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Personal Blacklist Manager Changelog

All notable changes to the Personal Blacklist Manager (PBL) World of Warcraft addon are documented here. The project adheres to Semantic Versioning and follows the Keep a Changelog standard.

Latest Release

[1.3.0] — 2026-10-02

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Added

  • Full in-game UI localization across five languages: English, Deutsch (DE), Русский (RU), Français (FR), and Español (ES).
  • New slash command /pbl banguild <GuildName> [note] for WoW Forever and Retail Midnight 12.1.
  • 1-click migration importer from legacy Blacklist Warden and Blizzard native ignore lists.
  • Added 10-tier toxicity skull ratings and customizable private reason tags.

Changed

  • Refactored Premade Group Finder (PGF) hook to utilize zero-overhead event triggers, eliminating memory spikes during high-concurrency group refreshes.
  • Optimized local SavedVariables storage structure, reducing RAM footprint to under 1.2 MB across 5,000+ stored GUID records.
  • Updated compatibility headers for Retail Midnight 12.1 and WoW Forever.

Fixed

  • Fixed edge-case Lua execution taint occurring when closing the inspect window during active boss combat.
  • Resolved GUID lookup mismatch for characters on connected realms with multi-word realm names.

Security & Policy

  • Reinforced strict client-side isolation ensuring all player notes and GUIDs remain exclusively on the user's local disk in accordance with Blizzard's AddOn Policy.
  • Zero external network transmissions, zero telemetry, and zero crowdsourced banlists (zero witch-hunting risk).

[1.2.0] — 2026-06-15

Added

  • Post-run Group History Tab automatically recording all players encountered in recent Mythic+ keys and raids.
  • Auto-Decline Shield for duel requests, guild invites, and blacklisted group applicants.

Changed

  • Enhanced Premade Group Finder row tinting with customizable crimson intensity.

[1.1.0] — 2026-03-01

Added

  • Permanent character GUID tracking engine, resolving character renames and realm transfers automatically.
  • Chat notification prefix [BL] with bright red name highlights.

Fixed

  • Combat isolation frame handler suppressing UI triggers upon entering PLAYER_REGEN_DISABLED.

[1.0.0] — 2026-01-10

Initial Release

  • Initial public release of Personal Blacklist Manager on CurseForge.
  • Unlimited local player blacklist bypassing Blizzard's 100-character ignore limit.
  • Custom player reason tags and private note storage in SavedVariables.