NewJoinMessages
A Minecraft Paper Plugin that changes the Minecraft Join Messages, with no bloat.
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# 🎉 NewJoinMessages
[](https://www.minecraft.net/)
[](https://papermc.io/)
[](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
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## ✨ Overview
**NewJoinMessages** is a lightweight Paper plugin that allows you to fully customize **join and leave messages** with colors, and live reload support. Perfect for welcoming new players, and adding flair to your server chat.
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## 🎨 Features
* Custom Join Messages
* Custom Leave Messages
* Supports Minecraft color codes (`&a`, `&b`, etc.)
* Placeholder `%player%` for dynamic player names
* `/join reload` command for live config updates
* Permission support (`newjoin.admin`)
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## 🛠 Configuration
```yaml
enabled: true
join-message: "&7[&a&l+&7] &b%player% &7joined the server."
leave-message: "&7[&c&l-&7] &b%player% &7left the server."
```
**Placeholders:**
* `%player%` → Player’s name
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## 🖌 Live Minecraft Preview
| Event | Preview |
|---|---|
| Join | [+] Logixel joined the server. |
| Leave | [-] Logixel left the server. |
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## 📝 Commands
| Command | Description | Permission |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------|
| `/join` | Shows plugin info & status | `newjoin.admin` |
| `/join reload` | Reloads `config.yml` without restarting | `newjoin.admin` |
**Tab Completion:** `/join reload` is auto-suggested for admins.
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## 🔑 Permissions
| Permission | Description | Default |
|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------|
| `newjoin.admin` | Allows viewing plugin status & reloading config | OP |
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## ⚖️ License
Free to use, modify, and distribute.
>Attribution to **Logixel** appreciated.
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