🏷️ 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

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: support@fronsky.nl
• Bug reports: GitHub Issues
• Source code: GitHub Repository

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Made with ❤️ by Fronsky.