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SimplePortals
Modern, lightweight and highly optimized portal system
Version: 1.0.1 | Compatibility: 1.19.4 to 26.1 (and forks)
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Looking for a simple, fast, and modern portal plugin without outdated systems or unnecessary bloat?
SimplePortals is a lightweight portal engine built from scratch for modern Minecraft servers, focused on performance, clean configuration, and easy portal creation.
Create cuboid portals with a selector wand, send players to local destinations or proxy servers, and configure advanced portal actions directly from portals.yml.
⚡ Why choose SimplePortals?
- Built for modern versions from 1.19.4 up to 26.1+.
- Optimized chunk-based portal lookup for efficient movement checks.
- Folia-aware and compatible with modern Paper forks.
- Very simple creation flow: select region, create portal, done.
- Advanced actions available without forcing complexity on basic usage.
| Feature | SimplePortals | Traditional Portal Plugins |
| Performance | Yes | Usually mixed |
| Version Support | 1.19.4 - 1.21.11+ | Often legacy-oriented |
| Folia Compatibility | Yes | Rare / partial |
| Simple Portal Creation | Yes | Often more complex |
| Proxy Destinations | Yes | Not always |
| MiniMessage + Legacy Colors | Yes | Usually limited |
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✨ Main Features
Fast and Easy Portal Creation
- Use /portal wand to get the selector axe.
- Select point 1 and point 2 with the wand.
- Create the portal with /portal create desti:<destination> block:WATER.
- Optional automatic replacement of air blocks inside the region.
Modern Selector Preview
- Cuboid selection preview with particles.
- Block face hologram-style displays for selected points.
- Coordinate display above the selected block.
Every portal can be configured individually in portals.yml:
- Messages
- Titles and subtitles
- Sounds
- BossBars
- Commands
- Potion effects
- Cooldowns
- Permissions
- Sneaking conditions
- Deny messages
Text Formatting Support
- Legacy colors (&) supported in messages.yml and portals.yml.
- MiniMessage supported in messages.yml and portals.yml.
- Use modern formatting for titles, messages, bossbars, and more.
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Commands and Permissions
Main Command:
- /simpleportals
- /portal (alias)
Commands:
- /portal help - Show help menu (simpleportals.command.help)
- /portal wand - Get the selector wand (simpleportals.command.wand)
- /portal create desti:<destination> [block:<type>] - Create a portal from your selection (simpleportals.command.create)
- /portal reload - Reload config, messages and portals (simpleportals.command.reload)
- /portal show <radius> - Show nearby portals (simpleportals.command.show)
- /portal remove <name> - Remove a portal (simpleportals.command.remove)
- /portal delete <name> - Alias of remove (simpleportals.command.remove)
- /portal setblock <portal> <block> - Change a portal trigger block (simpleportals.command.setblock)
- /portal tp <destination> - Teleport directly to a destination (simpleportals.command.tp)
- /portal destination create <name> - Create a local destination (simpleportals.command.destination.create)
- /portal destination remove <name> - Remove a destination (simpleportals.command.destination.remove)
Portal Use Permission:
- simpleportals.use - Allows players to use portals
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Supported Trigger Blocks
- WATER
- LAVA
- AIR
- NETHER_PORTAL
- END_PORTAL
- END_GATEWAY
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Example Creation Flow
- Run /portal wand
- Left click a block for point 1
- Right click another block for point 2
- Create a destination with /portal destination create spawn
- Create the portal with /portal create desti:spawn block:WATER
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Example Portal Configuration
Code (YAML):
portals:
example:
enabled : true
destination : spawn
world : world
trigger-blocks :
- WATER
min:
x : 100
y : 64
z : 100
max:
x : 102
y : 66
z : 102
settings:
cooldown-seconds : 3
required-permission : ""
conditions:
enabled : false
sneaking-required : false
deny-message : ""
actions:
message:
enabled : true
text : "<green>Welcome to the portal!"
title:
enabled : true
title : "<aqua>Teleporting..."
subtitle : "<gray>Please wait"
fade-in : 10
stay : 40
fade-out : 10
sound:
enabled : true
sound : "ui.button.click"
volume : 1.0
pitch : 1.0
bossbar:
enabled : false
text : ""
color : BLUE
style : SOLID
seconds : 3
commands:
enabled : false
run-as-console : true
list : [ ]
effects:
enabled : true
list:
- type : DARKNESS
duration-seconds : 2
amplifier : 0
ambient : false
particles : true
icon : true
- type : SLOWNESS
duration-seconds : 2
amplifier : 1
ambient : false
particles : true
icon : true
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⚙️ Installation
- Download the SimplePortals.jar file.
- Place it inside your server's plugins folder.
- Start the server.
- Create your destinations and portals.
- Enjoy a clean and modern portal system.
✅ Compatibility
- Minecraft 1.19.4 up to 26.1+
- Paper, Folia, and modern forks
- Designed for servers that want performance first
⚠️ Note: This plugin is focused on modern server software and performance-oriented setups.
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.19, 1.20, 1.20.6
- 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.
⭐SimplePortals | Modern Portal Engine [1.19 - 26.1] is a free Minecraft Java mod. Compatible with Minecraft 1.19, 1.20, 1.20.6, 1.21 and newer. Downloaded 341 times (via Spigot). Download it and open it directly in the game.