How do I install Advancement Announcer | Custom Advancement Messages?

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. Opens on Spigot — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Advancement Announcer | Custom Advancement Messages work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, among others. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Advancement Announcer | Custom Advancement Messages

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Custom Toast Advancement Messages for Your Server

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Create stunning advancement announcements with full color support, custom sounds, and model data!

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✨ Features

Full Color Support
Legacy colors ( &a), gradients, and Hex colors ( &#RRGGBB) in all messages and GUI elements

Custom Sounds
Add custom sounds to announcements. Supports default Minecraft sounds and custom resource pack sounds

Custom Model Data (CMD)
Display items with custom model data. Supports integers, ItemsAdder, and Nexo

Advanced Player Toggles
Players can independently toggle announcements or just sounds with /aa toggle

In-Game GUI Editor
Manage everything from an easy-to-use interface ( /aa edit). No YAML editing needed!

Join Messages
Welcome players with unique announcements on join or first join with random selection

Automated Messages
Set up unlimited auto-broadcast messages on a timer with ORDERED or RANDOM mode

PlaceholderAPI Support
Use any PAPI placeholders in your messages for dynamic content

Multiple Presets
Create and manage unlimited message presets with different styles and settings

Update Checker
Automatic notifications for new versions available

Commands

Main Commands

/aa edit: Opens the main configuration GUI (advancementannouncer.admin)
/aa reload: Reloads the configuration file (advancementannouncer.admin)
/aa toggle: Toggle announcements or sounds (advancementannouncer.toggle)

Send Commands

Code (plain (Unknown Language)):

/aa send preset <presetName> <target>

Sends a pre-configured preset with saved style, icon, sound, and custom model data.

Code (plain (Unknown Language)):

/aa send <style> <icon> <target> <message/presetName>

Send a fully custom message or override a preset's visual settings.

Options:

Style: GOAL, TASK, CHALLENGE
Icon: Any valid Material name
Target: Player name or all

Toggle Command

Code (plain (Unknown Language)):

/aa toggle <announcements|sounds>

announcements - Toggle visibility of announcements
sounds - Toggle announcement sounds (silently notify)

Permissions

Code (YAML):

advancementannouncer.admin
├─ Full access to all commands and GUI
└─ Includes all sub-permissions

advancementannouncer.toggle
├─ advancementannouncer.toggle.announcements
│ └─ Toggle announcements visibility
└─ advancementannouncer.toggle.sounds
└─ Toggle announcement sounds

GUI Editor
The in-game GUI makes configuration effortless! Access it with /aa edit

Features:

✅ Add, edit, and delete presets without YAML
✅ Configure auto-announcements on the fly
✅ Set up join/first-join messages
✅ Real-time preview of messages

Demo Screenshots

Sending Presets
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Join Messages
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Sending Custom Messages
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⚙️ Configuration
All settings are editable through the in-game GUI or the config.yml file.

Spoiler: Click to expand config.yml

Code (YAML):

# ######################################################################################################
# ## ##
# ## AdvancementAnnouncer v1.6.0 by Altkat(StreetMelodeez) ##
# ## Discord: streetmelodeez ##
# ## Please use /aa reload to apply changes. ##
# ## You can use /aa edit in game chat to edit this file. ##
# ## ##
# ######################################################################################################
#
# Custom Model Data Usage Examples:
# custom-model-data: 123456 for direct integer.
# custom-model-data: itemsadder:fire_sword for ItemsAdder.
# custom-model-data: nexo:forest_sword for Nexo.
#
# ######################################################################################################
#
# Sound Usage:
# You can add a sound to any announcement.
# sound: "ENTITY_PLAYER_LEVELUP"
# A list of sounds can be found here: https://hub.spigotmc.org/javadocs/bukkit/org/bukkit/Sound.html
# Leave "" for no sound.
# Recommendation: Use sounds with only TASK and GOAL types since CHALLENGE type has its own sound effect.
#
# ######################################################################################################
#
# Hex Color Usage:
# This plugin supports Hex colors.
# Use the format &#RRGGBB (e.g., &#FF0000) in any message.
#
# ######################################################################################################
#
# Auto-Announce & Message Options:
# enabled: true/false - should the plugin announce messages automatically.
# interval: in seconds - time between auto-announcements.
# mode: "ORDERED" or "RANDOM" - the order of messages.
# style: "GOAL", "TASK", or "CHALLENGE" - the frame style of the toast.
# icon: Any valid Material name from Spigot.
# (e.g., "DIAMOND", "GOLDEN_APPLE")
# List: https://hub.spigotmc.org/javadocs/bukkit/org/bukkit/Material.html
#
# ######################################################################################################
#
# Placeholder Usage:
# You can use placeholders from PlaceholderAPI in the messages. like %player_name%
#
# ######################################################################################################
#
# How to print multiple lines:
# Use | to print on a new line (If you print a one line message top line will be minecraft's default line (e.g, Goal Reached!)
#
# ######################################################################################################

