{"id":123566,"date":"2026-06-07T09:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T06:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/pokes\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T09:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T06:22:09","slug":"pokes","status":"publish","type":"mod","link":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/pokes\/","title":{"rendered":"Pokes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p># Pokes<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>*v1.5.0 and below works with Java 8*<\/p>\n<p>*v1.6.1-v1.8.0 &#8211; works with Java 11 &#038; Java 16*<\/p>\n<p>*v1.8.0-MC-1.20 &#8211; works with Java 17 (This is the 1.18-1.20 version!)*<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>This is a very simple plugin and so I will keep this short and sweet&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>With this plugin you can &#8220;poke&#8221; people on a server, there are only two commands, one permission and a VERY small config file right now. when you send a poke to someone you will receive a message in chat saying who you poked and they will receive a message in chat saying you have poked them, like I said&#8230; very simple, I made this plugin as a gateway into plugin development more specifically, sending chat messages and I plan to add more features!<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>**Features:**<\/p>\n<p>Players can poke each other with the &#8220;`\/poke <player>&#8220;` command<\/p>\n<p>The sound that plays when you get poked can be changed.<\/p>\n<p>All messages sent to players can be changed.<\/p>\n<p>Cooldown can be changed.<\/p>\n<p>Prefix can be changed.<\/p>\n<p>SQL database support.<\/p>\n<p>Vault support (you&#8217;ll need an economy plugin like Essentials too).<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>![Poked](https:\/\/proxy.spigotmc.org\/6cdf788cc7a10a4da1adc3fc9c81f9ecae547ba2?url=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FqBmOeLS.png)<br \/>\n![Poked By](https:\/\/proxy.spigotmc.org\/1d6e43469087d7d6c788eab8556701a0a725fcf7?url=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FDEKGYA1.png)<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>**Video Tutorials:**<\/p>\n<p>In German:<\/p>\n<p>Special thank you to ManuGun for this video tutorial:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pokes - Plugin Vorstellung\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FmULY1Ml3-U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Please let me know if you make a video tutorial for Pokes I will happily add it here. any language is welcome!<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>**Commands &#038; Permissions:**<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/github.com\/TechieCrow\/Pokes<\/p>\n<p>| Command  | Permission | Description |<br \/>\n| &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- | &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- | &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- |<br \/>\n| &#8220;`\/poke <player>&#8220;`  | &#8220;`poke.poke&#8220;`  | Poke a player |<br \/>\n| &#8220;`\/pokes <player>&#8220;`  | &#8220;`poke.poke&#8220;`  | Display a players poke count |<br \/>\n| &#8220;`\/pokesreload&#8220;`  | &#8220;`poke.reload&#8220;`  | Reload Pokes |<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>**Config File:**<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/github.com\/TechieCrow\/Pokes\/blob\/master\/src\/main\/resources\/config.yml<\/p>\n<p>(You can get a list of sounds here:\u00a0https:\/\/hub.spigotmc.org\/javadocs\/bukkit\/org\/bukkit\/Sound.html)<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>**Todo List:**<\/p>\n<p>Make a toggle command with permissions so you can turn off being poked if you please.<\/p>\n<p>*Add an update checker*<\/p>\n<p>*Add PlaceholderAPI support*<\/p>\n<p>~~*Add more permissions like permissions for poking. 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