Why this plugin
Allows you to set messages/titles for players when they connect/login/register/disconnect/..., or play sounds or launch fireworks and everything is optional, so plugin can be used anywhere with other plugins
Features
- Teleport to spawn or login location on join/login/respawn or using /spawn command.
- Teleport to last location after /login
- Configurable join/leave/quit messages or option to hide them.
- Commands on join/login/register performed as console/player
- Support for AuthMe/LoginSecurity/OpeNLogin plugin with additional messages for login and registration.
- Titles, sounds and fireworks for all events for enhanced player experience. (TheAPI required)
- Colors and hex colors for customizing messages. (example +ffb2 &a &4 &3)
- PlaceholderAPI support
- Plugin has ability to work with vanish plugins, by checking if another plugin hides join/leave messages, if this happens message will remain hidden and firework will not appear
- Everything can be turned on and off
- Configuration updates automatically when new options are set in new versions
What is required
- Spigot/Paper/... 1.8+
- Java 8+
What is required for some features
- TheAPI (titles/subtitles)
- PlaceholderAPI (placeholders)
- Authme (messages,teleport after /login)
Commands
/betterjoinspawn (reload) perms: betterjoinspawn.reload
/spawn (player name) perms: betterjoinspawn.others (Needed when teleporting another player)
/setspawn [joinspawn/loginspawn] perms: betterjoinspawn.setspawn
Explanation:
- [] required () optional
- joinspawn - on join
- loginspawn - on login after /login /register
Support/bug reports/suggestions
- Discussion on spigotmc.org
- Discord server https://discord.gg/VrQhPWhAnZ
Setup
- open config.yml
- turn on what you want and need (everything is off*)
- set up your own messages
- set spawns via /setspawn
- restart/reload plugin
- test whether features are working
What might be added
- support for other login plugins? (definitely)
- bungeecord support (maybe)
- actionbar
- missing something? Write it now
https://bstats.org/plugin/bukkit/BetterJoinSpawn/18481
Plugin is new and may still contain bugs
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.8, 1.8.1, 1.8.2
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as BetterJoinSpawn-1.3.3-SNAPSHOT.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 65 KB
- Download link checked 29 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.