WoWps.org Archive
The Flash Intro
Like many sites of the era, WoWps.org featured a Flash intro animation. A relic of web design from 2006.
The Homepage
The main landing page featured a WoW-themed design with news posts, realm status, and community announcements. Built on the Mangos web frontend by Alexandr Arutyunov. The site ran its own OpenX ad server and featured Alliance, Horde, BC, and Christmas theme toggles.
News
Three news forums kept the community informed: WoWps News (12 threads, 226 posts), Crew News & Info (40 threads, 456 posts), and Site & Forum News (37 threads, 374 posts). Posts were written by DJRavine, Ryu, and the crew.
The news section used dynamic PHP routing which the Wayback Machine did not capture.
Servers
At its peak, the community ran 4 WoW servers offering different experiences: a WoWeMu funserver, a MaNGOS funserver, a MaNGOS v1.12.1 realm, and a MaNGOS TBC realm — managed by a team of about 25 admins.
Server status pages were dynamically generated and not preserved by the Wayback Machine.
General
General information about the WoWps.org community, rules, and guidelines for players. The forum rules thread alone received over 7,400 views.
This section used dynamic PHP routing which the Wayback Machine did not capture.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions covering how to connect, troubleshoot common issues, and get started on the server. DJRavine's MaNGOS Complete Installation Guide reached 31,000+ views and the LAN/Internet Router Setup Guide hit 27,000+.
The FAQ section used dynamic PHP routing which the Wayback Machine did not capture.
About
Background on WoWps.org, the team behind it, and the story of how the community came to be.
This section used dynamic PHP routing which the Wayback Machine did not capture.
Crew
The team that kept WoWps.org running — DJRavine (3,012 posts), thePettyYeti (2,720), Kitten (1,958), Spaz (1,225), »Yama« (445), Krymzon (412), and Ryu (362). Plus the DevLab team including DMZ and Untold.
The crew page used dynamic PHP routing which the Wayback Machine did not capture.
The Forums
The heart of the community. Originally powered by vBulletin, later migrated to MyBB in June 2012 — carrying over 98,960 registered users. The forums hosted 8,455 threads and 45,593 posts across 12 categories including 5 emulator sections, Model Editing, Project: Genocide, and Covert Ops. A casino plugin offered blackjack, poker, and a lottery. The shoutbox captured real-time community moments from 2012 to 2015.
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Forum Portal
The forum portal page from 2012, showing the post-migration MyBB community. By this point the site had a loyalty and achievement system, a Thank You/Like plugin, and Google SEO integration.
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The Gallery (Coppermine)
Players shared their screenshots, artwork, and UI setups in the Coppermine-powered photo gallery.
The original Coppermine gallery required a separate login and database, meaning it wasn't fully archived by the Wayback Machine.
Browse surviving screenshots in our GalleryFiles & Downloads
The file section hosted client downloads, patches, addons, server repacks, and website packages. The MaNGOS Server Repacks section alone had 65 threads with 1,097 posts. Popular resources included the MaNGOS WebPack (19,000+ views), FrozenBlade Template (25,000+ views), and the Mang Admin Addon (44,000+ views).
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Game Info
Guides covering WoW history, game lore, in-game commands, and server-specific information for players. The WoW Emulation History thread served as a reference for the entire private server scene.
Game info pages used dynamic PHP routing which the Wayback Machine did not capture.
Server Administration
Behind the scenes, the site offered character viewing, honour rankings, online player maps, and a bug tracker. The admin panel managed accounts, realm lists, and server configuration.
Administrative backend tools were secured and thus unarchived. We preserve the memory of those systems here.
Community Statistics
Numbers preserved from the final database backups (January 2014 & January 2016).
Growth
User registrations tracked from the original vBulletin database, preserved through the 2012 MyBB migration.
| Date | Users | Milestone |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2007 | 20 | Forum launches — 20 users in 3 days |
| Mar 2007 | 100 | 100 users in 5 weeks |
| May 2007 | 200 | 200 users in 3 months |
| Oct 2007 | 700 | 700 by end of first year |
| Jan 2008 | 1,000 | 1,000 in 11 months |
| Feb 2008 | 5,500 | Explosive growth begins |
| Aug 2008 | 25,000 | 25,000 in 18 months |
| Apr 2010 | 82,000 | Continued steady growth |
| Dec 2011 | 94,000 | Approaching 100k |
| Jun 2012 | 98,959 | Peak — migrated to MyBB |
| Jan 2016 | 99,275 | Final database backup |