the addon folder that has its matching .toc file immediately inside it.
3. In Battle.net, select the World of Warcraft game version you actually play (Forever beta), open the gear menu beside Play and choose Show in Explorer (Windows) or Reveal in Finder (Mac). From that installation, open _classic_beta_/Interface/AddOns/. If Battle.net opens _classic_beta_ itself, continue into Interface/AddOns/. Create Interface and AddOns if missing.
4. Copy into: _classic_beta_/Interface/AddOns/. Copy the inner ForeverWisp folder, not the outer foreverwisp-addon-0.28.24-beta.1 download folder (the version may differ). Finished result: AddOns/ForeverWisp/ForeverWisp.toc, with no extra folder in between.
5. Before restarting, open ForeverWisp and check that ForeverWisp.toc is immediately inside. Restart the Forever beta, open AddOns at character selection and enable ForeverWisp. The package targets interface 16001.
6. Log in and type /wisp. Choose the guide for your character. Wisp uses your level and available quest history to pick a starting point, while keeping accepted quests and required class work.
Copy the inner folder, then check the result
In Battle.net, select the World of Warcraft game version you actually play (Forever beta), open the gear menu beside Play and choose Show in Explorer (Windows) or Reveal in Finder (Mac). From that installation, open _classic_beta_/Interface/AddOns/. If Battle.net opens _classic_beta_ itself, continue into Interface/AddOns/. Create Interface and AddOns if missing.
Copy into: _classic_beta_/Interface/AddOns/. The examples below show the finished result and a common mistake. Outer download names can change with the version.
CORRECT
AddOns/
└── ForeverWisp/
└── ForeverWisp.toc
INCORRECT — open the outer download and move ForeverWisp up
AddOns/
└── foreverwisp-addon-0.28.24-beta.1/
└── ForeverWisp/
└── ForeverWisp.tocAdd a purchased guide
Keep Wisp installed. Your purchased guide is an additional folder. Open My guides, select your purchase and choose Install in WoW. If your Wisp version meets the compatible-version check, continue straight to the personal pack download. Otherwise update Wisp through CurseForge or the ZIP offered in setup.
Connect the same Battle.net account you play in WoW, then download your personal ZIP from My guides. CurseForge only updates the free addon. After the download finishes, extract and open it. Copy the inner ForeverWispPack_* folder into _classic_beta_/Interface/AddOns/, beside ForeverWisp, never inside it.
Before restarting, check each matching .toc is immediately inside its folder. For Horde 20–35 the result below is exact; other packs have their own names shown in My guides. Restart WoW and enable ForeverWisp and ForeverWisp — Horde 20–35 (or your profession, such as ForeverWisp — Mining 150–300). Then select the guide in /wisp.
CORRECT
AddOns/
├── ForeverWisp/
│ └── ForeverWisp.toc
└── ForeverWispPack_guide_hl01/
└── ForeverWispPack_guide_hl01.toc
INCORRECT — open the outer download and move the pack up
AddOns/
└── foreverwisp-guide-hl01/
└── ForeverWispPack_guide_hl01/
└── ForeverWispPack_guide_hl01.tocChoose your guide
Type /wisp after logging in. Choose your character’s starting-area guide: Human, Dwarf/Gnome, Night Elf, Alliance Skyborne, Orc/Troll, Tauren, Undead or Horde Skyborne.
If you are partway through questing, let quest data load and review the suggested starting point. Wisp uses your level, active quests and completed history when the client provides it. Deferred early work is not marked completed.
Guide quest acceptance and turn-in are enabled by default. Hold Shift to handle an interaction yourself; reward choices stay yours. Change these options in Wisp’s Questing tools.
Install gathering guides
Mining, Herbalism and Skinning guides cover skill 1–300. Start free through skill 150, then choose an individual continuation or all three in the gathering pack. No levelling guide purchase required.
The free 1–150 guides are included in the ForeverWisp folder. Paid 150–300 guides download separately from My guides after linking Battle.net. Put each personal pack beside ForeverWisp in Interface/AddOns, enable it and open Library → Professions. Choose the guide for your character and skill; no levelling guide purchase is required. Gathering continuations need Wisp 0.27.2 or later and do not include an online reader.
