# \ud83d\udcac MotDAnnouncer<\/p>\n
MotDAnnouncer is a lightweight Minecraft plugin that **welcomes players with custom join messages** \u2014
\ndifferent greetings for **first-time players** and **returning ones**.
\nFully supports **PlaceholderAPI** placeholders for dynamic, personalized messages.<\/p>\n
—<\/p>\n
## \u2699\ufe0f Features<\/p>\n
– \ud83d\udc4b **Customizable join messages** for new and returning players
\n– \ud83d\udd01 Automatically detects first-time joins
\n– \ud83e\udde9 Supports **PlaceholderAPI** placeholders (`%player%`, `%server_name%`, etc.)
\n– \ud83d\udcbe Stores player data in a simple `motd.yml` file
\n– \u26a1 Lightweight, no unnecessary overhead
\n– \ud83c\udfa8 Fully configurable through `config.yml`<\/p>\n
—<\/p>\n
## \ud83d\udcc1 Installation<\/p>\n
1. Download the latest version of **MotDAnnouncer.jar**
\n2. Place it in your server\u2019s `plugins\/` folder
\n3. Start or reload your server
\n4. Edit `config.yml` and `motd.yml` to customize your messages
\n5. *(Optional)* Install **PlaceholderAPI** to use placeholders in messages <\/p>\n
—<\/p>\n “`yaml —<\/p>\n ## \ud83e\udde9 Developer Information<\/p>\n **Main class:** **Core listener:** **Behavior:** —<\/p>\n ## \ud83e\uddf0 Compatibility<\/p>\n – \u2705 Compatible with **Bukkit**, **Spigot**, **Paper**, **Purpur** and **Folia** —<\/p>\n ## \ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83d\udcbb Author<\/p>\n **Developer:** Scholle —<\/p>\n ## \ud83d\udcdc License<\/p>\n This project is licensed under the **Apache License 2.0**. Announces a welcome message to new and returning players.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":106449,"template":"","meta":{"_minecraft_slug":"motd-announcer","_minecraft_project_id":"FRG3higr","_minecraft_author":"Mobilestars109","_minecraft_license":"Apache-2.0","_minecraft_downloads":365,"_minecraft_follows":6,"_minecraft_client_side":"unsupported","_minecraft_server_side":"required","_minecraft_storage_type":"zip","_minecraft_archive_name":"motd-announcer.zip","_minecraft_size_bytes":3728,"_minecraft_version_count":1,"_minecraft_updated_at":"2026-05-16T11:10:38.745050Z","_minecraft_date_created":"2025-10-27T06:35:12.233792Z","_minecraft_date_modified":"2025-10-24T08:52:39.674578Z","_minecraft_project_url":"https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/motd-announcer","_minecraft_icon_attachment_id":106449,"_minecraft_imported_at":"2026-06-06T03:30:19+00:00","_minecraft_import_hash":"9d9805a734fc0b66c548f90ec21f6bf4","_minecraft_versions":"","_minecraft_links":"","_minecraft_gallery":"","_minecraft_api_metadata":""},"mod_category":[124,125,126,127,128,867,129,91,123,92],"mod_loader":[130],"minecraft_version":[51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,36,60,93,94,101,102,62,37,40,73,74,38,78,79,80,81,82],"class_list":["post-106448","mod","type-mod","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mod_category-bukkit","mod_category-folia","mod_category-management","mod_category-paper","mod_category-purpur","mod_category-social","mod_category-spigot","mod_category-storage","mod_category-technology","mod_category-utility","mod_loader-bukkit","minecraft_version-1-18","minecraft_version-1-18-1","minecraft_version-1-18-2","minecraft_version-1-19","minecraft_version-1-19-1","minecraft_version-1-19-2","minecraft_version-1-19-3","minecraft_version-1-19-4","minecraft_version-1-20","minecraft_version-1-20-1","minecraft_version-1-20-2","minecraft_version-1-20-3","minecraft_version-1-20-4","minecraft_version-1-20-5","minecraft_version-1-20-6","minecraft_version-1-21","minecraft_version-1-21-1","minecraft_version-1-21-10","minecraft_version-1-21-2","minecraft_version-1-21-3","minecraft_version-1-21-4","minecraft_version-1-21-5","minecraft_version-1-21-6","minecraft_version-1-21-7","minecraft_version-1-21-8","minecraft_version-1-21-9"],"yoast_head":"\nconfig.yml<\/summary>\n
\nmessages:
\n first:
\n enabled: true
\n text: “&aWelcome to %server_name%, %player%!”
\n returning:
\n enabled: true
\n text: “&bWelcome back, %player%!”
\n“`
\n<\/details>\n
\n`de.scholle.motDAnnouncer.MotDAnnouncer`<\/p>\n
\n`de.scholle.motDAnnouncer.listeners.JoinListener`<\/p>\n
\n– Detects whether a player is new or returning using stored UUIDs in `motd.yml`
\n– Sends personalized messages defined in `config.yml`
\n– Applies PlaceholderAPI placeholders automatically if available <\/p>\n
\n– \ud83e\uddf1 Built for **Minecraft 1.18+**
\n– \u2615 Requires **Java 17+** <\/p>\n
\n**Package:** `de.scholle.motDAnnouncer`<\/p>\n
\nYou may use, modify, and distribute it under the terms of the license.
\nFor more information, see: http:\/\/www.apache.org\/licenses\/LICENSE-2.0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"