ReTag

Modern nametag prefixes & suffixes for Paper 1.21+. A drop-in successor to NametagEdit.

Why

NametagEdit (2.2M downloads) has been unmaintained since December 2023 and was last tested on 1.20. ReTag picks up where it left off: same workflow, automatic data import, built for current Paper.

Features

• Prefix/suffix per group (permission-based, e.g. retag.group.vip) and per player
• Tab-list sorting by group weight
• Auto-import from an existing plugins/NametagEdit/ folder on first start
• /nte alias — existing NametagEdit commands keep working
• Legacy & color codes and MiniMessage (<gradient:...>) supported
• Zero dependencies, one small jar

Commands

/retag prefix <player> [value]     set/clear a player prefix
/retag suffix <player> [value]     set/clear a player suffix
/retag clear <player>              remove player overrides
/retag group list|add|remove|prefix|suffix|weight
/retag import                      re-run NametagEdit import
/retag reload

Permission: retag.admin (default: op)

Build

JDK 21, gradle shadowJar → build/libs/retag-x.y.z-all.jar

Tested on

Paper 1.21.11, 26.2 and 26.3 (runtime-tested, not just "it loads"): 49 runtime assertions against the shipped jar on each version. 26.3 was verified on 16 Sept 2026, one day after Minecraft 26.3 shipped — new Minecraft version, same-week verification is the promise of this plugin.

License

MIT — see LICENSE.

Development note

This project is AI-assisted: the code is written with Claude under the direction, testing and release approval of the maintainer. Every release is run against a live Paper server before it ships.

Human-led development: a human maintainer directs, tests and takes responsibility for every release; AI is used as a development tool (disclosed per Modrinth policy). The icon is hand-made geometric artwork, not AI-generated.