🛡️ WeGuardian Changelog

Version 2.4 – Full Messages & GUI Configuration Update

Release Type: Major Configuration & Customization Update Focus: Flexibility, Localization, and Server Branding

✨ New Features

📁 Fully Configurable messages.yml

• Added a dedicated messages.yml file to centralize all player-facing text

• Every message is now configurable, including:

  • Chat messages
  • Error messages
  • Success messages
  • Notifications
  • Titles & subtitles
  • Action bar messages

🧩 GUI Customization (100% Configurable)

• All GUI elements are now configurable from messages.yml, including:

  • GUI titles
  • Item display names
  • Item lores
  • Buttons & descriptions

• Affected GUIs:

  • Punishment GUI
  • Duration GUI
  • History GUI

🛠️ New Messages Management System

• Introduced a MessagesManager system to:

  • Load and cache messages efficiently
  • Support placeholders across all messages
  • Ensure consistent formatting everywhere

• Uses MiniMessage-compatible formatting for modern text styling

🔄 Improvements

• Removed hardcoded strings from:

  • GUI classes
  • Input handlers (Reason input, Custom duration input)
  • Command feedback messages

• Improved maintainability and readability of the codebase

• Easier localization for non-English servers

• Server owners can now fully brand WeGuardian without touching source code

🧹 Developer & Admin Benefits

• No recompiling required for message changes
• Clean separation between logic and presentation
• Future updates will automatically support new messages via messages.yml

⚠️ Notes for Updating

• On first startup, messages.yml will be generated automatically
• Servers upgrading from older versions should review and customize the new file
• Old message values previously in config.yml are now handled via messages.yml

✅ Recommended

Update to WeGuardian v2.4 to unlock full control over messages, GUIs, and server presentation.