# 🎉 ExtraGreetings A feature-rich greeting plugin for Minecraft servers with **Folia support**, **Adventure API**, **MiniMessage**, and optimized for **Minecraft 1.20.1+**. ## ✨ Features - **🎭 Customizable Join Greetings** - Welcome players with titles, subtitles, action bars, boss bars, particles, sounds, and chat messages - **🎪 First-Time Join Detection** - Different greetings for new players vs returning players - **👑 VIP Support** - Special greetings for VIP players with permissions (now includes quit messages!) - **🚪 Permission-Based Quit Messages** - VIP and regular quit messages with different effects - **⚡ Folia Compatibility** - Full support for Folia's scheduler - **🎨 MiniMessage Support** - Rich text formatting with gradients, colors, and effects - **🔧 PlaceholderAPI Integration** - Support for custom placeholders - **⏰ Cooldown System** - Prevent spam with configurable cooldowns - **🎯 Command Execution** - Run commands on join/quit events - **📊 Built-in Statistics** - Track player joins and active features - **🔄 Live Reload** - Reload configuration without restarting - **🛠️ Config Updater** - Automatic configuration updates with backup system - **🧪 Enhanced Test Command** - Actually test greetings instead of just logging ## 📋 Requirements - **Minecraft 1.20.1+** - **Folia** or **Paper** server - **Java 17+** - **Optional**: PlaceholderAPI for additional placeholders ## ⚙️ Configuration The plugin generates a default configuration file at `plugins/ExtraGreetings/config.yml`. Here's an example: ```yaml # ExtraGreetings Configuration settings: enableJoin: true enableQuit: true cooldownSeconds: 60 debug: false joinDelay: 1 join: firstTime: title: "Welcome" subtitle: "%player% has joined for the first time!" actionbar: "Enjoy your stay!" bossbar: enable: true text: "Welcome, %player%!" color: BLUE style: SOLID duration: 10 particles: enable: true effect: "HEART" count: 50 offset: {x: 0.5, y: 1.0, z: 0.5} speed: 0.1 sound: enable: true effect: "ENTITY_PLAYER_LEVELUP" volume: 1.0 pitch: 1.0 message: "[+] %player% joined for the first time!" commands: - "give %player% diamond 1" - "broadcast &aWelcome new player %player%!" recurring: title: "Welcome back!" subtitle: "Enjoy your stay!" message: "[+] %player% returned!" vip: enable: true title: "VIP Welcome!" subtitle: "%player% the VIP has joined!" # ... more VIP settings quit: # VIP quit greeting (for players with extragreetings.vip permission) vip: message: "[VIP] %player% has left the server!" particles: enable: true effect: "DRAGON_BREATH" count: 30 offset: {x: 0.5, y: 1.0, z: 0.5} speed: 0.15 sound: enable: true effect: "ENTITY_ENDER_DRAGON_FLAP" volume: 1.0 pitch: 1.2 commands: - "say VIP %player% has left the server!" # Regular quit greeting regular: message: "[-] %player% left the server." particles: enable: true effect: "SMOKE_NORMAL" count: 20 offset: {x: 0.0, y: 0.5, z: 0.0} speed: 0.1 sound: enable: true effect: "ENTITY_HORSE_SADDLE" volume: 0.8 pitch: 1.0 commands: [] ``` ## 🎮 Commands | Command | Description | Permission | |---------|-------------|------------| | `/extragreetings` | Show help menu | `extragreetings.admin` | | `/extragreetings reload` | Reload configuration | `extragreetings.admin` | | `/extragreetings info` | Show plugin information | `extragreetings.admin` | | `/extragreetings stats` | Show plugin statistics | `extragreetings.admin` | | `/extragreetings debug [on/off]` | Toggle debug mode | `extragreetings.admin` | | `/extragreetings reset [data/cooldowns]` | Reset plugin data | `extragreetings.admin` | | `/extragreetings test [join/quit]` | Test greetings (actually triggers them!) | `extragreetings.admin` | | `/extragreetings update` | Update configuration to latest version | `extragreetings.admin` | **Aliases**: `/eg` ## 🔐 Permissions | Permission | Description | Default | |------------|-------------|---------| | `extragreetings.admin` | Access to admin commands | `op` | | `extragreetings.vip` | Receive VIP greetings (join AND quit) | `false` | | `extragreetings.bypass.cooldown` | Bypass greeting cooldown | `op` | ## 🛠️ Configuration Updater ### ✨ Features: - **Automatic Updates**: Updates configuration on plugin startup - **Comment Preservation**: Maintains all your configuration comments - **Backup System**: Creates timestamped backups before changes - **Manual Updates**: Use `/extragreetings update` to force updates - **Validation**: Checks for invalid sound/particle effects ### 📁 Backup Location: Backups are stored in `/plugins/ExtraGreetings/backups/config.yml.timestamp.bak` ### 🔄 How It Works: 1. **Startup**: Plugin automatically checks