{"id":57571,"date":"2026-06-03T07:05:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T04:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/display-entities\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T07:05:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T04:05:45","slug":"display-entities","status":"publish","type":"mod","link":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/display-entities\/","title":{"rendered":"Display Entities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\">\n<p>![](https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/aziwQIL.png)<\/p>\n<p>![GitHub Release](https:\/\/github.com\/Grabsky\/DisplayEntities\/releases\/latest)<br \/>\n![Modrinth Downloads](https:\/\/modrinth.com\/plugin\/display-entities)<br \/>\n![Discord](https:\/\/discord.com\/invite\/PuzqF2Yd5q)<br \/>\n![bStats Servers](https:\/\/bstats.org\/plugin\/bukkit\/Display%20Entities\/25686)<br \/>\n![CodeFactor Grade](https:\/\/www.codefactor.io\/repository\/github\/grabsky\/displayentities\/issues\/main)<\/p>\n<p>**DisplayEntities** is an utility plugin adding commands for manipulation of server-side Display Entities, Interaction Entities and Mannequins (NPCs). Comes with **PlaceholderAPI** and **MiniMessage** support.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>### But what *are* Display Entities?<br \/>\nDisplay entities are lightweight hologram-like entities added in 1.19.4. They are capable of displaying text, items and blocks, and serve as an alternative to armor stands. You can read more **here**.<\/p>\n<p>### How does the plugin work?<br \/>\nEach entity created by the plugin will be *physically* kept in the world until manually removed. This can be done either by plugin-provided command or built-in, vanilla commands.<\/p>\n<p>Since all entities are server-side, you can move \/ scale them freely with external tools such us **Axiom**.<\/p>\n<p>### How is that an *utility* plugin?<br \/>\nPlugin does not store anything on it&#8217;s own except configuration file and necessary data attached to the PDC (Persistent Data Container) of each entity it interacts with. It leaves minimal footprint on the server.<\/p>\n<p>To make the plugin a bit more useful, it comes with **MiniMessage** support and packet-level **PlaceholderAPI** hook. That should possibly make it as useful as any other holograms plugin you&#8217;re already familiar with.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>## Features<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; **Pure Simplicity**<br \/>\n  Based on existing Bukkit and Paper APIs with no NMS access involved.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; **Minimal Footprint**<br \/>\n  Basically a user-friendly wrapper around display entities. There&#8217;s not much logic attached to it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; **Compatibility**<br \/>\n  Entities created by the plugin are real entities that can be modified with commands and other plugins.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; **MiniMessage Support**<br \/>\n  Text display entities are capable of parsing MiniMessage formatting.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; **Folia Support**<br \/>\n  Designed to run on Paper and Folia servers. Folia Scheduler APIs are used when needed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; **PlaceholderAPI Support**<br \/>\n  Placeholders inside text displays are parsed and displayed per-player.<br \/>\n  <sup>(Requires **PlaceholderAPI** and **PacketEvents**)<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>## Requirements<br \/>\nPlugin runs only on **Paper** (or **Folia**) **1.21.10** and above, powered by **Java 21** or higher.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>## Getting Started<br \/>\nPlugin documentation can be found here:<br \/>\n**grabsky.github.io**<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>## Compiling<br \/>\n&#8220;`python<br \/>\n# Cloning the repository.<br \/>\n$ git clone https:\/\/github.com\/Grabsky\/DisplayEntities.git<br \/>\n# Entering the cloned repository.<br \/>\n$ cd .\/DisplayEntities<br \/>\n# Compiling and building artifacts.<br \/>\n$ .\/gradlew clean build<br \/>\n&#8220;`<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>## Contributing<br \/>\nThis project is open for contributions. 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