RandomMOTD Reborn
RandomMOTD Reborn is a maintained modern continuation of the original RandomMOTD plugin by Phoenix852 / ThunderKofy.
The original plugin was released in 2020 and provided a simple way to display a random message when a player joins and a random MOTD whenever someone refreshes their Minecraft server list.
RandomMOTD Reborn updates that functionality for modern Paper servers while retaining the familiar configuration structure, commands and permissions.
Features
Modernised for Paper
Version 1.4.0 has been updated for:
The plugin has been tested on Paper 1.21.4.
Installation
If you are upgrading from the original RandomMOTD 1.3.0, you can keep your existing plugins/RandomMOTD/config.yml.
Do not replace plugin jars using /reload on a running server.
Example configuration
in-game:
enabled : true
motd :
- "&4Enjoy your stay!"
- "Hello &4%PLAYER%&r!"
system:
enabled : true
motd:
normal :
- "&3Welcome!&r Running Minecraft &3%VERSION%&r"
- "Welcome to the server!"
whitelist :
- "&4The server is currently whitelisted!&r"
- "Please come back later."
Commands
/randommotd
/randommotd help
/randommotd reload
/randommotd motd
/randommotd author
Aliases:
/rmotd
/randmotd
Permissions
RandomMOTD.main
RandomMOTD.help
RandomMOTD.motd
RandomMOTD.reload
RandomMOTD.author
RandomMOTD.*
Original project and licence
RandomMOTD was originally created by Phoenix852 / ThunderKofy.
Original Spigot resource:
https://www.spigotmc.org/resources/randommotd.75823/
The original software was distributed under the MIT License, which permits modification and redistribution. The original copyright and licence notices have been retained.
RandomMOTD Reborn is an independently maintained continuation and is not presented as an official release by the original author.
The project has been substantially modernised for current Paper APIs rather than being a simple reupload of the original jar.
Source code:
https://github.com/Prof1611/RandomMOTD-Reborn
Licence:
MIT
Issues and support
Please report bugs and compatibility problems through GitHub Issues:
https://github.com/Prof1611/RandomMOTD-Reborn/issues
RandomMOTD Reborn is a maintained modern continuation of the original RandomMOTD plugin by Phoenix852 / ThunderKofy.
The original plugin was released in 2020 and provided a simple way to display a random message when a player joins and a random MOTD whenever someone refreshes their Minecraft server list.
RandomMOTD Reborn updates that functionality for modern Paper servers while retaining the familiar configuration structure, commands and permissions.
Features
- Random server-list MOTD on every ping
- Separate MOTD pool while the server whitelist is enabled
- Random in-game message when a player joins
- %PLAYER% placeholder in join messages
- %VERSION% placeholder using the current Minecraft version
- Legacy & colour-code support
- Reload configuration without restarting the server
- Compatible with the original RandomMOTD configuration layout
- Safe handling of empty MOTD lists
Modernised for Paper
Version 1.4.0 has been updated for:
- Paper 1.21.4
- Java 21
- Modern Adventure component APIs
- Current Paper server-list ping handling
The plugin has been tested on Paper 1.21.4.
Installation
- Download RandomMOTD-Reborn-1.4.0.jar.
- Stop your server.
- Place the jar in your plugins folder.
- Start the server.
If you are upgrading from the original RandomMOTD 1.3.0, you can keep your existing plugins/RandomMOTD/config.yml.
Do not replace plugin jars using /reload on a running server.
Example configuration
Code (YAML):
in-game:
enabled : true
motd :
- "&4Enjoy your stay!"
- "Hello &4%PLAYER%&r!"
system:
enabled : true
motd:
normal :
- "&3Welcome!&r Running Minecraft &3%VERSION%&r"
- "Welcome to the server!"
whitelist :
- "&4The server is currently whitelisted!&r"
- "Please come back later."
Code (Text):
/randommotd
/randommotd help
/randommotd reload
/randommotd motd
/randommotd author
Code (Text):
/rmotd
/randmotd
Code (Text):
RandomMOTD.main
RandomMOTD.help
RandomMOTD.motd
RandomMOTD.reload
RandomMOTD.author
RandomMOTD.*
RandomMOTD was originally created by Phoenix852 / ThunderKofy.
Original Spigot resource:
https://www.spigotmc.org/resources/randommotd.75823/
The original software was distributed under the MIT License, which permits modification and redistribution. The original copyright and licence notices have been retained.
RandomMOTD Reborn is an independently maintained continuation and is not presented as an official release by the original author.
The project has been substantially modernised for current Paper APIs rather than being a simple reupload of the original jar.
Source code:
https://github.com/Prof1611/RandomMOTD-Reborn
Licence:
MIT
Issues and support
Please report bugs and compatibility problems through GitHub Issues:
https://github.com/Prof1611/RandomMOTD-Reborn/issues
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.
RandomMOTD Reborn is a free Minecraft Java mod. Compatible with Minecraft 1.21. Downloaded 3 times (via Spigot). Download it and open it directly in the game.