# Pinger<\/p>\n
Displays each player’s real-time ping in the tab list, color-coded by latency threshold. Includes a private `\/ping` command and full runtime control via admin commands.<\/p>\n
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## Features<\/p>\n
– Live ping indicator in the tab list, refreshed on a configurable interval
\n– Color-coded thresholds \u2014 configurable colors, values, and bracket style
\n– Private `\/ping` command \u2014 response is only visible to the sender
\n– Runtime toggle for tab display and `\/ping` command without a server restart
\n– Full internationalization \u2014 drop any `.yml` into `lang\/` and point config to it
\n– Bundled languages: **English** (`en_US`) and **Custom**<\/p>\n
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## Ping Thresholds<\/p>\n
| Range | Color | Default |
\n|—|—|—|
\n| Excellent | Green | \u2264 35 ms |
\n| Good | Gold | 36 \u2013 99 ms |
\n| Warning | Red | 100 \u2013 999 ms |
\n| Critical | Dark Red, bold | \u2265 1000 ms |<\/p>\n
All values and colors are editable in `config.yml`.<\/p>\n
—<\/p>\n
## Commands<\/p>\n
| Command | Description | Permission |
\n|—|—|—|
\n| `\/ping` | Show your current ping | `pinger.ping` |
\n| `\/pinger help` | List all commands | \u2014 |
\n| `\/pinger reload` | Reload config and language | `pinger.admin` |
\n| `\/pinger on tab` | Enable tab ping display | `pinger.admin` |
\n| `\/pinger off tab` | Disable tab ping display | `pinger.admin` |
\n| `\/pinger on ping` | Enable `\/ping` command | `pinger.admin` |
\n| `\/pinger off ping` | Disable `\/ping` command | `pinger.admin` |
\n| `\/pinger status` | Show current plugin state | `pinger.admin` |<\/p>\n
`\/pinger on` and `\/pinger off` without an argument toggle both at once.
\nRuntime changes reset to `config.yml` values on `\/pinger reload`.<\/p>\n
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## Permissions<\/p>\n
| Node | Default | Description |
\n|—|—|—|
\n| `pinger.admin` | OP | All `\/pinger` admin subcommands |
\n| `pinger.ping` | true | Use `\/ping` |
\n| `pinger.see` | true | See ping in tab list |<\/p>\n
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## Configuration<\/p>\n
Generated automatically on first launch with full inline documentation.<\/p>\n
“`yaml
\ngeneral:
\n enabled: true
\n update-interval: 20 # 20 ticks = 1 second
\n language: en_US<\/p>\n
display:
\n show-in-tab: true
\n ping-command-enabled: true
\n show-ms-suffix: true
\n brackets:
\n open: “[”
\n close: “]”
\n color: GRAY
\n bold: true<\/p>\n
thresholds:
\n excellent: { max: 35, color: GREEN }
\n good: { max: 99, color: GOLD }
\n warning: { max: 999, color: RED }
\n critical: { min: 1000, color: DARK_RED, bold: true, text: “CRITICAL” }
\n“`<\/p>\n
—<\/p>\n
## Custom Language<\/p>\n
1. Create `plugins\/pinger\/lang\/your_lang.yml` \u2014 use `en_US.yml` as a template
\n2. Set `language: your_lang` in `config.yml`
\n3. Run `\/pinger reload`<\/p>\n
`&` color codes and placeholders (`{ping}`, `{player}`, etc.) are fully supported.<\/p>\n
—<\/p>\n
## Requirements<\/p>\n
– Paper 1.21+ (or any Paper fork)
\n– Java 21+<\/p>\n
—<\/p>\n
*by pozii*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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