This plugin is very simple, it allows players to view a message that you have set when they join the server. The idea was based on this post:
(4) Looking for a chat MOTD (welcome message) plugin : admincraft (reddit.com)
Commands:
`/setchatmotd &6message to set to` - chatmotd.set
`/motd` - Show the MOTD (when a player runs it)
That's it, unless you want tellraw JSON support - read below!
Advanced:
This plugin supports tellraw JSON too.
To use the tellraw feature, follow these steps:
You can also disable the MOTD from showing to the player when they join by enabling `
disable_motd_on_join` in `config.yml`.
(4) Looking for a chat MOTD (welcome message) plugin : admincraft (reddit.com)
Commands:
`/setchatmotd &6message to set to` - chatmotd.set
`/motd` - Show the MOTD (when a player runs it)
That's it, unless you want tellraw JSON support - read below!
Advanced:
This plugin supports tellraw JSON too.
To use the tellraw feature, follow these steps:
- Create a file called `chatmotd.json` in the ChatMOTD plugin directory.
- Paste the exact JSON for your tell raw command, eg, the bit after the selector in the vanilla tellraw command.
- If the `chatmotd.json` file is present, it will override the motd in `chatmotd.txt`. You also can't use `/setchatmotd` when the plugin is using `chatmotd.json` as Minecraft chat doesn't support enough characters to paste all the JSON in correctly. You must just edit the file directly.
You can also disable the MOTD from showing to the player when they join by enabling `
disable_motd_on_join` in `config.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.
ChatMOTD is a free Minecraft Java mod. Compatible with Minecraft 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and newer. Downloaded 1,162 times (via Spigot). Download it and open it directly in the game.