zStaffMode

Staff Mode plugin for Bukkit/Spigot/Paper/Purpur/Folia.

Developed by thsukuno

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Overview

Lightweight Staff Mode plugin with vanish, freeze, inventory viewer, staff chat and more. Saves and restores full player state. Works on Spigot, Paper, Purpur and Folia with no dependencies.

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Features

Staff Mode

• Hotbar replacement with configurable tools
• Full state save/restore (inventory, gamemode, XP, health, flight)
• Items locked in place, invulnerability optional

Vanish

• Toggle with command or hotbar dye
• Live actionbar indicator
• Hidden from non-staff players

Tools

• Inventory Viewer — edit any player's inventory
• Fly — toggle flight
• Knockback — full knockback with hurt animation, zero damage
• Random TP — teleport to random player

Freeze

• Locks player in place with title warning
• Blocks movement and commands
• Alerts on disconnect

Staff Chat

• Private channel with LuckPerms prefix support
• Toggle or one-off messages

Protection

• No block break/place (staffbuild overrides)
• No item pickup/drop
• [STAFF] and [VANISH] tags in chat and tab

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Requirements

Dependency	Version	Type
Java	17+	Required
Spigot/Paper/Purpur/Folia	1.19.3+	Required
LuckPerms	any	Optional

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Installation

1. Drop zStaffMode1.0.jar into plugins/
2. Start the server
3. Edit config.yml and messages_XX.yml
4. Run /zstaffmode reload

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Commands

Command	Description	Permission
/staffmode	Toggle Staff Mode	zstaffmode.staff
/vanish	Toggle vanish	zstaffmode.vanish
/freeze <player>	Freeze a player	zstaffmode.freeze
/unfreeze <player>	Unfreeze a player	zstaffmode.unfreeze
/staffbuild	Build in staff mode	zstaffmode.staffbuild
/staffchat [msg]	Staff chat	zstaffmode.staffchat
/invsee <player>	View/edit inventory	zstaffmode.invsee
/zstaffmode reload	Reload config	zstaffmode.reload

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Permissions

Permission	Description	Default
zstaffmode.*	All permissions	op
zstaffmode.staff	Staff Mode access	op
zstaffmode.vanish	Vanish access	op
zstaffmode.vanish.see	See vanished players	op
zstaffmode.freeze	Freeze players	op
zstaffmode.unfreeze	Unfreeze players	op
zstaffmode.staffbuild	Build in staff mode	op
zstaffmode.staffchat	Staff chat access	op
zstaffmode.invsee	View inventories	op
zstaffmode.reload	Reload config	op

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Hotbar

Slot	Item	Action
1	Book	Edit player inventory
2	Feather	Toggle fly
5	Compass	Random TP
8	Blaze Rod	Knockback
9	Dye	Toggle vanish

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Languages

File	Language
messages_en.yml	English
messages_it.yml	Italian
messages_es.yml	Spanish
messages_fr.yml	French
messages_de.yml	German
messages_pt.yml	Portuguese

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Changelog

v1.0.0

• Staff Mode with 5 tools
• Vanish with actionbar
• Inventory viewer
• Knockback stick
• Random TP
• Freeze system
• Staff chat with LuckPerms
• 6 languages
• Folia support

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Author

thsukuno

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MIT License (c) 2026