New Features & Improvements
New leaderboard permission
Introduced the playtime.hidefromleaderboard permission:

• Players with this permission will not be displayed on the playtime leaderboard
• Hidden players are automatically replaced by the next player in playtime ranking
• Note: Requires LuckPerms to be installed for this feature to function

New placeholders
Added new placeholders to enhance your server's information display:

• %PTM_rank% and %PTM_rank_<nickname>% – Display the current leaderboard position of the specified player. If the player is not on the leaderboard, a customizable message will be shown instead, as defined in the placeholder.not-in-leaderboard-message field of the config.yml file.
• %PTM_firstjoin% and %PTM_firstjoin_<nickname>% – Show the first join date of the specified player. The date is formatted according to the date-time format configured in the config.yml.

New option to avoid the automatic plugin update check
Added a new configuration option to control automatic plugin update checking:
check-for-updates – Toggle automatic update checks on server startup
Particularly useful for versions that can't be upgraded due to dropped support for older Minecraft versions.
New wiki section for common issues
Created a troubleshooting section to help server administrators. It contains step-by-step solutions when the intended methods fail.
Currently there's 1 issue:

• Chat-Based Input System Issues – Documented known compatibility problems with plugins that intercept chat events

New subcommand for /playtimegoal command
Enhanced the /playtimegoal command with a new creation subcommand:

• /playtimegoal create <goal_name> – Create new goals directly via command line
• Provides an alternative method for goal creation when GUI-based input systems are not functioning
• Files can be manually edited in the plugins/PlayTimeManager/goals/ directory after creation

Plugin optimization and stability improvements

• Reduced file size by 50% – The JAR file has been significantly optimized and is now half the size of the previous version
• Improved dependency management – All dependencies are now correctly shaded into the plugin to prevent conflicts with other plugins on your server