presets:
preset1:
message : "&aThis is my &6cool|&amessage wow!"
style : "GOAL"
icon : "DIAMOND"
custom-model-data : ""
sound : "ENTITY_PLAYER_LEVELUP"
store-preset:
message : "&6You can get ranks|&6on our store &b/store"
style : "TASK"
icon : "EMERALD"
custom-model-data : ""
sound : ""
discord-preset:
message : "&9Join our discord server|&bdiscord.gg/yourdc"
style : "CHALLENGE"
icon : "BOOK"
custom-model-data : ""
sound : ""
greeting:
message : "&#54DAF4H&#54BBE5e&#549CD5l&#547DC6l&#545EB6o &e%player_name% &#54DAF4H&#54D2F0o&#54C9ECw
&#54B9E3i&#54B1DFs &#54A0D7i&#5498D3t &#5487CBg&#547FC7o&#5477C2i&#546FBEn&#5466BAg&#545EB6?"
style : GOAL
icon : SUNFLOWER
custom-model-data : ""
sound : "ENTITY_EXPERIENCE_ORB_PICKUP"

auto-announce:
enabled : false
interval : 30
mode : "ORDERED"
messages:
custommessage:
message : "&9Join our discord server|&bdiscord.gg/yourdc"
style : "TASK"
icon : "DIAMOND"
custom-model-data : ""
sound : "ENTITY_EXPERIENCE_ORB_PICKUP"
custommessage2:
message : "&eHello|&eHow is it going?"
style : "GOAL"
icon : "EMERALD"
custom-model-data : ""
sound : ""
vipmessage:
message : "&6You can get ranks|&6on our store &b/store"
style : "CHALLENGE"
icon : "GOLD_INGOT"
custom-model-data : ""
sound : ""

# Messages to be displayed when players join the server.
# If you add more than one message, a random one will be selected and displayed.
join-features:
join-messages:
enabled : true
messages:
welcome-back-1:
message : '&eWelcome back, &a %player_name%!'
style : GOAL
icon : GOLDEN_APPLE
custom-model-data : ""
sound : "ENTITY_PLAYER_LEVELUP"
welcome-back-2:
message : '&7 [&a+&7 ] &f %player_name%'
style : TASK
icon : TOTEM_OF_UNDYING
custom-model-data : ""
sound : "ENTITY_EXPERIENCE_ORB_PICKUP"

first-join-messages:
enabled : true
messages:
first-join-1:
message : '&dWelcome to the server, &b %player_name%!'
style : CHALLENGE
icon : CAKE
custom-model-data : ""
sound : "ENTITY_PLAYER_LEVELUP"
first-join-2:
message : '&b %player_name% &ejoined for the first time!'
style : GOAL
icon : TOTEM_OF_UNDYING
custom-model-data : ""
sound : "ENTITY_EXPERIENCE_ORB_PICKUP"

#These are the messages shown to players
#You can edit these messages
lang-messages:
plugin-prefix : "&#7688FF[Advancement Announcer] &r"
config-reloaded : "&#76FF90Config reloaded!"
wrong-usage : "&#F86B6BWrong usage! Please use &e/aa toggle <announcements|sounds>"
announcements-toggled-on : "&#76FF90You now see the advancement announcements!"
announcements-toggled-off : "&#F86B6BYou no longer see the advancement announcements!"
sounds-toggled-on : "&#76FF90Announcement sounds are now enabled!"
sounds-toggled-off : "&#F86B6BAnnouncement sounds are now disabled!"
no-permission : "&#F86B6BYou don't have permission to use this command."

Compatibility

Paper (1.16.5 - 1.21.x): ✅ Fully Supported
Spigot (1.16.5 - 1.21.x): ✅ Fully Supported

Soft Dependencies:

PlaceholderAPI (Optional) - Enable placeholder support
ItemsAdder (Optional) - Custom model data integration
Nexo (Optional) - Custom model data integration

Support
Have questions or found a bug? Reach out!

Discord: Message me
Issues: GitHub Issues

License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Third-party Libraries:

UltimateAdvancementAPI - LGPL License
Adventure - MIT License
bStats - MIT License

Contact • Star • Report Bug

Commands

/advancementannouncer — Main command for AdvancementAnnouncer
/aa <command>

Plugin details

Built for Minecraft 1.16+
Plugin version 1.6.0
Author StreetMelodeez(AltKat)
Works with PlaceholderAPI

Read from the plugin's own plugin.yml.

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.16, 1.17, 1.18
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.

Advancement Announcer | Custom Advancement Messages is a free Minecraft Java mod. Compatible with Minecraft 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and newer. Downloaded 520 times (via Spigot). Download it and open it directly in the game.

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