These routes have been reviewed against online sources. Some late-game skill gains, spawn locations and connecting terrain remain provisional. Skill 300 is a profession target, not a character level. Later circuits enter hostile high-level areas; the guide does not make them suitable for a low-level character.
Update an older Wisp build
Close WoW. In CurseForge, select the same Forever installation and update ForeverWisp. For a manual ZIP update, extract and open the download, then replace only AddOns/ForeverWisp with the inner ForeverWisp folder. Keep personal guide packs beside it. Download updated personal packs from My library, even if you use CurseForge for Wisp. Keep your WTF folder and SavedVariables to preserve existing progress.
Keep your WTF folder and SavedVariables. They hold your character settings and progress. Close WoW and back up WTF outside Interface/AddOns before updating; replace only the addon folder you are updating.
Website checklist progress remains separate from in-game progress.
Old private-beta installations only
Only for previous private testers: remove obsolete ForeverWisp_BetaRoutes, ForeverWisp_HumanBetaTest, ForeverWisp_DungeonTest, ForeverWisp_Professions and ForeverWisp_Gathering150 folders from AddOns to avoid duplicate guides. The released free guides are now bundled in ForeverWisp. Keep paid ForeverWispPack_* folders and your WTF/SavedVariables. Classic alpha progress may not map to the new routes.
Beta status
Reviewed 17 October 2026. The following notes separate current testing limits, earlier reports awaiting retest and completed saving checks.
Current testing limits
Pickup scheduling: The new return-visit scheduling covers the reviewed Human, Orc & Troll and Horde Skyborne outings, with an Alliance Skyborne escort continuation. Automated replays simulate client observations; native offers, distances and full playthroughs remain unverified. Normal quest gates and manual controls still apply.
World marker and WaypointUI compatibility: The distant beacon and screen-edge screenshots use staged placement and distances; the Kaltunk card is a live navigation capture. WaypointUI 1.7.3 is optional and installed separately. Wisp’s own marker requires WaypointUI disabled in AddOns; with it loaded, use the WaypointUI display or Wisp arrow. Personal destinations take priority; choose Follow Wisp to resume the guide.
Talent guidance: Recommended builds are untested theorycraft. Live guidance requires a matching English Forever talent tree, using reference build 1.60.1.70338 reviewed on 13 October. Native WoW screenshots use simulated talent data. Native point purchases, physical-controller use and gameplay/build-quality acceptance remain unverified. Wisp keeps your saved plan when the live tree cannot be matched.
Alternative starting areas: Library > Other starts lets you choose another starting route in your faction after accepting a warning. This is not recommended. You are likely to miss class quests, including pet unlocks. Some quests and profession stops may be unavailable. Reach the area yourself and review the starting point before switching. Each guide keeps its saved progress. Alternative race and zone combinations still need in-game validation.
Gathering route evidence: These routes have been reviewed against online sources. Some late-game skill gains, spawn locations and connecting terrain remain provisional. Skill 300 is a profession target, not a character level. Later circuits enter hostile high-level areas; the guide does not make them suitable for a low-level character.
XP pacing: The free routes cover the starting journey towards level 20; separate pre-order packs cover 20–35. The 20–35 update adds ordinary questing and rebalances chapter order, but estimated XP gaps remain, especially before Horde levels 28–29. A low-grind solo journey is not yet established. Full playthroughs, native offers and XP tuning remain in progress. Extra quests or kills may be needed. Level checks show your actual XP and let you continue.
Boat and zeppelin directions: Wisp advances supported transport directions when you reach the destination zone, including alternate arrivals inland. Onward arrows and instructions may appear before the vessel docks: stay aboard until docking. Map arrival does not establish that it is safe to disembark. Current-client travel, loading behavior and approximate dock markers still need in-game checks.
Search-area markers: Some markers identify a cave, collection region or approximate search area rather than an exact object. Follow the written directions and live quest objectives, and report a marker that sends you to the wrong place.
