🏷️ Fronsky Prefix

A lightweight chat prefix, rank, and tablist management plugin for Paper and Spigot servers (Minecraft 1.20+).

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Overview

Fronsky Prefix gives server owners full control over player ranks, chat formatting, tablist sorting, and per-group colors through simple commands and YAML configuration. No dependencies required.

Built for SMP, roleplay, minigame networks, and themed servers that need a clean, performant rank prefix solution.

Features

• Chat prefixes: colored group prefixes shown before player names in chat
• Tab prefixes: group prefixes shown in the player tablist
• Tab weight sorting: control tablist order per group; staff always on top
• Per-group colors: chat name color, tab name color, and message color
• Player mentions: names mentioned in chat are highlighted in bold
• Unlimited groups: managed via commands or human-readable YAML
• Live reload: /prefix reload applies changes without a restart
• Interactive help: clickable help with hover tooltips for permissions
• Lightweight: no overhead, no dependencies, runs cleanly on large servers
• Fully configurable: every message and behavior is editable

Chat Format Example

[Admin] Steve: Hello everyone!
[Mod] Alex: Welcome to the server!
[Member] Notch: Thanks!

Color Codes

All 16 Minecraft color codes and formatting codes are supported.

| Code | Color | Code | Color |
| ---- | ----------- | ---- | ------------ |
| §0 | Black | §8 | Dark Gray |
| §1 | Dark Blue | §9 | Blue |
| §2 | Dark Green | §a | Green |
| §3 | Dark Aqua | §b | Aqua |
| §4 | Dark Red | §c | Red |
| §5 | Dark Purple | §d | Light Purple |
| §6 | Gold | §e | Yellow |
| §7 | Gray | §f | White |

Formatting: §l bold, §o italic, §n underline, §m strikethrough, §k obfuscated, §r reset.

Commands

| Command | Description |
| ------- | ----------- |
| /prefix (alias /p) | View your prefix information |
| /prefix <player> | View another player's prefix information |
| /prefix help | Interactive help menu |
| /prefix info | Plugin version and author |
| /prefix chat <group> <prefix> | Set a group's chat prefix |
| /prefix tab <group> <prefix> | Set a group's tab prefix |
| /prefix chatnamecolor <group> <color> | Set a group's chat name color |
| /prefix tabnamecolor <group> <color> | Set a group's tab name color |
| /prefix chatcolor <group> <color> | Set a group's chat message color |
| /prefix weight <group> <weight> | Set a group's tab sort weight |
| /prefix group <player> <group> | Assign a player to a group |
| /prefix reload | Reload configuration files |

Permissions

All permissions default to OP only unless noted otherwise.

Core

| Permission | Description |
| ---------- | ----------- |
| prefix.command.prefix | Base command access |
| prefix.command.prefix.* | Full access to all subcommands |

Per Command

| Permission | Command |
| ---------- | ------- |
| prefix.command.prefix.others | /prefix <player> |
| prefix.command.prefix.help | /prefix help |
| prefix.command.prefix.info | /prefix info |
| prefix.command.prefix.chat | /prefix chat |
| prefix.command.prefix.tab | /prefix tab |
| prefix.command.prefix.chatnamecolor | /prefix chatnamecolor |
| prefix.command.prefix.tabnamecolor | /prefix tabnamecolor |
| prefix.command.prefix.chatcolor | /prefix chatcolor |
| prefix.command.prefix.weight | /prefix weight |
| prefix.command.prefix.group | /prefix group |
| prefix.command.prefix.reload | /prefix reload |

Configuration

groups.yml

admin:
  chatPrefix: "&4[Admin]"
  tabPrefix: "&4[A]"
  chatNameColor: "&c"
  tabNameColor: "&c"
  chatColor: "&f"
  tabWeight: 0

moderator:
  chatPrefix: "&2[Mod]"
  tabPrefix: "&2[M]"
  chatNameColor: "&a"
  tabNameColor: "&a"
  chatColor: "&f"
  tabWeight: 1

default:
  chatPrefix: "&7[Member]"
  tabPrefix: "&7"
  chatNameColor: "&7"
  tabNameColor: "&7"
  chatColor: "&7"
  tabWeight: 9

players.yml

Player-to-group assignments stored by UUID. Managed automatically by the plugin.

Installation

1. Download the latest version from this page.
2. Place Prefix-x.x.x.jar in your server's plugins/ folder.
3. Restart your server.
4. Configure the generated files in plugins/Prefix/.
5. Run /prefix help to get started.

Use Cases

| Server type | How Fronsky Prefix helps |
| ----------- | ------------------------ |
| SMP and survival | Organize staff and player ranks with colored prefixes |
| Roleplay | Assign immersive titles and faction tags per group |
| Minigame networks | Visual identification of staff and VIP players |
| Staff management | Tab weight sorting keeps staff at the top of the list |
| Themed servers | Match prefix colors to your server's brand |

Requirements

| Requirement | Version |
| ----------- | ------- |
| Minecraft | 1.20+ |
| Server software | Paper or Spigot |
| Java | 17 or higher |

Support

• Website: fronsky.nl
• Email: [email protected]
• Bug reports: GitHub Issues
• Source code: GitHub Repository

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Made with ❤️ by Fronsky.