1. You didn't write anywhere that it was ONLY for Velocity
2. Bad config - PlHidePro on bungee have got hide per server and per rank ,here - no
3. No color codes with &
4. No support for 1.8+
1. There are already dev builds with support for Spigot, Paper and Folia on github.
2. There are per server groups (allowedServers option) and per rank too (just for each rank a custom permission and reuse it in permission requirement).
3. These color codes are legacy, you should just forget about them.
4. Please read the "Dependencies & Information" section.