• Fixed gui-interval parsing so Daily + Session reward menus now correctly display times using your configured settings.Time-Formats (no more “raw” gui-interval formatting quirks)
• Added smart gui-interval handling: supports plain text, raw seconds (e.g. "900"), and readable formats (e.g. "15 minutes", "2 hours") without breaking anything
• Rewards GUI placeholder handling improved (string + list placeholder processing now properly supported)
• Internal GUI rendering cleanup (lore/name parsing flow tightened to prevent placeholder/lore edge-case issues)

• Added PlayTimeHistory system with daily logging and fast in-memory caching.
• Added date-range placeholder support (daily, monthly, custom date → date).
• Added new commands: /playtime topday and /playtime topmonth for viewing top playtimes within specific ranges.
• Added complete PlaceholderAPI expansion overhaul:
– New placeholders for date ranges (daily/month/month-range).
– New formatted placeholders and *_seconds_no_label variants.
– Server-specific playtime placeholders.
– Fully expanded top_N placeholders.
• Added MiniMessage <#RRGGBB> hex color support across messages and GUIs.
• Updated PlayTime GUI titles to support range-based leaderboards.
• Added backend optimizations to PlayTimeManager and PlayTimeHistoryManager.
• Improved MySQL syncing behavior with per-server and global separation.
• Updated help menu, tab-completions, and command usages to include all new features.
• Added performance improvements and safer fallback behavior for offline players.
• General code cleanup, fixes, and stability improvements.

• Added server-specific playtime placeholders
 → Track and display total time per backend (perfect for multi-server networks!)
• Added support for named-player server playtime placeholders
 → Example: %playtime_Notch_server_playtime%
• Expanded placeholder documentation table on the resource page
 → Everything is now neatly categorized and fully updated.
• Various internal improvements and consistency tweaks in the placeholder system
 → More reliable cross-server behavior and smarter fallback logic.

• Fixed a bug with opening reward types in the main GUI. Again... because I'm a genius. Sorry about that!

• Added new placeholders for AFK playtime
  → %playtime_playtime_afk%
  → %playtime_playtime_afk_seconds%
  → %playtime_playtime_afk_seconds_no_label%
  → %playtime_playtime_afk_hours%
  → %playtime_playtime_afk_minutes%
  → %playtime_playtime_afk_hours_no_label%
  → %playtime_playtime_afk_minutes_no_label%

• Added new placeholders for Active playtime
  → %playtime_playtime_active%
  → %playtime_playtime_active_seconds%
  → %playtime_playtime_active_seconds_no_label%
  → %playtime_playtime_active_hours%
  → %playtime_playtime_active_minutes%
  → %playtime_playtime_active_hours_no_label%
  → %playtime_playtime_active_minutes_no_label%

• Added missing total seconds no-label variant
  → %playtime_playtime_seconds_no_label%

• Added session duration variants
  → %playtime_session_seconds_no_label%
  → %playtime_session_days%
  → %playtime_session_days_no_label%
  → %playtime_session_weeks%
  → %playtime_session_weeks_no_label%

• Added daily duration variants
  → %playtime_daily_days%
  → %playtime_daily_days_no_label%

• Fixed a bug with the Constant reward type, causing a MAJOR issue. PLEASE update to this version or later to ensure no issues.
• Each reward type is now toggle-able via the config.yml.

• Fixed all the bugs related to the Auto-Claim system and the eligibility with claiming rewards when they are actually claimable and so on.

• Fixed all of the bugs with the reward type menus not opening. Sorry about that!

• Bug fix for the Streaks reward type not properly updating when the file was edited.
• Fixed some display issues with GUIs.
• Sometimes rewards weren't claim-able, even when the conditions to do so were met.
• Added more information to the onEnable console log.

• Fixed a bug with the Streaks reward type causing tracking to be innacurate.

• The Top GUI can be fully configured, even allowing custom items to be added to the menu just like how the Rewards GUI is.
• Previously all reward types were stored together in rewards.yml. Now, each reward type has its own file within' the new "rewards" folder. [ This update includes an auto-converter - your current rewards.yml will turn into legacy-rewards.yml ]
• The reward types variable: "%type%" in: "guis.TypeMenu.Title-Format" now allows all of the reward types names to be configured.
• Added "AFK time" via an internal AFK tracker. Upon viewing players' playtime, their AFK time as well as "Active time" are now displayed as well.
• A new sub-command: "resetplaytime" - this resets a players current playtime regardless of what tracking method is being used.

