# 🏷️ Fronsky Prefix A lightweight chat prefix, rank, and tablist management plugin for Paper and Spigot servers (Minecraft 1.20+). [Website](https://fronsky.nl/) · [GitHub](https://github.com/fronsky-development/prefix) · [Support](mailto:support@fronsky.nl) --- ## Overview Fronsky Prefix gives server owners full control over player ranks, chat formatting, tablist sorting, and per-group colors through simple commands and YAML configuration. No dependencies required. Built for SMP, roleplay, minigame networks, and themed servers that need a clean, performant rank prefix solution. ## Features - **Chat prefixes**: colored group prefixes shown before player names in chat - **Tab prefixes**: group prefixes shown in the player tablist - **Tab weight sorting**: control tablist order per group; staff always on top - **Per-group colors**: chat name color, tab name color, and message color - **Player mentions**: names mentioned in chat are highlighted in bold - **Unlimited groups**: managed via commands or human-readable YAML - **Live reload**: `/prefix reload` applies changes without a restart - **Interactive help**: clickable help with hover tooltips for permissions - **Lightweight**: no overhead, no dependencies, runs cleanly on large servers - **Fully configurable**: every message and behavior is editable ## Chat Format Example ``` [Admin] Steve: Hello everyone! [Mod] Alex: Welcome to the server! [Member] Notch: Thanks! ``` ## Color Codes All 16 Minecraft color codes and formatting codes are supported. | Code | Color | Code | Color | | ---- | ----------- | ---- | ------------ | | `§0` | Black | `§8` | Dark Gray | | `§1` | Dark Blue | `§9` | Blue | | `§2` | Dark Green | `§a` | Green | | `§3` | Dark Aqua | `§b` | Aqua | | `§4` | Dark Red | `§c` | Red | | `§5` | Dark Purple | `§d` | Light Purple | | `§6` | Gold | `§e` | Yellow | | `§7` | Gray | `§f` | White | Formatting: `§l` bold, `§o` italic, `§n` underline, `§m` strikethrough, `§k` obfuscated, `§r` reset. ## Commands | Command | Description | | ------- | ----------- | | `/prefix` (alias `/p`) | View your prefix information | | `/prefix ` | View another player's prefix information | | `/prefix help` | Interactive help menu | | `/prefix info` | Plugin version and author | | `/prefix chat ` | Set a group's chat prefix | | `/prefix tab ` | Set a group's tab prefix | | `/prefix chatnamecolor ` | Set a group's chat name color | | `/prefix tabnamecolor ` | Set a group's tab name color | | `/prefix chatcolor ` | Set a group's chat message color | | `/prefix weight ` | Set a group's tab sort weight | | `/prefix group ` | Assign a player to a group | | `/prefix reload` | Reload configuration files | ## Permissions All permissions default to OP only unless noted otherwise. ### Core | Permission | Description | | ---------- | ----------- | | `prefix.command.prefix` | Base command access | | `prefix.command.prefix.*` | Full access to all subcommands | ### Per Command | Permission | Command | | ---------- | ------- | | `prefix.command.prefix.others` | `/prefix ` | | `prefix.command.prefix.help` | `/prefix help` | | `prefix.command.prefix.info` | `/prefix info` | | `prefix.command.prefix.chat` | `/prefix chat` | | `prefix.command.prefix.tab` | `/prefix tab` | | `prefix.command.prefix.chatnamecolor` | `/prefix chatnamecolor` | | `prefix.command.prefix.tabnamecolor` | `/prefix tabnamecolor` | | `prefix.command.prefix.chatcolor` | `/prefix chatcolor` | | `prefix.command.prefix.weight` | `/prefix weight` | | `prefix.command.prefix.group` | `/prefix group` | | `prefix.command.prefix.reload` | `/prefix reload` | ## Configuration ### groups.yml ```yaml admin: chatPrefix: "&4[Admin]" tabPrefix: "&4[A]" chatNameColor: "&c" tabNameColor: "&c" chatColor: "&f" tabWeight: 0 moderator: chatPrefix: "&2[Mod]" tabPrefix: "&2[M]" chatNameColor: "&a" tabNameColor: "&a" chatColor: "&f" tabWeight: 1 default: chatPrefix: "&7[Member]" tabPrefix: "&7" chatNameColor: "&7" tabNameColor: "&7" chatColor: "&7" tabWeight: 9 ``` ### players.yml Player-to-group assignments stored by UUID. Managed automatically by the plugin. ## Installation 1. Download the latest version from this page. 2. Place `Prefix-x.x.x.jar` in your server's `plugins/` folder. 3. Restart your server. 4. Configure the generated files in `plugins/Prefix/`. 5. Run `/prefix help` to get started. ## Use Cases | Server type | How Fronsky Prefix helps | | ----------- | ------------------------ | | SMP and survival | Organize staff and player ranks with colored prefixes | | Roleplay | Assign immersive titles and faction tags per group | | Minigame networks | Visual identification of staff and VIP players | | Staff management | Tab weight sorting keeps staff at the top of the list | | Themed servers | Match prefix colors to your server's brand | ## Requirements | Requirement | Version | | ----------- | ------- | | Minecraft | 1.20+ | | Server software | Paper or Spigot | | Java | 17 or higher | ## Support - Website: [fronsky.nl](https://fronsky.nl/) - Email: [support@fronsky.nl](mailto:support@fronsky.nl) - Bug reports: [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/fronsky-development/prefix/issues) - Source code: [GitHub Repository](https://github.com/fronsky-development/prefix) --- Made with ❤️ by [Fronsky](https://fronsky.nl/).

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