Changelog

4.0.0

Released: 2026-06-15
Minecraft: 26.1.2 · Java: 25 · API version: 26.1.2

Major rewrite release with a new MiniMessage chat formatter, an integrated moderation toolkit, and a much more flexible configuration.

Added

• New MiniMessage chat formatter with a clear separation between trusted format strings and player messages.
• Group & track formats per LuckPerms group or track (group-formats, track-formats).
• [item] placeholder – shows the held item in chat (hover tooltip on Paper).
• Placeholder support: {prefix}, {suffix}, {prefixes}, {suffixes}, {world}, {displayname}, {username-color}, {message-color}, and {gradient-name}.
• Optional PlaceholderAPI integration for formats.
• @Mentions with highlighting, sound + action-bar ping on Paper (Spigot gets highlighting only).
• Emoji replacement via configurable shortcuts like :heart: → ❤.
• Clickable links in chat (openUrl, clickable on Paper, colored/underlined on Spigot).
• Per-rank message styles – groups/tracks can get their own message coloring without needing MiniMessage permissions.
• Gradient names via LuckPerms meta or per group ({gradient-name}).
• Join / quit / first-join / death messages in MiniMessage format, individually toggleable.
• Integrated moderation toolkit (all toggleable):
  • Anti-spam cooldown
  • Repeat-message filter
  • Caps filter (BLOCK or LOWERCASE)
  • Profanity filter (BLOCK or MASK)
  • Anti-advertising / anti-IP (BLOCK or REDACT)
• Mute system with /lpc mute <player> [duration] and /lpc unmute <player>, plus support for external mute permission nodes.
• Modrinth update checker with in-game notification for players with lpc.update.
• Paper & Spigot compatibility with automatic fallback to legacy rendering.
• Unit tests for emoji replacement, legacy colors, mentions, player messages, URL linkification, moderation text checks, and version comparison.

Changed

• Complete rewrite of chat rendering: player messages are inserted as pre-built components and are never re-parsed.
• Interactive tags (click, hover, insertion, …) in player messages are always stripped.
• Default config bumped to config-version: 3.

Security

• Player messages cannot inject MiniMessage tags or PlaceholderAPI placeholders.
• Prefix/suffix values and format strings are parsed in a trusted context.
• Gradient specifications are validated against an allowed character set.

Permissions

• lpc.reload, lpc.chatcolor, lpc.itemplaceholder, lpc.update
• lpc.emoji, lpc.chatlinks, lpc.mention.exempt
• lpc.mute, lpc.muted
• lpc.bypass.spam, lpc.bypass.repeat, lpc.bypass.caps, lpc.bypass.profanity, lpc.bypass.advert

Known Limitations

• Legacy color codes (&a, §b) in prefixes/suffixes are not supported – use MiniMessage.