{"id":8847,"date":"2026-05-31T18:22:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T15:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/afk-announcer\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T18:22:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T15:22:36","slug":"afk-announcer","status":"publish","type":"mod","link":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/afk-announcer\/","title":{"rendered":"AFK Announcer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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## Features<\/p>\n

**1.** Players are marked as AFK –> displayed next to the name<\/p>\n

**2.** Setting to get an announcement when a player is AFK<\/p>\n

**3.** Adjustable time until you are AFK<\/p>\n

**4.** _\/trigger afk_ to instatly be AFK<\/p>\n

**5.** Setting to choose if players get kicked when AFK or not<\/p>\n

## Config<\/p>\n

“`
\n\/trigger afk_announcer.config
\n“`<\/p>\n

## Config Pre 1.21.6<\/p>\n

`\/trigger afkannouncer.config`<\/p>\n

`\/trigger afkannouncer.color.config`<\/p>\n

To uninstall run: `\/function afkannouncer:uninstall`<\/p>\n

\nPre 1.21 Config<\/summary>\n

## Config<\/p>\n

**To adjust the duration before being marked as AFK:**<\/p>\n

“`
\n\/trigger afk_timer set value
\n“`
\nvalue = seconds until you are AFK<\/p>\n

default = 5 minutes = 300 seconds<\/p>\n

To disable the AFK Announcer for yourself, you can set the value to 0<\/p>\n

—
\n**To change if you get a notification when you or someone else is AFK:**<\/p>\n

“`
\n\/trigger afk_notification set value
\n“`
\nvalue = 1 = notificcation –> default<\/p>\n

value = 2 = no notification<\/p>\n

—
\n**To change if you should be invulnerable when AFK:**<\/p>\n

“`
\n\/scoreboard players set &afk_invulnerable afk_announcer.config value
\n“`
\nvalue = 0 = not invulnerable when AFK –> default<\/p>\n

value = 1 = invulnerable when AFK<\/p>\n

—
\n### For the following to work you need to set `function-permission-level` to `3`<\/p>\n

**To enable that players will always get kicked when AFK:**<\/p>\n

“`
\n\/scoreboard players set &afk_kick afk_announcer.config value
\n“`<\/p>\n

value = 0 = player do not get kicked when afk -> default<\/p>\n

value = 1 = all players get kicked when afk<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

**To enable so players can choose if they want to be kicked or not:**<\/p>\n

“`
\n\/scoreboard players set &afk_kick_player_control afk_announcer.config value
\n“`<\/p>\n

value = 0 = players can’t choose if the want to be kicked or not –> default<\/p>\n

value = 1 = players can choose<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

**Individual player setting to choose if you want to be kicked or not:**<\/p>\n

“`
\n\/trigger individual_afk_kick set value
\n“`<\/p>\n

value = 0 = the player will not get kicked –> default<\/p>\n

value = 1 = the player will get kicked<\/p>\n

## Change any color (config)<\/p>\n

\nColor table<\/summary>\n

1 – aqua<\/p>\n

2 – black<\/p>\n

3 – blue<\/p>\n

4 – dark_aqua<\/p>\n

5 – dark_blue<\/p>\n

6 – dark_gray<\/p>\n

7 – dark_green<\/p>\n

8 – dark_purple<\/p>\n

9 – dark_red<\/p>\n

10 – gold<\/p>\n

11 – gray<\/p>\n

12 – green<\/p>\n

13 – light_purple<\/p>\n

14 – red<\/p>\n

15 – white<\/p>\n

16 – yellow<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

—<\/p>\n

\nChange name color<\/summary>\n

Color of the normal name<\/p>\n

default = white<\/p>\n

“`
\n\/scoreboard players set &name_color name_color.jodek value
\n“`
\nvalue = color –> look at color table<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

\nChange afk name color<\/summary>\n

Color of the name when AFK<\/p>\n

default = gray<\/p>\n

“`
\n\/scoreboard players set &name_color_afk name_color.jodek value
\n“`
\nvalue = color –> look at color table<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

\n[AFK] Suffix color<\/summary>\n

Color of the [AFK suffix]<\/p>\n

default = dark_gray<\/p>\n

“`
\n\/scoreboard players set &suffix_color_afk name_color.jodek value
\n“`
\nvalue = color –> look at color table<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

