Hotbar Change Macros

It is possible to change hotbars in FFXIV to expand the number of available hotbar slots.
This is done by copying an unused hotbar to the desired hotbar.

An example of a macro that does this can be seen below:

/hotbar copy thm 5 share 9

This macro copies thaumaturge's hotbar 5 to a shared hotbar, 9.

This can be done between classes, jobs and shared hotbars.
Its best to use classes that you don't use, such as Disciples of War and Magic that you have already leveled, as jobs do not share the same hotbars and classes.

Personally I use this system to display:

• Commands
• Commonly used Emotes
• Crafters/Gatherers
• Jobs
• Minions
• Mounts
• Potions/Fireworks
• Signs & Waymarks

Hotbar 5 replaces shared hotbar 9 to show jobs

Hotbar 3 replaces shared hotbar 9 to show crafters/gatherers

If you need more than a class provides, you can always use more than one.  I use thaumaturge and rogue.

Item Sorting Macro

Using a macro, it is possible to sort your armory, inventory and retainer inventories.

The macro command to do this is /itemsort.  To see the full capabilities of /itemsort, you can type:

/? /itemsort

Personally I use the following macro to sort my armory and inventory.

/itemsort condition inventory stack asc

/itemsort condition inventory id des

/itemsort execute inventory 

/itemsort condition armoury ilv des

/itemsort execute armoury

This macro sets up a set of conditions to sort by, then executes the sort command for the desired category.

For the macro above, the inventory is sorted by stacks, in ascending order, and by item ID's in descending order.  This makes sure that smaller stacks are consumed in crafting first, and ensures that new gear is placed at the end of the items.

The macro also sorts the armory by ilevel so that the highest ilevel items are at the top left of each slot window.  This lets you check which gear is for your main classes when comparing them to drops while on alt classes, and lets you easily find glamour and junk gear that may have found its way into your armory.

Before:

After: