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FirstGreeter

FirstGreeter

A Minecraft plugin that rewards the first player to welcome new joiners, featuring persistent leaderboards, customizable command-based rewards, smart cooldown systems, and full configuration options to build a friendly server community.

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Minecraft: Java Edition

1.21.x
1.20.x
1.19.x
1.18.x
1.17.x
1.16.x
1.15.x
1.14.x
1.13.x
1.12.x
1.11.x
1.10.x
1.9.x
1.8.x

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Horizonce
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Details

Licensed ARR
Published last month
Updated last month

FirstGreeter - Reward Players for Welcoming New Members! 🎉

Automatically reward the first player to welcome new joiners to your server.

FirstGreeter creates a welcoming community by rewarding players who greet newcomers first. With persistent leaderboards, customizable rewards, and flexible cooldowns, this plugin encourages positive first impressions.

🎯 Features

✅ First-to-Welcome System - Fastest greeter gets the reward
✅ Customizable Rewards - Execute any command (economy, items, XP, permissions)
✅ Persistent Leaderboards - Track top welcomers across restarts
✅ Smart Detection - Multiple welcome phrases supported
✅ Cooldown System - Per-player and global cooldown options
✅ Admin Tools - Stats, reset, and management commands
✅ Hot Reload - Update config without restart
✅ Multi-Version - Minecraft 1.8 - 1.21+
✅ Lightweight - JSON storage, no database needed

💡 How It Works

  1. New player joins server
  2. First person to type "welcome [name]" gets rewarded
  3. Leaderboard tracks top welcomers
  4. Cooldowns prevent spam

Example:
Player joins → "welcome Steve!" → Reward given! 💎

🚀 Quick Start

  1. Drop JAR into plugins/ folder
  2. Restart server
  3. Customize plugins/FirstGreeter/config.yml
  4. Use /fg reload to apply changes

🎮 Commands

  • /fg leaderboard [page] - View top welcomers
  • /fg stats [player] - View statistics
  • /fg reload - Reload config
  • /fg reset <player/all> - Reset data (admin)

Aliases: /fg, /firstgreeter, /greeter

🔐 Permissions

  • firstgreeter.use - Basic commands (default: true)
  • firstgreeter.admin - Admin access (default: OP)

🏆 Leaderboard Rankings

🥇 Gold - #1 welcomer
🥈 Silver - #2 welcomer
🥉 Bronze - #3 welcomer
⭐ Yellow - Top 10
💬 White - Everyone else

🔗 Compatibility

Server: PaperMC, Spigot, Purpur
Versions: 1.8 - 1.21+
Java: 8, 11, 16, 17, 21

Works with Vault, LuckPerms, EssentialsX, and all economy plugins!

⚙️ Simple Config

welcome-detection:
  phrases: ["welcome", "wb", "hello", "hi"]
  timeout-seconds: 60

rewards:
  commands:
    - "give %player% diamond 1"
    - "eco give %player% 100"

cooldown:
  per-player-enabled: true
  per-player-seconds: 300

Build a welcoming community today! 🌟