{"id":163090,"date":"2026-06-09T19:27:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T16:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/updates\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T19:27:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T16:27:48","slug":"updates","status":"publish","type":"mod","link":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Updates<\/p>\n<p>A modern Minecraft Paper (1.21.8+) plugin for managing, displaying, and tracking server updates for your players. Easily post news, patch notes, or changelogs and ensure every player stays informed!<br \/>\nFeatures<\/p>\n<p>    \/updates \u2014 View updates, newest first, with click-to-navigate pagination.<br \/>\n    \/update <message> \u2014 Admins can post new updates. Supports %nl% or n for line breaks.<br \/>\n    \/updates clear \u2014 Admins can clear all updates.<br \/>\n    \/updates help \u2014 Shows all commands. Players see only player commands; admins see all.<br \/>\n    \/updates toggle \u2014 Players can toggle unread update join notifications.<br \/>\n    Unread update tracking: Players are notified on join if they haven&#8217;t seen new updates.<br \/>\n    All messages configurable: Supports both MiniMessage and legacy &#038; color codes.<br \/>\n    Configurable command hooks: Run one or more server commands automatically when an update is posted (great for Discord integrations).<br \/>\n    Player data (seen updates, toggle state) stored per-UUID in a separate file.<br \/>\n    Updates stored in their own YAML file.<br \/>\n    Clean, and modular plugin, feel free to fork and expand as you like!<\/p>\n<p>Commands &#038; Permissions<br \/>\nCommand \tPermission \tDescription<br \/>\n\/updates \tupdates.use \tView updates (pagination, clickable nav)<br \/>\n\/updates help \tupdates.use \tView help panel<br \/>\n\/updates toggle \tupdates.use \tToggle unread join notification<br \/>\n\/update <message> \tupdates.admin \tPost a new update<br \/>\n\/updates clear \tupdates.admin \tClear all updates<\/p>\n<p>    Permission updates.admin is required for admin commands.<br \/>\n    Players by default can use \/updates, \/updates help, and \/updates toggle.<\/p>\n<p>Configuration<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;`<br \/>\nconfig.yml<\/p>\n<p>updates-per-page: 5<\/p>\n<p>messages:<br \/>\n  no-permission: &#8220;&#038;cYou do not have permission.&#8221;<br \/>\n  cleared: &#8220;&#038;aAll updates cleared.&#8221;<br \/>\n  update-posted: &#8220;&#038;aUpdate posted.&#8221;<br \/>\n  update-usage: &#8220;&#038;eUsage: \/update <message>&#8221;<br \/>\n  join-unread: &#8220;<yellow>You have <green>{amount}<\/green> unread update(s)! Do <white>\/updates<\/white>.&#8221;<br \/>\n  updates-header: &#8220;<gold>&#8212; Updates (<white>{page}<\/white> of <white>{total}<\/white>) &#8212;&#8221;<br \/>\n  update-format: &#8220;<gray>#<white>{number}<\/white> <gray>by <green>{author}<\/green>:<reset>n<white>{message}<\/white>&#8221;<br \/>\n  toggle-on: &#8220;&#038;aYou will no longer see unread join messages.&#8221;<br \/>\n  toggle-off: &#8220;&#038;cYou will now see unread join messages.&#8221;<br \/>\n  no-updates: &#8220;&#038;7No updates to show.&#8221;<br \/>\n  player-only: &#8220;&#038;cThis command can only be used by players.&#8221;<br \/>\n  unknown-subcommand: &#8220;&#038;cInvalid subcommand or page number. 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