There is a simple version of this and a complete version, and both are below in that order.

Short answer

Do the simple thing first. It is correct more often than the complicated thing people recommend instead.

  • Revisit after a major patch if the behaviour changes.
  • Do not build a routine around an edge case.
  • If a menu path does not exist for you, your build is older or newer than the one described.

Twenty years of expansions mean half the advice online describes a version that no longer exists. The mechanic behind it is simpler than the discussion around it suggests. Most of the disagreement online comes from people describing different versions of World of Warcraft.

When the usual advice fails

The community wisdom on this is roughly half right, and the half that is wrong costs the most time. Edge cases are genuinely rare, which is why the simple answer is usually the correct one. Testing this yourself takes a few minutes and settles it definitively. Half the pages on this topic were written for a build that no longer exists, which is why they stop matching what you see.

Nothing here depends on a setting you are unlikely to have. The accepted community answer is broadly right and wrong in a specific way that matters here. If a step reads as obvious, do it anyway — the obvious ones are the ones people skip and then wonder about.

The practical answer

It is worth separating what the game does from what players have concluded it does. Anything that behaves differently on console than on PC is flagged where it matters. Everything below is framed around the current state of World of Warcraft rather than a launch-week impression.

  • Check which version any conflicting advice was written for.
  • Note the exception cases — they are specific rather than vague.
  • Keep a save or backup from before you start — it costs nothing and occasionally saves an evening.
  • Try the straightforward approach before the elaborate one.
  • Test it yourself where testing is cheap.
  • Stop and reassess after two failed attempts rather than repeating the third.

Why it works this way

Where two approaches both work, the one with fewer moving parts is the one to keep. Treat anything stated without a version number as provisional. If you are coming to this after a long break, the terminology has probably moved on. There is no hidden trick here that the game is keeping from you.

The developers have changed their mind about this at least once, which explains the older advice. What follows assumes you are on a current install and have not modified it. World of Warcraft is not shy about hiding useful information two menus deep, so some of this is simply knowing where to look.

Worth knowing alongside this

Screenshots age faster than text, which is why this describes rather than shows. Most of the disagreement you will find online is two people describing different builds. The awkward part is rarely the step itself, it is knowing which step comes first.

Patch notes move numbers around constantly; the shape of the answer holds even when a specific value shifts. It helps to understand why a step exists, because then you can adapt it when your situation is slightly different. There is usually a fast way and a reliable way, and it is worth knowing which one you are choosing.

What to do instead

Nothing here assumes a particular playstyle beyond wanting the thing to work. A single check up front replaces a lot of guessing later. Where something depends on your platform or region, that is called out rather than glossed over.

Where people go wrong

  • Changing five things at once and then not knowing which one helped.
  • Trusting a video thumbnail that promises a result the video never actually shows.
  • Ignoring the platform-specific note and then wondering why the steps do not line up.
  • Skipping the prerequisite because it looked optional in someone else's summary.

WoW FAQ

Is this still accurate after the latest World of Warcraft update?

The method is; individual numbers may not be. If a value on your screen differs, trust the screen and keep the sequence.

What is the short answer?

It is the paragraph near the top. Everything after it exists for the cases where that paragraph does not quite fit.

Is there a faster method?

Sometimes, at the cost of reliability. Where that trade exists it is described rather than recommended blindly.

Why do other guides describe this differently?

Most were written for an earlier version and never revisited. Compare the steps against what your build actually shows.

Bookmark it if you like, but honestly, once you have done it once you will not need to come back.