Class quest coverage: The source-reviewed Alliance Skyborne Aquatic Form chain and island Warrior stance lesson are included, alongside an optional Mage wand outing. The Undead Paladin Redemption chain has also been corrected. Some server offer requirements, Horde Skybreaker eligibility and complete class playthroughs remain unverified. Use Quest unavailable? if a required offer is missing.
Earlier reports awaiting retest
Earlier level-up hitch reports: A brief level-up hitch was recorded on 23 September. Later releases reduced repeated processing, including route, quest-log, farming and nameplate work in 0.28.2-beta.1. Versions 0.28.3-beta.1 and 0.28.4-beta.1 further reduce browser, travel, route, quest and progress processing. The owner reported that a short questing test of the 0.28.4 runtime felt fine. That session does not establish that the earlier level-up hitch is fixed. If it recurs on the latest addon, send feedback with your addon version, client build and what triggered it. Disable Wisp if play is disrupted.
Skyborne class quest reports: Blizzard reported the Alliance Skyborne Cure Poison fix on 1 October; Wisp 0.28.5 restores that quest branch. Its current in-game offers still need verification. Horde Rogue lockpicking reports on 25 September include both success and missing quest-item dialogue. These are dated player reports, not confirmed failures on the current client. If an offer or item is missing, use Quest unavailable? and send your quest, faction and client details.
Saving checks completed
Saving progress: On 30 September, native checks preserved a Human starter’s selected guide and position through reload and an addon upgrade. On 1 October, a separate check preserved paid-guide access through reload and character logout/login. These checks do not cover every setting, later route progress or progress through a full client restart on the current release. Keep your SavedVariables when updating; send feedback if settings or progress reset.
Send feedback from the addon
Choose Send feedback in the addon, or type /wisp feedback. Describe what happened or share an idea. Open the feedback page first, return to Wisp and choose Copy feedback, then press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). Paste it into the website and submit. No account is needed.
Feedback drafts are temporary. Copy or send your report before reloading.
If an installation error prevents Wisp from opening, write directly on the feedback page. Include your addon version, client build, operating system and the first error. A screenshot of the folder layout can help. Do not include your entire WTF folder.
Wisp is absent from WoW’s AddOns list
Use Battle.net to locate the active game installation. Check AddOns/ForeverWisp/ForeverWisp.toc: the .toc must be immediately inside ForeverWisp. If you see foreverwisp-addon-0.28.24-beta.1 or another download wrapper in AddOns, move its inner ForeverWisp folder into AddOns. Fully quit and restart WoW, then enable ForeverWisp for your character. Do not edit the interface number to force an old build to load.
Wisp works, but my purchased guide is missing
Keep Wisp installed. Your purchased guide is an additional folder. Download your personal pack from My library and copy the inner ForeverWispPack_* folder beside ForeverWisp. Its matching .toc must be immediately inside. Restart WoW and enable both entries in AddOns. Update Wisp to the compatible version shown in setup and download the pack again if prompted. In /wisp, check the correct faction guide or Library → Professions for your character and skill.
My guide is visible but account-locked
Check that My library is linked to the same Battle.net account you use in WoW. Download a fresh personal pack after linking or re-verifying a renamed BattleTag, replace that pack folder and restart WoW. A different linked account needs support; reinstalling the free addon or deleting saved progress will not unlock the pack.
If something goes wrong
For a missing quest offer, use Quest unavailable? in Wisp and include the quest and character context in Send feedback. Follow the written directions and live quest objectives when an approximate marker is wrong.
If settings or progress reset, update the beta client, review Wisp’s suggested starting point and send feedback with your addon version and client build.
Related reading and guides
Sources and review notes
- ForeverWisp: current beta version, included guides and archive checksum
- Skyborne Druid class quest reports, through 28 September
- Skyborne Rogue quest reports, through 25 September
Installation instructions revised 10 October 2026 against package structure and local browser fixtures; no Windows or in-game walkthrough is claimed. Beta status reviewed separately against release records, native reload and upgrade checks, and dated player reports. Current testing limits are separate from earlier reports awaiting retest. Full-restart progress testing remains limited.
