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SimpleVanish
Hide a player to make them appear offline.
Commands
/vanish | Toggles vanish mode for a player.
- Permission:
vanish.command - Aliases:
/v,/simplevanish,/hide,/sv
/fake | Sends a fake join or leave message
- Permission:
vanish.command.fake - Arguments:
- Player:
/fake <leave|join> - Console:
/fake <leave|join> <player>
- Player:
/vanish-reload | Reloads the plugin configuration and messages.
- Permission:
vanish.reload - Aliases:
/vreload
/vsettings | Adjust personal settings for vanish.
- Permission:
vanish.command - Aliases:
/vsettings,/vset,/v-settings - Subcommands:
attack-entities- Can you attack entities while vanished?
break-blocks- Can you break blocks while vanished?
invulnerability- Are you invulnerable while vanished?
silent-join- Will your join message to the server be disabled?
silent-leave- Will your leave message from the server be disabled?
mobs-target- Will mobs target you while you're vanished?
night-vision- Will you get night vision while you're vanished?
open-container- Will you be able to open specific containers that play sounds and an animation while vanished?
vanish-persist- Will vanish persist between relogs
pick-up-items- Will you pick up items while vanished?
notifications- Will you get notified about other people vanishing, logging in silently, leaving silently
Permissions
View Permissions
| Permission | What it do |
|---|---|
vanish.view |
See other vanished players while they are vanished. |
vanish.view.messages |
See messages when other players vanish or log in silently. |
vanish.view.tablist |
See vanished members in the tablist. |
vanish.view.vanished |
Vanished users are not hidden from you. |
Command Permissions
| Permission | What it do |
|---|---|
vanish.command |
Use the /vanish command. |
vanish.command.fake |
Use the /fake leave and /fake join command. |
Settings Permissions
Core Settings
| Permission | What it do |
|---|---|
vanish.settings |
Access to all vanish settings. |
vanish.settings.core |
Base permission for core vanish toggles. |
vanish.settings.core.persist |
Allows toggling whether vanish persists. |
vanish.settings.core.night-vision |
Grants night vision while vanished. |
vanish.settings.core.silent-join |
Join the server silently. |
vanish.settings.core.silent-leave |
Leave the server silently. |
Interaction Settings
| Permission | What it do |
|---|---|
vanish.settings.interaction |
Base permission for interaction toggles. |
vanish.settings.interaction.break-blocks |
Toggle breaking blocks while vanished. |
vanish.settings.interaction.open-containers |
Toggle opening containers while vanished. |
vanish.settings.interaction.attack-entities |
Toggle attacking entities while vanished. |
vanish.settings.interaction.pick-up-items |
Toggle picking up items while vanished. |
vanish.settings.interaction.mobs-target |
Toggle whether mobs target while vanished. |
Admin Settings
| Permission | What it do |
|---|---|
vanish.settings.admin |
Base permission for admin toggles. |
vanish.settings.admin.invulnerable |
Toggle invulnerability while vanished. |
Reload Permissions
| Permission | What it do |
|---|---|
vanish.reload |
Reload the plugin configuration and messages. |
Configuration File
MySQL Configuration
| Option Name | Type | What it do |
|---|---|---|
enabled |
Boolean | Toggle MySQL usage. |
ip |
String | MySQL server address. |
database-name |
String | Database name for vanish data. |
username |
String | MySQL username. |
password |
String | MySQL password. |
Chat Settings
| Option Name | Type | What it do |
|---|---|---|
prevent-direct-messages |
Boolean | Blocks vanilla direct messages to vanished players. |
fake-join-on-vanish |
Boolean | Sends a fake join message upon vanishing. |
fake-leave-on-vanish |
Boolean | Sends a fake leave message upon vanishing. |
custom-message |
=-=-=-= | =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- |
enabled |
Boolean | Enables custom join/leave messages. |
join |
String | Format for custom join message. |
leave |
String | Format for custom leave message. |
Removal Settings
| Option Name | Type | What it do |
|---|---|---|
remove-from.tablist |
Boolean | Removes vanished players from the in-game tab list. |
remove-from.server-list |
Boolean | Removes vanished players from the server list you see before connecting |
remove-from.required-sleeping-players |
Boolean | Excludes vanished players from sleeping calculations. |
View Settings
| Option Name | Type | What it do |
|---|---|---|
view.change-tablist |
Boolean | Updates the tablist for viewers with permission. Format is in locale.yml |
view.glow-while-vanished |
Boolean | Adds glow effect to vanished players for those with permission. |
Interaction Prevention
| Option Name | Type | What it do |
|---|---|---|
prevent-opening |
