This CVar changes how the chat log is displayed. Instead of the names of people speaking being the same color as their text, their name will change to a color to match their class.

Default Setting

0

Possible Settings

0 

Name of person and chat text all 1 color

1 

Name of person is a different color based on their class

If enabled

If this setting is on, the following happens

• Death Knight's Name: Text
• Druid's Name: Text
• Hunter's Name: Text
• Mage's Name: Text
• Paladin's Name: Text
• Priest's Name: Text
• Rogue's Name: Text
• Shaman's Name: Text
• Warlock's Name: Text
• Warrior's Name: Text

Changing this setting

You can change this setting via the Interface settings.

or

In-game, type the following

/console colorChatNamesByClass setting

or

You can exit wow, open the Config-cache.wtf file, and add the following line:

SET colorChatNamesByClass setting

Patches

/ Patch 3.0.2 (14-Oct-2008): Added