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Minecraft: Java Edition
1.21.x
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Licensed MIT
Published 3 weeks ago
Easyspeak
A lightweight (only around ~55 KB!) chat management plugin designed to give server admins control over player communication without the added headache.
Features
- Fully customizable chat formatting with PlaceholderAPI support
- Permission assignable colored chat using traditional Minecraft color codes
- Adjustable slow mode duration (in configuration & in-game command) with permission-based bypass
- Ability to enable or disable chat
- Private messaging with ability for players to ignore others.
- Instant chat clearing.
- Chat history (SQLite for single-server, MySQL/MariaDB for Bungee/Velocity networks)
- Including a context viewer which allows you to see what was being said in chat at the time of the original message.
Automatic Builds
You can find automated builds of this plugin in our GitHub Actions. https://github.com/kodalee/Easyspeak/actions/workflows/gradle-build.yml
Dependencies
- Required Plugins:
- Libraries (downloaded at runtime)
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Commands & Permissions
| Command | Aliases | Description | Permission |
|---|---|---|---|
| /easyspeakreload | esreload | Reload the Easyspeak configuration file. | easyspeak.reload |
| /togglechat | tc | Toggle chat on or off. | easyspeak.togglechat |
| /slowchat <seconds> | slow | Set or disable slow mode in chat. | easyspeak.slowchat |
| /clearchat | cc | Clears the chat instantly. | easyspeak.clearchat |
| /chathistory <player> [page] /chathistory -c <messageId> |
chist | View a player's chat history across the entire database. The c tick is to view context of a certain message by its ID number. |
easyspeak.chathistory |
| /pm <player> <message> | m, w, msg, whisper, tell | Sends a message to another player. Will not reach the other player if ignored. | easyspeak.pm (default: true) |
| /reply <message> | r | Sends a message to the last player the sender had an interaction with. | easyspeak.reply (default: true) |
| /ignore <player> | (none) | Ignores (or unignores) a player. | easyspeak.ignore (default: true) |
Other Permissions
| Permission | Intended For |
|---|---|
| easyspeak.slowchat.bypass | Admins Staff |
| easyspeak.clearchat.bypass | Admins Staff |
| easyspeak.togglechat.bypass | Admins Staff |
| easyspeak.colors (default: false) | Players Players w/ Rank |
What version is supported?
This is currently built on the 1.21 Paper API version. I have not implemented multi-version compilation as the things I'm using it for do not need it, but you're welcome to contribute on the GitHub page.
Contribution
Feel free to contribute at this project's GitHub page, located at https://github.com/kodalee/easyspeak


