ConsolePort is a community add-on by seblindfors for playing World of Warcraft with a controller. Since Shadowlands it has run on the game’s own gamepad controls, so it needs no outside software.
WoW Forever has Blizzard’s own Gamepad UI in the beta, as Gamepad (Alpha), with class flyouts, a compact action bar option, Fixed Party Targeting, gamepad group frames and an Edit Mode gamepad bar. Its bindings are static in the beta, so rebinding changes keyboard and mouse only. ConsolePort’s author hasn’t announced Forever support, and Blizzard hasn’t commented on it. Source: Blizzard’s beta development notes.
What is ConsolePort?
An add-on by seblindfors for playing World of Warcraft with a controller, published by its author on GitHub. It uses the game’s own gamepad controls, like Blizzard’s Gamepad UI. Whether the two work together in Forever hasn’t been said.
ConsolePort vs the native Gamepad UI
| Native Gamepad UI (Forever beta) | ConsolePort | |
|---|---|---|
| Made by | Blizzard | A community add-on author |
| Install | Built in | Install as an add-on |
| Built on | The game’s gamepad controls | The game’s gamepad controls, since Shadowlands |
| Status in Forever | Alpha, in the beta | Not known |
| Rebinding buttons | Static in the beta (keyboard and mouse only) | Not tested in Forever |
| Edit Mode | Gamepad bar, layouts per UI type | Not tested in Forever |
| Class flyouts | Forms, stances, auras, pets | Not tested in Forever |
| Group frames | Compact party and raid frames | Not tested in Forever |
Native column: Blizzard’s development notes of September 24, October 1 and October 8 
Beta, may change: In the beta as of 2026-10-08, may change before launch. We haven’t tested ConsolePort in Forever, so its column says so.
Is ConsolePort still needed in WoW Forever?
Start native if you want Blizzard to maintain itController work landed in the beta updates of September 22, September 24, October 1 and October 8.
Left stickStart native on a handheldFewest moving parts. See WoW Forever on Steam Deck.
Watch ConsolePort if rebinding mattersThe Gamepad UI’s bindings are static in the beta. Whether ConsolePort rebinds pad buttons in Forever isn’t known.Beta, may change: In the beta as of 2026-10-08, may change before launch
ConsolePort if you already know itSame muscle memory from another version of WoW.
Either way, wait until its author lists WoW Forever as supported. Native setup: controller support, then the best controller settings.
ConsolePort on Steam Deck
Same answer as on a PC: its Forever support isn’t known 
Not known: Not known yet, and Blizzard hasn’t announced Steam Deck support 
Not announced: Blizzard hasn't announced this.
What on wow-forever.gg helps
Talent calculatorPlan the abilities a pad has to reach.
Blizzard’s postsEvery development note, so you can see what changed for controllers.
Forever vs ClassicWhat changed from Classic itself.
Questions
Does ConsolePort work in WoW Forever?
Not known Not known: Not known yet. Its author hasn’t announced Forever support.
What are the best ConsolePort settings for WoW Forever?
We can’t give any yet: its Forever support isn’t known Not known: Not known yet. For the built-in Gamepad UI, see controller settings.
Can you run ConsolePort and the Gamepad UI together?
Unknown for Forever. If you toggle Gamepad UI mode, expect to redo Edit Mode: toggling it resets the layout (October 1) Beta, may change: In the beta as of 2026-10-08, may change before launch.
Is there a controller addon for WoW Forever?
ConsolePort hasn’t announced Forever support Not known: Not known yet. The built-in Gamepad UI is the official route 
Confirmed by Blizzard: Confirmed by Blizzard: World of Warcraft: Forever What's Next Panel Recap.
