MotD - Announcer

MotDAnnouncer

MotDAnnouncer is a lightweight Minecraft plugin that welcomes players with custom join messages —
different greetings for first-time players and returning ones.
Fully supports PlaceholderAPI placeholders for dynamic, personalized messages.

⚙️ Features

• Customizable join messages for new and returning players
• Automatically detects first-time joins
• Supports PlaceholderAPI placeholders (%player%, %server_name%, etc.)
• Stores player data in a simple motd.yml file
• Lightweight, no unnecessary overhead
• Fully configurable through config.yml

📁 Installation

1. Download the latest version of MotDAnnouncer.jar
2. Place it in your server’s plugins/ folder
3. Start or reload your server
4. Edit config.yml and motd.yml to customize your messages
5. (Optional) Install PlaceholderAPI to use placeholders in messages

messages:
  first:
    enabled: true
    text: "&aWelcome to %server_name%, %player%!"
  returning:
    enabled: true
    text: "&bWelcome back, %player%!"

🧩 Developer Information

Main class:
de.scholle.motDAnnouncer.MotDAnnouncer

Core listener:
de.scholle.motDAnnouncer.listeners.JoinListener

Behavior:

• Detects whether a player is new or returning using stored UUIDs in motd.yml
• Sends personalized messages defined in config.yml
• Applies PlaceholderAPI placeholders automatically if available

🧰 Compatibility

• Compatible with Bukkit, Spigot, Paper, Purpur and Folia
• Built for Minecraft 1.18+
• Requires Java 17+

🧑‍💻 Author

Developer: Scholle
Package: de.scholle.motDAnnouncer

📜 License

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0.
You may use, modify, and distribute it under the terms of the license.
For more information, see: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0