# Dimension Pause \ud83c\udf0e\u231a<\/p>\n
## What is Dimension Pause?<\/p>\n
Dimension Pause is a super simple, lightweight plugin that allows you to temporarily block players from creating
\ndimension portals or entering dimensions.<\/p>\n
It works by detecting players attempting to create portals, or detecting when a player switches worlds (Such as entering
\nan already-existing portal, or using Essentials’s `\/home` feature). When this happens,
\nif that world’s dimension is paused and certain criteria are not met, the player is either blocked from creating the
\nportal, or kicked out of the world.<\/p>\n
If the player is currently in a dimension when it is disabled, then they are kicked out to either their respawn location
\nor a world defined in config if their respawn location is unavailable.<\/p>\n
## Current Features<\/p>\n
* Completely block access to dimensions _per world_. See the “World Setup” section below for details
\n * Players cannot create portals, enter portals or teleport via commands (Such as `\/home` or `\/warp`) to other
\n dimensions. If the player was in a dimension that was paused while they were logged off, upon logging back on they
\n will be teleported out after a configurable delay.
\n* Pause worlds until manually unpaused by server staff, or after a delay
\n * Dimensions, by default, are paused indefinitely. However, you can specify a delay to pause the world for a
\n duration.
\n* Supports custom translations\/formatting for chat messages and titles. You are not locked to “DimensionPause” branding!
\n * Upon loading the server, check out the `plugins\/DimensionPause\/lang\/` folder for configuration options.
\n* Persistent & resilient expiration timers. Dimensions will not stay paused by accident if your server restarts or
\n crashes!
\n * DimensionPause uses Paper’s native scheduler, and will (re)schedule timers for ALL temporarily paused dimensions
\n on server start, dimension toggle, and world load.
\n* Folia Support
\n * NOTE: Folia is **NOT TESTED**. While the plugin has been written with Folia in mind, we have not actually run it on
\n Folia yet due to dependencies like LuckPerms not working on Folia yet. Use at your own risk, Folia will be tested
\n in the next version<\/p>\n
## Future Features<\/p>\n
* Support Velocity \/ BungeeCord
\n* Create an API for developers to integrate with DimensionPause<\/p>\n
## Commands & Permissions<\/p>\n
All commands may substitute `\/dimensionpause` with `\/dp` for conciseness<\/p>\n
| Command | Permission | Description | ## Requirements<\/p>\n DimensionPause 1.1.2 works for 1.17 and up. However, DimensionPause 2.0.0 requires the latest version of Paper (At the ## World Setup<\/p>\n DimensionPause works under the assumption that your Nether and End dimensions will be connected to Since Paper does not link worlds to each other, instead it’s assumed nether and end worlds follow the standard “_nether” A small utility plugin to disable entire dimensions across your server.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":56895,"template":"","meta":{"_minecraft_slug":"dimensionpause","_minecraft_project_id":"4dRudYCe","_minecraft_author":"TerrorByteTW","_minecraft_license":"MPL-2.0","_minecraft_downloads":1746,"_minecraft_follows":12,"_minecraft_client_side":"unsupported","_minecraft_server_side":"required","_minecraft_storage_type":"zip","_minecraft_archive_name":"dimensionpause.zip","_minecraft_size_bytes":2749305,"_minecraft_version_count":6,"_minecraft_updated_at":"2026-05-16T06:46:28.789541Z","_minecraft_date_created":"2023-07-11T00:48:46.380839Z","_minecraft_date_modified":"2026-05-12T02:40:18.750902Z","_minecraft_project_url":"https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/dimensionpause","_minecraft_icon_attachment_id":56895,"_minecraft_imported_at":"2026-06-03T03:21:51+00:00","_minecraft_import_hash":"9f6f483cfa3833944a149cdca9906ce2","_minecraft_versions":"","_minecraft_links":"","_minecraft_gallery":"","_minecraft_api_metadata":""},"mod_category":[125,89,126,127,128,123,92],"mod_loader":[131,132,133],"minecraft_version":[49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,36,60,93,94,101,102,62,37,41,73,74,38,78,79,80,81],"class_list":["post-56894","mod","type-mod","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mod_category-folia","mod_category-game-mechanics","mod_category-management","mod_category-paper","mod_category-purpur","mod_category-technology","mod_category-utility","mod_loader-folia","mod_loader-paper","mod_loader-purpur","minecraft_version-1-17","minecraft_version-1-17-1","minecraft_version-1-18","minecraft_version-1-18-1","minecraft_version-1-18-2","minecraft_version-1-19","minecraft_version-1-19-1","minecraft_version-1-19-2","minecraft_version-1-19-3","minecraft_version-1-19-4","minecraft_version-1-20","minecraft_version-1-20-1","minecraft_version-1-20-2","minecraft_version-1-20-3","minecraft_version-1-20-4","minecraft_version-1-20-5","minecraft_version-1-20-6","minecraft_version-1-21","minecraft_version-1-21-1","minecraft_version-1-21-11","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
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\n| \/dimensionpause | dimensionpause.commands | Displays help menu |
\n| \/dimensionpause toggle
\n| \/dimensionpause state
\n| \/dimensionpause reload | dimensionpause.reload | Reloads DimensionPause configs and language files |
\n| | dimensionpause.bypass.[world].[dimension] | Allows players to bypass a pause for a given world & dimension |
\n| | dimensionpause.* | Grants all permissions listed above |<\/p>\n
\ntime of writing, 1.21.11 & Java 21). Supporting older versions of Paper while maintaining _forward_ compatibility is a
\nmassive pain. Out of the almost 100 servers running DimensionPause, less than 5% of servers are running a version of
\nPaper
\nunsupported by this plugin, and almost 75% of servers are supported.<\/p>\n
\nan Overworld dimension. DimensionPause does *not* support pausing dimensions for nether-only or end-only worlds, as they
\ndo not have an associated overworld.<\/p>\n
\nor “_the_end” naming conventions. For example, the default `world` dimension worlds should be called `world_nether` and
\n`world_the_end`. **If your worlds are not named like this, you cannot use DimensionPause**.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"