• Bug fix for Folia support.

• Added Folia support.

• Added "player-command" action to custom menu items ( Updated the config.yml default information message - no actual change to anything internal )

• Fixed bug with checking for a players playtime who has never joined before.

• Added new placeholder: %playtime_playtime_seconds%
• Added new placeholder: %playtime_session_seconds%

• Fixed an error when you try and view the PlayTime of an unknown player.
• Redesigned the config.yml file.
• Redesigned the messages.yml file.

• Added a new setting in the config.yml for the MySQL section: "sync-between-servers"

• Fixed display bug with time formatting not applying proper spacing. (Ex: "2days" instead of "2 days")
• Fixed bug with multiple update messages sending when available.
• Fixed bug with "achieved" materials for rewards.
• Made the new lore for rewards being achieved or not fully configurable.
• Added fully configurable "Refresh" icons to each reward type menu.
• Removed extra info from menu icons - the black text at the bottom.

• Fixed the update notification message. It was not functioning or displaying properly in chat.
• Fixed an issue with the update checker than prevented Folia users from using the plugin.

• Added a main menu to the Rewards GUI that allows users to select which reward type they want to view.
• Added reward GUIs for each reward type.
• Added a page system to each of the reward type GUIs. This system allows an unlimited amount of rewards for each reward type.
• Added support for custom skull item data for items inside the reward types GUIs.
• Added support for ItemsAdder and TexturepackManager custom textured items/blocks.
• Updated the main pages' header image.

• Added an option to toggle auto-claiming PlayTime Rewards. If toggled off, players must go into the PlayTime Rewards GUI and click said reward to claim it.

• Fixed issue with streaks still working with PlayTime Rewards disabled.
• Fixed issue with the clearrewards sub-command still working with PlayTime Rewards disabled.
• Fixed issue with sub-commands still being suggested via tab completion with PlayTime Rewards disabled.

• Changed the RewardsGUI to be fully configurable, allowing rewards to be put in any slot. ( There is a fallback method in place so that current/old rewards.yml will NOT break the GUI )
• Added an option in the config.yml to toggle the rewards function of PlayTime all together.

• Fixed "Progress: %playtime%" display in Rewards GUI. ( The playtime was not properly displaying days or any changes made to the configurable updated formatting )

• Fixed multiple issues with the "clearrewards" sub-command.

• Fixed a display issue with the streaks sub-command.

• Fixed a bug with the MiniMsg GUI display.

• Fixed a bug with supporting MiniMessage causing colors to have issues.

• Fixed a bug with a players' playtime display specifically when its their 1st time joining.

• Added MiniMessage & Gradient message support.

• Bug fix for Top GUI.

• Support up to 1.21.10.

• Fixed an issue with "top_position" placeholder.

• Added a few more placeholders, per request. (Can be viewed on the main resource page)
• Added a configurable option for when a player has no valid data for a placeholder. Default is "---" to match the AjLeaderboards layout. Again, per request.

• Fixed an issue with MySQL users and offline player data in the top 10.
• Added a click-able update link to the update notification message.

• Fixed an issue with streaks progress resetting when it shouldn't.
• Fixed database issue with the top 10 playtimes list.

• Resolved an issue with the new permission: "playtime.top.exclude" - the players who had the permission would still be shown in the top GUI when offline.

• Added permission: "playtime.top.exclude" - this will exclude the player from the "/playtime top" GUI.

• Improved on the support of MySQL.
• Added multiple new settings for MySQL in the config.yml.

• Optimized the current support with MySQL data saving events.

• Added "%progress%" placeholder for all reward category items' lores. ( Update your rewards.yml - or just add the placeholder to the lores )
• Added tons of PlaceholderAPI placeholders. All of them are available on the main page of the resource.

• Made the new "streaks" reward category fully configurable like the other categories.
• Made the new "streaks" reward category layout match the other categories so the addition is more seamless.
• Updated the %duration% placeholder in all messages so that instances like "1h 0m" don't display like that anymore, but instead just "1h", so things look much cleaner.
• Added "streaks" to the "clearrewards" sub-command list. (Functionality and tabComplete)
• Updated the "clearrewards" list to match the new "daily" and "session" names. (Removed the "per-session" option as that's now outdated)

• Added "streaks" reward category. ( Update your rewards.yml file )

• Changed "command" to "commands" in the rewards.yml ( Update your rewards.yml )

• Added reward category: "daily"
• Changed the "per-session" reward category to "session".
• Changed how the "session" reward category works, so that it is quite literally... well... per session... and not daily. (oops...)

