# \ud83c\udf89 FirstJoinRewards \u2013 Reward Players for Welcoming Newcomers!<\/p>\n
**FirstJoinRewards** is a lightweight, fully configurable Minecraft plugin that rewards players for welcoming newcomers. Now with **Top Welcomers GUI**, **PlaceholderAPI support**, and **admin controls**!<\/p>\n
Supports both **Java and Bedrock** players thanks to Geyser + Floodgate integration!<\/p>\n
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## \u2728 Features<\/p>\n
### \ud83d\udc4b Welcome System
\n– Detects when a player joins for the first time
\n– The first player to say the correct welcome message (e.g. `hej Steve`) receives a reward
\n– Works with Bedrock player names like `*Steve_`, `._Alex`, etc.
\n– Configurable timeout (default: 30 seconds)<\/p>\n
### \ud83c\udf81 Rewards
\n– **Command rewards** (e.g. give money, permissions)
\n– **Item rewards** (e.g. diamonds, XP bottles)
\n– **Combo rewards** for milestones (50, 100, 150, 200+ welcomes)<\/p>\n
### \ud83c\udfc6 Top Welcomers System (NEW!)
\n– Beautiful GUI with player heads podium
\n– Top 3 welcomers displayed with gold\/silver\/bronze styling
\n– Your personal stats button
\n– Fully configurable in `gui.yml`<\/p>\n
### \ud83d\udd0c PlaceholderAPI Integration (NEW!)
\nUse these placeholders in other plugins:
\n– `%fjr_welcomes%` – Player’s total welcomes
\n– `%fjr_rank%` – Player’s rank
\n– `%fjr_top_1_name%` \/ `%fjr_top_1_count%` – Top 1 player
\n– `%fjr_top_2_name%` \/ `%fjr_top_2_count%` – Top 2 player
\n– `%fjr_top_3_name%` \/ `%fjr_top_3_count%` – Top 3 player
\n– … up to `%fjr_top_10%`
\n– `%fjr_total_welcomes%` – Total server welcomes
\n– `%fjr_total_players%` – Total welcomed players<\/p>\n
**Bonus:** Use placeholders from OTHER plugins in FJR messages!<\/p>\n
### \ud83d\udee0\ufe0f Admin Commands (NEW!) ### \ud83c\udfa8 Customization ### \u26a1 Technical —<\/p>\n ## \ud83d\udccb Commands<\/p>\n | Command | Description | Permission | —<\/p>\n ## \ud83d\udd0c Soft Dependencies —<\/p>\n ## \ud83d\udca1 Why Use This Plugin? —<\/p>\n ## \ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83d\udcbb Developed with \u2764\ufe0f by NullaretH<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Reward the first player who welcomes a newcomer with customizable commands or items. Perfect for community engagement!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":70439,"template":"","meta":{"_minecraft_slug":"firstjoinrewards","_minecraft_project_id":"eKPNWvhc","_minecraft_author":"NullaretH","_minecraft_license":"LicenseRef-All-Rights-Reserved","_minecraft_downloads":355,"_minecraft_follows":1,"_minecraft_client_side":"unsupported","_minecraft_server_side":"required","_minecraft_storage_type":"zip","_minecraft_archive_name":"firstjoinrewards.zip","_minecraft_size_bytes":121172,"_minecraft_version_count":5,"_minecraft_updated_at":"2026-05-16T11:18:47.440615Z","_minecraft_date_created":"2025-04-06T18:50:16.178694Z","_minecraft_date_modified":"2025-12-21T00:16:12.818361Z","_minecraft_project_url":"https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/firstjoinrewards","_minecraft_icon_attachment_id":70439,"_minecraft_imported_at":"2026-06-04T00:12:40+00:00","_minecraft_import_hash":"b27f835acfc73be8b39256d6444ca142","_minecraft_versions":"","_minecraft_links":"","_minecraft_gallery":"","_minecraft_api_metadata":""},"mod_category":[124,844,127,128,867,129,92],"mod_loader":[130,132,133,134],"minecraft_version":[62,37,40,41,73,74,38,78,79,80,81,82],"class_list":["post-70438","mod","type-mod","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mod_category-bukkit","mod_category-economy","mod_category-paper","mod_category-purpur","mod_category-social","mod_category-spigot","mod_category-utility","mod_loader-bukkit","mod_loader-paper","mod_loader-purpur","mod_loader-spigot","minecraft_version-1-21","minecraft_version-1-21-1","minecraft_version-1-21-10","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","minecraft_version-1-21-9"],"yoast_head":"\n
\n– `\/fjr admin reset
\n– `\/fjr admin set
\n– `\/fjr admin add
\n– `\/fjr admin remove
\n– `\/fjr admin resetall` – Reset ALL statistics<\/p>\n
\n– Full **MiniMessage** support (gradients, hex colors)
\n– Legacy color codes (`&a`, `�ffcc`)
\n– Separate language files (`messages_en.yml`, `messages_pl.yml`)
\n– Configurable GUI (`gui.yml`)
\n– Sound effects and title notifications<\/p>\n
\n– **Paper\/Purpur 1.21+** optimized
\n– **Adventure API** for modern text handling
\n– Lightweight **SQLite** database
\n– Async database operations
\n– No external dependencies required<\/p>\n
\n|———|————-|————|
\n| `\/fjr` | Show plugin version | `fjr.version` |
\n| `\/fjr help` | Show help | – |
\n| `\/fjr reload` | Reload configuration | `fjr.admin` |
\n| `\/fjr top` | Open Top Welcomers GUI | `fjr.top` |
\n| `\/fjr stats [player]` | View welcome statistics | `fjr.stats` |
\n| `\/fjr admin` | Admin commands | `fjr.admin` |<\/p>\n
\n– **PlaceholderAPI** – For placeholder support
\n– **Floodgate** – For Bedrock player detection<\/p>\n
\n– Builds a warm and welcoming player community
\n– Encourages kindness and fun interaction
\n– Adds a social layer to your server experience
\n– Easy to configure, powerful in effect<\/p>\n