for missing config options 2. **Updates**: Adds new options with default values 3. **Cleanup**: Removes obsolete configuration options 4. **Preservation**: Keeps all your custom settings and comments ### 📝 Console Messages: ``` [ExtraGreetings] Added missing config option: quit.vip.message [ExtraGreetings] Configuration updated successfully! [ExtraGreetings] Config backed up to: config.yml.1234567890.bak ``` ## 🎨 MiniMessage Formatting ExtraGreetings supports full MiniMessage formatting: ```yaml title: "Welcome" subtitle: "%player% has joined!" actionbar: "Enjoy your stay!" message: "[+] %player% joined!" ``` **Available Tags:** - ``, ``, ``, `` - ``, ``, ``, ``, etc. - ``, `` - ``, `` ## 🏷️ Placeholders ### Built-in Placeholders - `%player%` - Player name - `%player_displayname%` - Player display name - `%player_uuid%` - Player UUID - `%online_players%` - Online player count - `%max_players%` - Maximum players - `%server_name%` - Server name - `%current_time%` - Current time - `%server_uptime%` - Server uptime - `%plugin_version%` - Plugin version ### PlaceholderAPI Support When PlaceholderAPI is installed, you can use any available placeholder: - `%player_level%` - Player level - `%vault_eco_balance%` - Player balance - `%luckperms_prefix%` - Player prefix - And many more! ## 🎆 Particle Effects Supported particle effects include: - `HEART`, `VILLAGER_HAPPY`, `FLAME`, `SMOKE_NORMAL` - `EXPLOSION_LARGE`, `FIREWORKS_SPARK`, `ENCHANTMENT_TABLE` - `SNOWFLAKE`, `WATER_BUBBLE`, `REDSTONE` - **NEW**: `DRAGON_BREATH` (used in VIP quit greetings) - And all other Bukkit particle types ## 🔊 Sound Effects Supported sound effects include: - `ENTITY_PLAYER_LEVELUP`, `ENTITY_EXPERIENCE_ORB_PICKUP` - `ENTITY_ENDER_DRAGON_GROWL`, `ENTITY_HORSE_SADDLE` - `BLOCK_ANVIL_USE`, `ENTITY_FIREWORK_ROCKET_LAUNCH` - **NEW**: `ENTITY_ENDER_DRAGON_FLAP` (used in VIP quit greetings) - And all other Bukkit sound types ## 🎯 Boss Bar Configuration ```yaml bossbar: enable: true text: "Welcome, %player%!" color: BLUE # BLUE, RED, GREEN, YELLOW, PURPLE, PINK, WHITE style: SOLID # SOLID, SEGMENTED_6, SEGMENTED_10, SEGMENTED_12, SEGMENTED_20 duration: 10 # Duration in seconds ``` ## 🔧 Advanced Configuration ### Custom Commands Execute commands when players join or quit: ```yaml commands: - "give %player% diamond 1" - "broadcast &aWelcome %player%!" - "tp %player% spawn" ``` ### VIP Configuration Special greetings for VIP players (both join AND quit): ```yaml vip: enable: true title: "VIP Welcome!" # Players need extragreetings.vip permission ``` ### Permission-Based Quit Messages Different quit messages based on permissions: - **VIP Players** (`extragreetings.vip`): Special quit effects with dragon particles - **Regular Players**: Standard quit messages ### Cooldown System Prevent greeting spam: ```yaml settings: cooldownSeconds: 60 # Cooldown in seconds joinDelay: 1 # Delay before showing greeting ``` ## 📊 Statistics Use `/extragreetings stats` to view: - Total players who have joined - Active cooldowns - Active boss bars - Plugin status ## 🧪 Testing System ### Usage: - `/extragreetings test join` - Tests join greetings (shows actual effects!) - `/extragreetings test quit` - Tests quit greetings (shows actual effects!) ### Features: - **Actual Triggering**: Shows real greetings instead of just logging - **Permission Detection**: Automatically detects VIP status - **Feedback**: Shows which type of greeting is being triggered - **Error Handling**: Provides clear error messages if something fails ## 🐛 Troubleshooting ### Common Issues 1. **Greetings not showing**: Check if join/quit events are enabled in config 2. **Particles not spawning**: Verify particle effect names are correct 3. **Sounds not playing**: Check sound effect names and volume settings 4. **PlaceholderAPI not working**: Make sure PlaceholderAPI is installed and loaded 5. **Config not updating**: Use `/extragreetings update` to manually update ### Debug Mode Enable debug mode to see detailed logging: ```yaml settings: debug: true ``` Or use the command: `/extragreetings debug on` ## 🔄 Migration ### From Other Greeting Plugins 1. **Stop your server** 2. **Remove the old plugin** and its data files 3. **Install ExtraGreetings** 4. **Configure** the new plugin using this guide 5. **Start your server** ## 🤝 Support - **Discord**: [Join our Discord](https://discord.gg/WPYVPGbKZc)

Published on	July 19, 2025
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ExtraGreetings

Release 1.5

BLOODRED released ExtraGreetings version 1.5 on July 19, 2025

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