The beauty of WeakAuras lies in its flexibility and customizability. With a vast community of developers creating an array of custom aura packages, it’s no wonder that players across different realms and factions make use of WeakAuras for their daily gameplay needs. However, beyond the visually stunning interfaces and notifications, certain features go a step further – adding timers is a particularly desirable function that could enhance a player’s overall experience immeasurably. This guide seeks to address one question that has been raised by particularly vigilant gamers: how to add a timer to a Weak Aura.

To begin, open up the WeakAuras application on your World of Warcraft client and select the custom aura you want to modify. Browsing through pre-existing auras may reveal options provided by third-party developers; on the other hand, feel free to create your own custom timers from scratch. When you select the ‘edit’ tab on your chosen aura, you will be presented with a viewport containing the ability to add parent frames, scripts, code, and a dimension frame.

Your first step would involve creating a new frame for your timer within the aura. Thankfully, the process is streamlined.
To create a new frame, right-click anywhere within the ‘Working Area’ and select ‘New Frame’. Next, supply your new frame a name, choose a position and size that are suitable for display on your user interface.

You must now enter the script lines that will turn your new frame into an accurate countdown timer. Enter the following block of code:

‘options
+ register “MyTimer” for this:”Keeping Timer”
end’

You will see the area given time for user-defined scripts expand and be enabled for typing. In there, add the following – enter a simple countdown timer and update design order description. You’re done.