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PistonMOTD<\/p>\n

###

![discord](https:\/\/discord.gg\/8Qk2mtUDFf) ![kofi](https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/alexprogrammerde)<\/p>\n

###

![Overview image](https:\/\/github.com\/AlexProgrammerDE\/PistonMOTD\/raw\/4.1.0\/images\/preview.png)<\/p>\n

## Features<\/p>\n

* Customize playercounter tooltip
\n* Customize online player and max player counter
\n* Random MOTD
\n* Custom client out of date message. You can force that to always happen too.
\n* Random favicon
\n* Placeholders (extendable via api)
\n* Hide your playercount
\n* Very easy to understand config
\n* Modular (You can enable\/disable every feature)
\n* TPS placeholder
\n* RGB support
\n* Luckperms prefix support<\/p>\n

Compatible with external MOTD plugins. (Can’t promise it will work with every MOTD plugin.)<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

### \u2728 Are you looking for an advanced administration panel for your server?<\/p>\n

EnderDash allows you to manage your existing Minecraft servers using an advanced dashboard by installing a single plugin, batteries included. Run commands (with tab completion), read logs, manage files, invite your whole team, manage players, Ocelot (AI Assistant), works with your existing Infrastructure\/Panels and much more.<\/p>\n

Check it out: https:\/\/enderdash.com<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

## API
\nIt **IS** possible to create and execute your own parsers with an external plugin. To register you need a class implementing the PlaceholderParser and to register it at the PlaceholderUtil with #registerParser(PlaceholderParser parser).<\/p>\n

Here is an example of that:
\nServerPlaceholder
\nRegistering<\/p>\n

And this stuff might get handy:
\nJavadoc<\/p>\n

## Stats<\/p>\n

![BungeeCord bStats](https:\/\/bstats.org\/plugin\/bungeecord\/PistonMOTDBungee\/8968)
\n![Bukkit bStats](https:\/\/bstats.org\/plugin\/bukkit\/PistonMOTDBukkit\/9100)
\n![Velocity bStats](https:\/\/bstats.org\/plugin\/velocity\/PistonMOTDVelocity\/14316)<\/p>\n

## Discord<\/p>\n

![Discord banner](https:\/\/discord.gg\/8Qk2mtUDFf)<\/p>\n

Have fun! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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