# \ud83c\udfaf Overview
\n**BorderControl** is a lightweight Minecraft plugin that lets server admins smoothly shrink or expand the world border in real-time.
\nIt supports action bar updates for players and broadcasts messages when the border changes. Perfect for events, PvP arenas, or custom game modes.<\/p>\n
# \u2699\ufe0f Features # \ud83d\udcdd Commands<\/p>\n ### `\/expand ### `\/shrink **Note:** Players must be OP or have permission to use these commands.<\/p>\n # \u26a0\ufe0f Warnings \/ Notes BorderControl is a lightweight Minecraft plugin that lets server admins smoothly shrink or expand the world border in real-time. It supports action bar updates for players and broadcasts messages when the border changes, making it perfect for events etc<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":33831,"template":"","meta":{"_minecraft_slug":"bordercontrolplugin","_minecraft_project_id":"FhM8qrFn","_minecraft_author":"doctorsick332","_minecraft_license":"LicenseRef-All-Rights-Reserved","_minecraft_downloads":189,"_minecraft_follows":1,"_minecraft_client_side":"unsupported","_minecraft_server_side":"required","_minecraft_storage_type":"zip","_minecraft_archive_name":"bordercontrolplugin.zip","_minecraft_size_bytes":4998,"_minecraft_version_count":1,"_minecraft_updated_at":"2026-05-16T12:49:50.552460Z","_minecraft_date_created":"2025-09-24T22:26:32.220186Z","_minecraft_date_modified":"2025-09-24T07:26:00.941613Z","_minecraft_project_url":"https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/bordercontrolplugin","_minecraft_icon_attachment_id":33831,"_minecraft_imported_at":"2026-06-01T15:54:46+00:00","_minecraft_import_hash":"fd5a3c3dbd25aac5e80721a201b0c712","_minecraft_versions":"","_minecraft_links":"","_minecraft_gallery":"","_minecraft_api_metadata":""},"mod_category":[88,89,126,866,127,867,91,159],"mod_loader":[132],"minecraft_version":[62,37,73,74,38,78,79,80,81],"class_list":["post-33830","mod","type-mod","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mod_category-equipment","mod_category-game-mechanics","mod_category-management","mod_category-minigame","mod_category-paper","mod_category-social","mod_category-storage","mod_category-worldgen","mod_loader-paper","minecraft_version-1-21","minecraft_version-1-21-1","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"],"yoast_head":"\n
\n– Smoothly shrink or expand the world border
\n– Action bar updates showing current size
\n– Broadcast messages for all players
\n– Simple commands: `\/expand
\n– Lightweight and server-friendly<\/p>\n
\n– Expands the world border to the specified size.
\n– **Example:** `\/expand 200`<\/p>\n
\n– Shrinks the world border to the specified size.
\n– **Example:** `\/shrink 50`<\/p>\n
\n– Players must be OP or have permission to use `\/expand` or `\/shrink`.
\n– Avoid shrinking below 10 blocks, as it may trap players inside.
\n– Always backup your world before running large border changes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"