• Fixed an issue with PlaceholderAPI.

• Fixed bug with the newly added placeholders in the previous update.

• Added new placeholder: playtime_weeks
• Added new placeholder: playtime_days
• Added new placeholder: playtime_hours
• Added new placeholder: playtime_minutes

• Added support for MySQL. ( Update your config.yml )

• Updated the 3 messages that relay playtime information. ( Update your messages.yml file )
• The default playtime message now has 2 new placeholders: %date-joined% & %joins%

• Added new setting to config.yml "Use-existing-playtime" - This uses the data from world files that provides player data used to track their playtime.
• Added new PlaceholderAPI placeholders: "%playtime_top_(spot)_name%"
• Added new PlaceholderAPI placeholders: "%playtime_top_(spot)_time%"

• Removed support for EssentialsX due to conflicts with proper functionality.
• Updated the config.yml.

• Fixed a bug with the new "permissions-required" not properly functioning.

• Found and fixed a bug when typing "/playtime top" in console. I used the wrong message by mistake. I'm educated, I swear.
• Added the new "permissions-required" check to all reward types, not just unique.
• Removed the "gui-items" section in the "rewards.yml" file.
• Made it so each reward can individually have its own display item and lore set to whatever you'd like, not just 1 item per reward type.
• Added optional support with EssentialsX. Enabling the new option in the config.yml uses EssentialsX's data rather than the built in system.

• Added a "permissions-required" list to the unique reward types, per request.

• Added an alert message to alert staff of any available updates with the plugin.

• Added toggle-able day/hour/minute/seconds variables to the config.yml.

• Resolved an error in the console upon start up of the plugin when using the PlaceholderAPI support.
• Support up to 1.21.7.

• Added more information to print out in the console during onEnable.

• Added support for bStats.

• Fixed bug with rewards not updating with "reload" sub-command.

• Added "clearrewards" sub-command.
^ Option to clear ALL reward data w/ a confirmation message that must be clicked to confirm.
^ Option to clear specified reward data types. No confirmation with a provided specific type.
• A new file will be created to specifically store and manage PlayTime reward data. (achieved-rewards.yml)
• Added unique items in the Reward GUI for when a player has completed a playtime reward.
• Players without the "playtime.reload" permission will no longer get suggested the reload sub-command via TabComplete.
• Added "playtime.clearrewards" permission for the new sub-command.
• Updated config.yml.
• Updated messages.yml.
• Updated rewards.yml.

• Bug fix on InventoryClickEvent of the new Rewards GUI.
• Bug fix on constant Reward types.
• All reward types should function as designed now. (oops )

• PlayTime is now 1.17+. Use older versions for lower version support.
• Code is all now significantly more efficient and up-to-date.
• Added sub-command: "top" - Opens a configurable GUI to display the top server play times.
• Added sub-command: "rewards" - Opens a configurable GUI to display the available rewards for players to work towards for their playtime.
• Removed the function that alerts other of their playtime being checked. (Let me know if this is something you would want added back!)
• Full config.yml redesign. Completely new and updated look right out the box.

(1) » Added support for 1.17.

(1) » Added support for PlaceholderAPI.

(1) » Fixed console error in onPlayerLeave event.

(1) » Now supports 1.16.5.

(1) » Added support up to 1.16.4.

(1) » Fixed bug when checking an offline players playtime and it would cause an error in console.

(1) » You can now configure the formats of the times provided. (Hours, minutes, seconds)
(2) » You can now type '/playtime reload' to reload the configuration. (Idea by @ScriptedRegion)

(1) » Added support for all MC versions.
(2) » Fixed an issue with trying to check another players PlayTime when said player had the 'PlayTime.Notify' permission.

(1) » Recoded the workings of the command usage.
(2) » Added 'PlayTime-Usage' to the config.yml.
(3) » Fixed issue where No-Permissions message would only return one line instead of the entire custom message. #oof

(1) » Added two new permissions.

• PlayTime.View-others-playtime
• PlayTime.Notify

(Details are on the main resource tab)

(2) » Added two new messages to the config.yml

• No-Permission
  
• Player-viewed-your-playtime