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A feature-rich greeting plugin for Minecraft servers with customizable particles, titles, etc...

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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!)
  • Custom Permission Greetings - Create unlimited custom greetings based on any permission with priority system
  • Permission-Based Quit Messages - VIP, custom permission, 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:

Code (Text):

# ExtraGreetings Configuration
settings:
  enableJoin: true
  enableQuit: true
  cooldownSeconds: 60
  debug: false
  joinDelay: 1

join:
  firstTime:
    title: "<gradient:#FF55FF:#55FFFF>Welcome</gradient>"
    subtitle: "<italic>%player% has joined for the first time!</italic>"
    actionbar: "<rainbow>Enjoy your stay!</rainbow>"
    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: "<bold><gold>[+]</bold> <white>%player%</white> joined for the first time!"
    commands:
      - "give %player% diamond 1"
      - "broadcast &aWelcome new player %player%!"

  recurring:
    title: "<yellow>Welcome back!</yellow>"
    subtitle: "<gray>Enjoy your stay!</gray>"
    message: "<gray>[+]</gray> <white>%player%</white> returned!"

  vip:
    enable: true
    title: "<gradient:#FFD700:#FFA500>VIP</gradient> <gold>Welcome!</gold>"
    subtitle: "<yellow>%player% the VIP has joined!</yellow>"
    # ... more VIP settings

quit:
  # VIP quit greeting (for players with extragreetings.vip permission)
  vip:
    message: "<bold><gold>[VIP]</gold></bold> <yellow>%player%</yellow> 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: "<gray>[-]</gray> <white>%player%</white> 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
/extragreetings permissions [player] Show custom permissions for a player 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
example.one Custom permission greeting (priority 10) false
example.two Custom permission greeting (priority 5) false
your.custom.permission Any custom permission you define false


Custom Permission Greetings

Features:
  • Unlimited Permissions: Define as many custom permissions as you want
  • Priority System: Higher priority permissions override lower ones
  • Both Join & Quit: Separate greetings for joining and leaving
  • First-Time vs Recurring: Different messages for new vs returning players
  • All Effects Supported: Titles, particles, sounds, boss bars, commands, etc.

Code (Text):

customPermissions:
  # Higher priority = higher precedence
  example.one:
    priority: 10
    join:
      firstTime:
        title: "<gradient:#FF0000:#00FF00>Special Welcome</gradient>"
        subtitle: "<italic>%player% joined with example.one permission!</italic>"
        actionbar: "<gold>You have special powers!</gold>"
        bossbar:
          enable: true
          text: "Welcome, Special One %player%!"
          color: RED
          style: SOLID
          duration: 8
        particles:
          enable: true
          effect: "FIREWORKS_SPARK"
          count: 75
          offset: {x: 1.0, y: 1.5, z: 1.0}
          speed: 0.2
        sound:
          enable: true
          effect: "ENTITY_FIREWORK_ROCKET_LAUNCH"
          volume: 1.0
          pitch: 1.0
        message: "<bold><red>[SPECIAL]</red></bold> <white>%player%</white> joined with example.one powers!"
        commands:
          - "give %player% gold_ingot 5"
          - "effect give %player% minecraft:speed 60 1 true"
     
      recurring:
        title: "<red>Welcome back, Special One!</red>"
        subtitle: "<gray>Your powers await!</gray>"
        # ... more settings
   
    quit:
      message: "<bold><red>[SPECIAL]</red></bold> <white>%player%</white> has left the server!"
      particles:
        enable: true
        effect: "LAVA"
        count: 25
        offset: {x: 0.5, y: 1.0, z: 0.5}
        speed: 0.1
      sound:
        enable: true
        effect: "ENTITY_BLAZE_DEATH"
        volume: 1.0
        pitch: 1.0
      commands:
        - "say Special player %player% has departed!"

  example.two:
    priority: 5
    join:
      firstTime:
        title: "<gradient:#0000FF:#FFFF00>Elite Member</gradient>"
        subtitle: "<italic>%player% joined as an Elite!</italic>"
        # ... more elite settings
    quit:
      message: "<bold><blue>[ELITE]</blue></bold> <white>%player%</white> has left the server!"
      # ... more elite quit settings
 

How It Works:
  1. Priority Based: If a player has multiple custom permissions, the highest priority one is used
  2. Fallback System: Custom permissions → VIP → Regular greetings
  3. Automatic Registration: Permissions are automatically registered from your config
  4. Safe Reloading: No duplicate permission conflicts when reloading

Usage Examples:
Code (Text):

# Grant a player the example.one permission
/luckperms user PlayerName permission set example.one true

# Grant a player the example.two permission
/luckperms user PlayerName permission set example.two true

# Check what custom permissions a player has
/extragreetings permissions PlayerName

# Test the custom permission greetings
/extragreetings test join
/extragreetings test quit
 
MiniMessage Formatting

ExtraGreetings supports full MiniMessage formatting:

Code (Text):

title: "<gradient:#FF55FF:#55FFFF>Welcome</gradient>"
subtitle: "<italic><yellow>%player%</yellow> has joined!</italic>"
actionbar: "<rainbow>Enjoy your stay!</rainbow>"
message: "<bold><gold>[+]</gold></bold> <white>%player%</white> joined!"
 
Available Tags:
  • <bold>, <italic>, <underlined>, <strikethrough>
  • <color:#hex>, <red>, <green>, <blue>, etc.
  • <gradient:#start:#end>, <rainbow>
  • <click:run_command:/command>, <hover:show_text:text>

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

Code (Text):

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
 
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 and custom permission 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
  6. Custom permissions not working: Use /extragreetings permissions to check player permissions
  7. Wrong greeting showing: Check permission priorities in your config

Debug Mode

Enable debug mode to see detailed logging:
Code (Text):

settings:
  debug: true
 
Or use the command: /extragreetings debug on

Statistics

Use /extragreetings stats to view:
  • Total players who have joined
  • Active cooldowns
  • Active boss bars
  • Plugin status

Support

  • Discord: Join our Discord
  • GitHub: Report issues and contribute
  • Documentation: Full configuration examples included

Download ExtraGreetings today and create amazing welcome experiences for your players!​
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Total Downloads: 52
First Release: Jul 13, 2025
Last Update: Jul 19, 2025
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