# Custom MOTD
\nThis mod gives you access to customize your server join screen.
\nYou can change your MOTD, icon, player count, max players and the hover players.
\nIt also supports Placeholder API.<\/p>\n
The icon is now a link instead of locally. Why?, this is because you can now have a link that has a changing picture, and it will update to it every 10 sec.<\/p>\n
**Important** If you don’t want one of the features you can easily turn them off bye commenting out them in the config.<\/p>\n
# Example
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# Config<\/p>\n
In your motd if you use placeholders you need to place it between two “”, For example “%server:time%”<\/p>\n
“`
\n#Motd text (uses vanilla system, use this tool https:\/\/mctools.org\/motd-creator), You can also use the normal vannila color codes. They are located here (https:\/\/minecraft.wiki\/w\/Formatting_codes)
\nmotd: A minecraft server<\/p>\n
# From here remove “#” if you want to use a feature<\/p>\n
#Potho link (use this if you want to change the photo at the same time as the server is running)<\/p>\n
#link-to-photo: link<\/p>\n
#If you want to change the max player count, (Only visual, not changing your player count)
\n#max-player-count: 420<\/p>\n
#If you want to change the current player count, (Only visual)
\n#player-count: 69<\/p>\n
#Hover text for player amount, max 12, (Only visual)
\n#plyer-list:
\n #- steve
\n“`<\/p>\n
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