BetterWarden
Moderation and staff-ops for one server or a whole network: punishments, reports, tickets, a chat filter, and a web panel + Discord bot, no external…
⬇ Download on ModrinthModeration and staff-ops platform for Minecraft networks: punishments, reports, tickets, a chat filter, staff stats, and a web panel — all backed by one embedded database, whether you're running a single server or a whole proxy network.
Runs on Paper (and Folia), plain Spigot, Velocity, and BungeeCord/Waterfall. Needs Java 21 or newer.
This page distributes the Free edition. Standard ($34.99, single server) and Network ($59.99, full proxy network) unlock the web panel, Discord bot, reports/tickets/appeals, chat filter, alt detection, punishment templates, and MySQL storage — available at betterwarden.dev. Same jar family, same config, no migration: drop in the paid jar, restart, and everything below lights up.
What's in the Free edition
- Full punishment suite: ban, mute, kick, warn (+ temp variants), silent variants, IP bans
- In-game GUI: player lookup, punishment history
- Single server, SQLite storage
- Community support
What Standard/Network add
- Embedded web admin panel — punishment browser, player profiles, staff accounts & roles, branding
- Discord bot — moderation slash commands, live punishment feed, weekly staff digest, account linking, interactive report cards with one-click Claim/Teleport/Punish/Dismiss buttons
- Reports, tickets & appeals (in-game GUI + panel)
- Chat filter — blocked words/regex, auto-punish on repeat offenders
- Alt detection / ban evasion
- Punishment templates + escalation ladders
- Staff notes
- MySQL storage
- Network tier only: unlimited backend servers behind one proxy, network-wide
/gban /gmute /gkick, one shared database & panel for the whole network
Screenshots
Web panel, Discord bot, and in-game GUI (Standard/Network features, shown for reference):
Installation
Drop the jar in plugins/ and restart. There's no setup wizard in the Free edition — no web panel, so nothing to open in a browser. Once the jar's in place, the punishment commands and /lookup//history work immediately. /warden status confirms it booted correctly and tells you which edition you're running.
Commands (Free edition)
| Command | Permission | Description |
|---|---|---|
/ban <player> [reason] |
warden.ban |
Ban a player |
/tempban <player> <duration> [reason] |
warden.ban |
Temporarily ban a player |
/ipban <player> [reason] |
warden.ban |
Ban a player's IP address |
/kick <player> [reason] |
warden.kick |
Kick a player |
/mute <player> [reason] |
warden.mute |
Mute a player |
/tempmute <player> <duration> [reason] |
warden.mute |
Temporarily mute a player |
/warn <player> [reason] |
warden.warn |
Warn a player |
/unban / /unmute <player> |
warden.ban / warden.mute |
Remove an active ban/mute |
/lookup <player> |
warden.lookup |
Player profile summary (in-game menu) |
/history <player> |
warden.history |
Punishment history (in-game menu) |
Silent variants (/sban, /skick, /smute) and the full command reference are in the README on GitHub.
Links
- Purchase Standard/Network: betterwarden.dev
- Support Discord: discord.gg/QRmtJusZqH
License
Proprietary — running the Free edition on your own server(s) is permitted; redistribution and reverse-engineering are not. See the full license terms at betterwarden.dev.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.20, 1.20.1, 1.20.2
- 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 Modrinth — 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.
- Ships as BetterWarden-Free.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 87.9 MB
- Download link checked 5 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.