Change Log: 2026-03-04 Updated and tested with ButtonForge 1.3.4.2
I updated my script that creates "ButtonForge Global" tested and working with 1.3.4.2 Here's the creator script, that makes the new "ButtonForge Global" addon folder:
If you cannot run the script in bash, I will include the zip file of the addon.
2026-02-13 I found a conflict when trying to set keybinds between the 2 versions, and corrected it. Both links below are updated to new files.
This is a branch of ButtonForge originally created by Alternator https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/button-forge
Until the addon is updated to allow global palettes, I created this script to do it. Runs in bash, under macOS, but should run in Windows under wsl or git bash. I cannot test for windows now.
run the script, and it creates another addon folder ButtonForgeGlobal /reload wow, and it should load. Global palettes are a little darker, so you can see they are global. /bufog and /buttonforgeglobal are the new slash commands.
Here's a toggle macro: /click [nomod,button:1] BFToolbarToggle /click [mod,button:1][button:2] BFGToolbarToggle
This bash script does NOT modify the original, and they work together.
Since I made this to copy the original, it should allow you to run it again, after an update, to re-create the new golobal version.
Hopefully, the author can get around to allowing palettes to be flagged as global. This is a lot of rework though. I did it, and it had issues as you logged into more than 4 toons. This way, this version, keeps it completely isolated as a new addon, so there should never be a conflict.
I wanted to make this for my own use, and decided to share, because it was a LOT of work, nad maybe the author can use it.
just in case you can't run the script on Windows, here's a link to the created version: ButtonForgeGlobal.zip