CoreChestsort [1.21 - 26.2]

CoreChestsort – Lightweight Chest & Inventory Sorting (GUI + Hotkeys)
CoreChestsort is a lightweight yet powerful chest and inventory sorting plugin for Spigot, Paper and Purpur servers.

It features a configurable category-based sorting system, per-player GUI controls, automatic sorting and hotkeys for quickly sorting or transferring items.

CoreChestsort also respects popular protection plugins and safely supports block containers, Chest Boats and Chest Minecarts.

✅ Features

• Chest and container sorting
  • Chests
  • Copper Chests
  • Barrels
  • Shulker Boxes
  • Chest Boats
  • Chest Minecarts
• Safe container filtering
  • Functional inventories such as Furnaces, Hoppers, Droppers and Dispensers are never auto-sorted
  • Hopper Minecarts are excluded
  • Ender Chests can still be sorted manually using hotkeys
• Inventory sorting
  • /invsort sorts the main inventory only and keeps the hotbar untouched
  • /invsort hotbar sorts the hotbar only
  • Armor and offhand slots are never modified
• Advanced Category System
  • Fully configurable category-based sorting
  • Structured 900–999 category layout
  • Custom category .txt files
  • Wildcard support (*_log, *_sword, etc.)
  • Bukkit tag support (for example tag:logs)
  • Optional sticky category ordering
  • Configurable sorting method
  • Future-proof handling of new Minecraft materials
  • Unknown materials are safely ignored on older server versions
• Player GUI
  • Toggle automatic container sorting
  • Toggle automatic inventory sorting
  • Enable or disable individual hotkeys per player
• Configurable Hotkeys
  • Sort containers without typing commands
  • Sort the main inventory or hotbar using clicks
  • Transfer matching items into or out of containers
  • Transfer all items into or out of containers
  • Works with supported block containers, Chest Boats and Chest Minecarts
• Accurate Item Matching
  • Matching transfers compare complete item data
  • Enchantments, lore and durability are respected
  • Potion data and display names are respected
  • Custom model data and persistent custom data are respected
  • Different item variants are no longer incorrectly treated as identical
• Protection Support
  • Supports Lands, GriefPrevention, WorldGuard, Towny and PlotSquared
  • Container sorting and transfer actions are blocked when access is denied
  • PlotSquared checks the actual container location
  • Multiple installed protection plugins can be checked together
• Reliable Player Data
  • Player preferences are saved automatically
  • Data is saved periodically, when players leave and during shutdown
  • Atomic file replacement reduces the risk of players.yml corruption
  • No database required
• Multi-language
  • Included English and Dutch messages
  • messagesEN.yml / messagesNL.yml
  • Switch language through config.yml
  • All messages are customizable
• Update Friendly
  • New configuration defaults are added automatically
  • Existing players.yml data remains compatible
  • Custom category files are never overwritten
  • No permission or data migration is required

✅ Supported Versions

• Server software: Spigot / Paper / Purpur
• Minecraft versions: 1.21+, including the 26.1 / 26.2 releases
• Built directly against the Spigot API to prevent accidental Paper-only dependencies

Commands

Permissions
CoreChestsort supports permissions, but permission checks can be disabled in config.yml if everyone should have access.

use-permissions: false

⌨️ Hotkeys (Configurable)
Hotkeys can be enabled or disabled globally in config.yml. Players can also toggle every hotkey individually through /sort hotkeys.

Language

language: EN

/sort reload

Category System

plugins/CoreChestsort/categories/

diamond_sword
*_log
*_wool
tag:logs

Installation

✅ Recommended Setup
To include the hotbar when transferring items into containers:

sorting:
  ignore-hotbar-on-transfer: false

Player preferences are saved every 10 seconds by default:

storage:
  save-interval-seconds: 10

Demo server

play.corecraft.nl

Issues / Suggestions / Support
If you find a bug or want to suggest a feature, please include:

• Server software and version
• Minecraft version
• CoreChestsort version
• Plugin list, especially installed protection plugins
• Relevant console errors
• Steps to reproduce the issue

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