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JoinMessage - Plugin
JoinMessage - Lightweight Custom Join & Quit Messages Overview JoinMessage is an efficient and lightweight plugin for Minecraft servers designed to…
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Overview
JoinMessage is an efficient and lightweight plugin for Minecraft servers designed to configure custom messages when players join or leave the server. Specifically developed for Paper server software (version 1.21.11), this plugin offers administrators a simple solution to personalize server communication through custom chat notifications, random message pools, or disabling them entirely.
Key Features
Version 2.0 (Random & Toggle Update):
Messages are configured through simple commands and are saved automatically. Even if you turn the Random Mode off, all your added random messages remain safely saved in the configuration! By using standard color codes, administrators can easily match the chat output to their server's unique design and branding.
Installation

Overview
JoinMessage is an efficient and lightweight plugin for Minecraft servers designed to configure custom messages when players join or leave the server. Specifically developed for Paper server software (version 1.21.11), this plugin offers administrators a simple solution to personalize server communication through custom chat notifications, random message pools, or disabling them entirely.
Key Features
- Custom Messages: Set join and quit messages directly via in-game commands.
- Random Message Mode: Cycle through a list of multiple custom join and quit messages automatically.
- Smart Toggles: Use [Off] to completely hide messages or [Reset] to bring back the default vanilla style.
- Dynamic Placeholders: Use the [Player] placeholder to automatically insert the player's name into the message.
- Color Support: Full support for standard Minecraft color and formatting codes (e.g., &a for green or &l for bold).
- High Performance: The plugin is optimized for resource efficiency and provides stable performance without unnecessary dependencies.
- /setjoinmessage – Sets the message displayed when a player joins the server. (Use [Off] to disable or [Reset] to reset).
- /setquitmessage – Sets the message displayed when a player leaves the server. (Use [Off] to disable or [Reset] to reset).
- /randommode <on|off> – Toggles the random message system on or off.
- /addrandomjoin – Adds a new custom message to the random join pool.
- /addrandomquit – Adds a new custom message to the random quit pool.
- /joinmessagehelp – Displays an overview of available commands, placeholders, and special tags.
Version 2.0 (Random & Toggle Update):
- Added a complete Random Mode system to cycle through multiple messages.
- Added new commands: /randommode, /addrandomjoin, and /addrandomquit.
- Integrated [Off] tag to easily turn off join/quit text outputs.
- Integrated [Reset] tag to fall back to default yellow Minecraft messages.
- Saved random messages persist in the configuration even when random mode is turned off.
- Successfully implemented core functionality for join and quit messages.
- Added dynamic placeholder support for player names.
- Integrated full color code support.
- Optimized for Paper 1.21.11.
Messages are configured through simple commands and are saved automatically. Even if you turn the Random Mode off, all your added random messages remain safely saved in the configuration! By using standard color codes, administrators can easily match the chat output to their server's unique design and branding.
Installation
- Upload the .jar file to the /plugins folder on your Minecraft server.
- Restart the server.
- Configure your messages directly in-game using the commands listed above.

Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21
- 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 Spigot — 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.
JoinMessage - Plugin is a free Minecraft Java mod. Compatible with Minecraft 1.21. Downloaded 97 times (via Spigot). Download it and open it directly in the game.