—
\n**Settings if you have Show Dimension In Name installed**<\/p>\n

Name color<\/p>\n

\nChange afk name color (overworld)<\/summary>\n

Color of the name when AFK in the overworld<\/p>\n

default = gray<\/p>\n

“`
\n\/scoreboard players set &name_color_afk_overworld name_color.jodek value
\n“`
\nvalue = color –> look at color table<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

\nChange afk name color (nether)<\/summary>\n

Color of the name when AFK in the nether<\/p>\n

default = gray<\/p>\n

“`
\n\/scoreboard players set &name_color_afk_nether name_color.jodek value
\n“`
\nvalue = color –> look at color table<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

\nChange afk name color (end)<\/summary>\n

Color of the name when AFK in the end<\/p>\n

default = gray<\/p>\n

“`
\n\/scoreboard players set &name_color_afk_end name_color.jodek value
\n“`
\nvalue = color –> look at color table<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

Prefix color –> [Overworld] – [Nether] – [End]<\/p>\n

\nChange prefix color (overworld)<\/summary>\n

Color of the prefix when AFK in the overworld<\/p>\n

default = green<\/p>\n

“`
\n\/scoreboard players set &prefix_color_afk_overworld name_color.jodek value
\n“`
\nvalue = color –> look at color table<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

\nChange prefix color (nether)<\/summary>\n

Color of the prefix when AFK in the nether<\/p>\n

default = red<\/p>\n

“`
\n\/scoreboard players set &prefix_color_afk_nether name_color.jodek value
\n“`
\nvalue = color –> look at color table<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

\nChange prefix color (end)<\/summary>\n

Color of the prefix when AFK in the end<\/p>\n

default = dark_purple<\/p>\n

“`
\n\/scoreboard players set &prefix_color_afk_end name_color.jodek value
\n“`
\nvalue = color –> look at color table<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

Suffix color –> [AFK]<\/p>\n

\nChange suffix color (overworld)<\/summary>\n

Color of the suffix when AFK in the overworld<\/p>\n

default = dark_gray<\/p>\n

“`
\n\/scoreboard players set &suffix_color_afk_overworld name_color.jodek value
\n“`
\nvalue = color –> look at color table<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

\nChange suffix color (nether)<\/summary>\n

Color of the suffix when AFK in the nether<\/p>\n

default = dark_gray<\/p>\n

“`
\n\/scoreboard players set &suffix_color_afk_nether name_color.jodek value
\n“`
\nvalue = color –> look at color table<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

\nChange suffix color (end)<\/summary>\n

Color of the suffix when AFK in the end<\/p>\n

default = dark_gray<\/p>\n

“`
\n\/scoreboard players set &suffix_color_afk_end name_color.jodek value
\n“`
\nvalue = color –> look at color table<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

—<\/p>\n

**To uninstall:**<\/p>\n

“`
\n\/function afkannouncer:uninstall
\n“`<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

## Showcase<\/p>\n

![Jodek is AFK!](https:\/\/cdn.modrinth.com\/data\/cached_images\/43a25d49935a755af7c2d746881490260edfcfab.png)<\/p>\n

![Jodek [AFK] is no longer AFK!](https:\/\/cdn.modrinth.com\/data\/cached_images\/ec65120d4d5997cbe8608015afdd00b9ae4ea669.png)<\/p>\n

![Shows in tab list](https:\/\/cdn.modrinth.com\/data\/cached_images\/39d8c1b4d89d107bc12a0d4343629d451beb8e0d.png)<\/p>\n

## Compatible with my Show Dimension In Name datapack\/mod<\/p>\n

![Chat with show dimension in name](https:\/\/cdn.modrinth.com\/data\/cached_images\/2559ce98b9deb6a4004c0bebf60aa67fdaf81467.png)<\/p>\n

![Tab list with show dimension in name](https:\/\/cdn.modrinth.com\/data\/cached_images\/80a8d860ec8a73404baf1b47d1e607d191917e68.png)<\/p>\n

## Compatible with my [Invisible Player Name]([https:\/\/modrinth.com\/datapack\/afk-announcer](https:\/\/modrinth.com\/datapack\/invisible-player-name)) datapack\/mod<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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