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About this addon
What it does
(Designed for retail bags)
Never accidentally destroy, sell, scrap, or disenchant an important item again.
Inventory Guardian allows you to lock items in your bags so they are protected from common inventory mistakes. Once an item is locked, the addon prevents actions that could permanently remove or destroy it.
Inventory Guardian combines the functionality of my previous addons Set Lock and Item Lock into a single streamlined system designed for modern World of Warcraft.
What Inventory Guardian Protects Against
Locked items cannot be:
- Sold to vendors
- Deleted or destroyed
- Scrapped
- Disenchanted
If you attempt one of these actions, Inventory Guardian will block it.
Key Features
Manual Item Locking
- Lock and unlock items directly from your inventory using a configurable keybind. Hover an item and press your keybind to toggle protection.
Equipment Set Protection
- Items belonging to Blizzard’s Equipment Manager sets are automatically protected, helping ensure you never accidentally lose gear tied to your builds.
Visual Lock Indicators
- Locked items display a clear border in your bags so you always know which items are protected.
Informative Tooltips
Tooltips show whether an item is:
- Manually locked
- Protected because it belongs to an equipment set
Simple and Lightweight
- Inventory Guardian focuses on doing one thing well: protecting your gear. No bag replacements, no complicated systems, just straightforward protection.
Keybind Setup
After installing Inventory Guardian, you can set your lock toggle key here:
ESC → Keybindings → Other → Inventory Guardian
Bind Toggle Hovered Item Lock, then hover over an item in your bag and press the key to lock or unlock it.
You can reopen the setup popup at any time with:
/iguard setupCommands
/iguard
Displays Inventory Guardian help and status information.
/iguard setup
Reopens the first-time setup popup for configuring keybinds.
/iguard visuals
Toggles lock visuals on or off.
/iguard refresh
Refreshes Inventory Guardian protection states and bag visuals.
/iguard clear
Clears all manually locked items.
/iguard toggle
Temporarily enables or disables Inventory Guardian protections.
/iguard setprotection
Enables or disables automatic equipment set protection.
/iguard relearnsets
Relearns the exact item instances currently equipped for Blizzard Equipment Manager sets.
/iguard debugsets
Displays learned equipment set debugging information.
/iguard allowuse
Toggles whether manually locked items can still be used or equipped.
/iguard color red
/iguard color blue
/iguard color green
/iguard color gold
/iguard color purple
Changes the color of Inventory Guardian lock visuals.
Important Note
Due to how Blizzard handles bulk vendor functions, Inventory Guardian does not prevent junk items from being sold when using vendor “Sell Junk” style buttons.
However, normal vendor selling of locked items is still blocked.
About This Addon
Inventory Guardian is the unification of two of my previous addons:
- Set Lock — protected items belonging to equipment sets
- Item Lock — allowed manual locking of inventory items
These systems have been combined into a single addon to provide a simple, reliable safeguard for your inventory.
About Azeroth Morning Radio
Inventory Guardian is created by Jibbs, co-host of Azeroth Morning Radio, a World of Warcraft podcast that brings together lore, community discussion, and the everyday adventures of life in Azeroth. If you enjoy this addon, you might also enjoy the show.
Visit azerothmorningradio.com for more
At-a-glance numbers
Performance highlights
- Peaked at Hot #341 on May 27, 2026.
- Peaked at Rising #118 on May 31, 2026.
- Featured on the Hot list across 5 distinct weeks.
- Shipped 2 releases in the last 30 days.
- Averaging 11 new downloads per day over the past week.
Visuals
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