Commands & Permissions

Commands

/announcements reload

Reloads all configuration files (automatic_announcements.yml, manual_announcements.yml, messages.yml). Automatic announcement schedules are restarted with the updated settings.

Permission: announcements.command.reload

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/broadcast <message>

Broadcasts a custom message to all online players. The message supports MiniMessage tags for formatting.

Permission: announcements.command.broadcastArguments: message — the text to broadcast (supports MiniMessage tags)

Example:

• /broadcast <red><bold>Server restarting in 5 minutes!</bold></red>

Note: /broadcast only supports MiniMessage formatting tags. %prefix% and PlaceholderAPI placeholders are not supported.

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/announce <announcement> noplayer [extra_arguments]

Triggers a manual announcement without a player context. The announcement is broadcast to all online players.

Permission: announcements.command.announceArguments:

• announcement — the announcement ID as defined in manual_announcements.yml (tab-completable)
• extra_arguments — optional key:value pairs separated by spaces, used to fill %args_<key>% placeholders

Example:

• /announce welcome_back noplayer
• /announce event_start noplayer event_name:PvP location:Arena

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/announce <announcement> withplayer <player> [extra_arguments]

Triggers a manual announcement with a player context. This allows PlaceholderAPI to resolve player-specific placeholders for the specified player. The announcement is still broadcast to all online players.

Permission: announcements.command.announceArguments:

• announcement — the announcement ID as defined in manual_announcements.yml (tab-completable)
• player — an online player's name (tab-completable), used as context for PlaceholderAPI placeholders
• extra_arguments — optional key:value pairs separated by spaces, used to fill %args_<key>% placeholders

Example:

• /announce player_join withplayer Steve
• /announce achievement withplayer Steve achievement:Dragon_Slayer

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Permissions

All permissions are given to OPs by default. You can grant individual permissions using a permissions plugin.

Permission	Description
announcements.command.reload	Allows using /announcements reload
announcements.command.broadcast	Allows using /broadcast to send custom messages
announcements.command.announce	Allows using /announce to trigger manual announcements