WirelessSystem

Wireless redstone control for Minecraft servers

WirelessSystem lets you control redstone-powered mechanisms from anywhere on your server. Register a sign as a named wireless channel, then activate it with a command. When activated, the sign temporarily becomes a redstone torch and automatically restores its original block type, orientation, and text.

It is useful for theme parks, rides, gates, doors, lighting systems, show control, and any redstone build where a physical wire would be inconvenient.

Features

• Create named wireless channels from signs in-game.
• Activate channels from any location with a short command.
• Four activation modes: one-second pulse, timed pulse, delayed pulse, and toggle.
• Restore the original sign, text, block type, and block orientation automatically.
• Browse registered channels and click their coordinates to teleport to them.
• Tab completion for subcommands, channel names, and channel types.
• Persistent channel data stored in YAML files.
• Works with Paper and Spigot servers using the Minecraft 1.20 API.

Requirements

• Minecraft Java Edition 1.20.x
• Paper or Spigot 1.20.x
• Java 17 or newer

No additional plugin is required.

Installation

1. Download WirelessSystem.jar.
2. Stop your server.
3. Place the JAR in the server's plugins folder.
4. Start the server once.
5. Grant permissions to your staff and players as needed.

The plugin creates its files in plugins/WirelessSystem/ on first startup.

Quick start

This example creates a channel named gate that emits a one-second redstone pulse.

1. Place a sign at the location where the redstone signal should be produced.

2. Stand within five blocks and look directly at the sign.

3. Register the sign:

   /wsc gate normal
   

4. Activate it from anywhere:

   /wsa gate
   

   The sign becomes a redstone torch for one second and then returns to its original state.

5. Remove the channel when it is no longer needed:

   /wsd gate
   

   Warning: deleting a channel also removes its sign block from the world.

Channel types

Create a channel with:

/wsc <name> <type> [seconds]

The name must be unique. Creating a channel with an existing name replaces that channel's saved location and settings.

Type	Example	Behaviour
normal	/wsc gate normal	Activates immediately for one second, then restores the sign.
switch	/wsc lights switch	Activates immediately and stays on. Run the activation command again to turn it off.
waiter	/wsc door waiter 5	Activates immediately and restores the sign after five seconds.
delayer	/wsc show delayer 5	Waits five seconds, activates, and restores the sign five seconds later.

The seconds argument is required for waiter and delayer. It must be a positive whole number and is not allowed for normal or switch.

Commands

Main command

Command	Description	Permission
/ws	Show command usage.	None
/ws create <name> <type> [seconds]	Create or replace a channel using the sign you are looking at.	ws.create
/ws delete <name>	Delete a channel and remove its sign block.	ws.delete
/ws activate <name>	Activate a channel.	ws.use
/ws channels	List registered channels and clickable teleport coordinates.	ws.channels
/ws info	Show plugin information.	ws.info
/ws help	Show the available commands.	ws.help
/ws reload	Reload the plugin configuration and saved channel data.	ws.reload
/ws messages	Enable or disable plugin messages for the sender.	ws.messages
/ws list	Alias for /ws channels.	ws.channels
/ws toggle	Alias for /ws messages.	ws.messages

Short aliases

Command	Equivalent to	Permission
/wsc <name> <type> [seconds]	/ws create	ws.create
/wsa <name>	/ws activate	ws.use
/wsd <name>	/ws delete	ws.delete
/wsr	/ws reload	ws.reload
/wsh	/ws help	ws.help
/wsi	/ws info	ws.info
/wsm	/ws messages	ws.messages

The create command must be run by a player who is looking at a sign from no more than five blocks away. The info, help, and channels commands are also player-only. Channel activation can be run by a player or by the console.

Permissions

Permission	Default	Description
ws.*	Operators	Grants all WirelessSystem permissions.
ws.use	Everyone	Activate registered channels.
ws.help	Everyone	View the help command.
ws.info	Everyone	View plugin information.
ws.create	Operators	Create or replace channels.
ws.delete	Operators	Delete channels and their sign blocks.
ws.reload	Operators	Reload configuration and saved channel data.
ws.channels	Operators	View registered channels and their coordinates.
ws.messages	Operators	Toggle plugin messages.

For a simple staff setup, give operators ws.* and leave ws.use available to regular players.

Storage

WirelessSystem stores its data in plugins/WirelessSystem/:

• signs.yml contains channel names, types, delays, and locations.
• sign-memory.yml stores the original sign text and block data used during restoration.
• config.yml contains the message setting.

Keep these files together when moving or backing up the plugin. If you edit them manually, run /ws reload afterwards.

Important notes

• Activating a channel replaces the sign with a redstone torch or redstone wall torch temporarily.
• Do not break or replace the channel block while it is active.
• The sign must remain in the same world and at the same coordinates.
• Redstone power depends on the torch's placement and the surrounding blocks. Test each channel before using it in a live ride or attraction.
• Deleting a channel removes the registered sign block from the world.

Support and feedback

When reporting a problem, include the server software and version, Java version, plugin version, command used, and relevant console error. Screenshots of the sign placement and surrounding redstone can also help diagnose signal issues.