️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

Code (YAML):

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

Made with ❤️ by Fronsky.