Material List | Prevent opening the following containers while vanished |
Miscellaneous
| Option Name | Type | What it do |
|---|---|---|
remind-while-vanished |
Boolean | Toggles reminders for vanished players. |
remind-interval-in-seconds |
Boolean | Interval for vanish reminders. |
Placeholder API placeholders
If you are using Placeholder API, there are a few placeholders you can use from this plugin:
| Placeholder | What it do |
|---|---|
%simplevanish_total-online% |
Total players online on this server, vanished and non-vanished |
%simplevanish_current-vanished% |
Number of players that are currently vanished on this server |
%simplevanish_current-visible% |
Number of visible players that are currently on this server |
%simplevanish_is-vanished% |
Whether this user is currently in vanish mode or not |
%simplevanish_vanished-prefix% |
A prefix that shows the text from view.placeholder-format when someone is vanished |
All Versions
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[2.1.2] Simple Vanish 2.1.2
by Rhythmic on Oct 15, 2026
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- Adds support for automatically hiding vanished players in pl3xmap
[2.1.1] Simple Vanish 2.1.1
by Rhythmic on Oct 15, 2026
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- implements a fix for an issue where mobs would still target you after you enabled vanish.
- Adjusted the default vanish settings to be more of what people would expect - default settings are now
vanishPersist: enabled,
nightVision: enabled,
breakBlocks: disabled,
containerOpen: disabled,
attackEntities: disabled,
mobsTarget: disabled,
pickupItems: disabled,
invulnerability: enabled,
leaveSilently: enabled,
joinSilently: enabled,
vanishNotifications: enabled
[2.1.0] Simple Vanish 2.1.0
by Rhythmic on Oct 15, 2026
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## Fixes
## Changes
Config option
both this option and
- Fixes the database never being closed, there should now only be one db file when the server is stopped
## Changes
Config option
fake-join-on-vanish has been changed to fake-join-on-un-vanish to actually describe what it does.both this option and
fake-leave-on-vanish have been changed to 'false' by default rather than 'true'.
[2.0.1] Simple Vanish 2.0.1
by Rhythmic on Oct 15, 2026
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- Fixes the previous version, which, had the logic of trial spawners inverted, making them ONLY spawn if you were in vanish /tableflip Sorry about that
[2.0.0] Simple Vanish 2.0.0
by Rhythmic on Oct 15, 2026
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Temporary solution for issue where spawners spawn entities when vanished users are around
## Note
The Minecraft Version Requirement is now 1.21.6 and higher - anything below this won't work and is not supported
- Known issues:**
- Trial Spawners will still spawn the mob when the user un-vanishes
- Spawners still show particle effects when the user gets close
- There is currently no toggle for vanished users to be able to allow spawners to spawn for them while vanished
## Note
The Minecraft Version Requirement is now 1.21.6 and higher - anything below this won't work and is not supported
[1.1.1] Simple Vanish 1.1.1
by Rhythmic on Oct 15, 2026
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- Fixes an issue where the database would time out if nobody was online for an extended period
[1.1.0] Simple Vanish 1.1.0 - PAPI placeholders
by Rhythmic on Oct 15, 2026
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- Adds Placeholder API placeholders for things like custom tablist plugins:
%simplevanish_total-online%- Total players online on this server, vanished and non-vanished
%simplevanish_current-vanished%- Number of players that are currently vanished on this server
%simplevanish_current-visible%- Number of visible players that are currently on this server
%simplevanish_is-vanished%- Whether this user is currently in vanish mode or not
%simplevanish_vanished-prefix%- A prefix that shows the text from
view.placeholder-formatwhen someone is vanished
[1.0.1] Simple Vanish 1.0.1
by Rhythmic on Oct 15, 2026
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- Fixes
/fake joinandfake leavesimply not existing despite being in the docs - Permissions for this command have been changed to simply
vanish.command.fake
[1.0.0] Simple Vanish 1.0.0
by Rhythmic on Oct 15, 2026
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- Fixes a bug where certain things would not be cleared when someone left while vanished and didn't have vanish persist enabled
- Fixes 'open containers' setting not working as intended
[0.1.0] Simple Vanish 0.0.0
by Rhythmic on Oct 15, 2026
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- Initial Modrinth Release
- Should work properly, but it's hard to test well with only one machine
