# Updates

### Complete MiniMessage Support
Strings now supports MiniMessage for Channel formatting.
To enable mini-message channel formatting, you must add the line mini-message: true in channels.yml.
Make sure this is put above the rest of the settings, and not under the channels section.

• All original formats will need to be replaced with MiniMessage equivalents, as legacy codes will not work when MiniMessage support is enabled.*

[MiniMessage Web Editor](https://webui.advntr.dev/)

### Chat Player Head Support
Since channel formatting now supports mini-message, player heads can now be included as part of formats.
To add player heads, first ensure that MiniMessage formatting is enabled as described in the section above. Once formats are moved over to MiniMessage, the placeholder <head:{username}> will show the player's head.
<img width="1098" height="69" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/9bbd243c-cdd9-49d2-b4b9-78990ee79e62" />

### Group Formatting
Formatting by permission group is now supported with any Vault-based permissions plugin, such as LuckPerms. This requires both Vault and the permission plugin to be installed. Channels still require the format: "" to be defined as a default, but custom formats can be assigned to all groups on a per-channel basis.

To add group formatting go to channels.yml, and for each channel you want to add the formatting to, you must add the following section:
``
group-formats:
owner: "<head:{username}> <yellow><bold>OWNER</bold> </yellow><white>{displayname}<white>{suffix} <gray>» <white>{message}"
`
To add more groups, in the same style as owner, add the name of the group and after the colon, the group prefix.
For example, to add formatting for the 'vip' group, add the line vip: "<green>VIP <white>{username} <gray>{message}"

### Full DiscordSRV Support
Strings now integrates directly with DiscordSRV, allowing specific channels in Strings to be mapped to specific channels in Discord. For example, the Strings channel staff` can now be mapped exclusively to a staff channel on Discord. For details on how to set up, refer to DiscordSRV docs, it's the standard method used for any other chat plugin.

### MiniPlaceholders Support
MiniPlaceholders can now be used in channel formatting

### Chat Suggestions
Strings now supports chat suggestions, when a player presses tab in chat, they can now be suggested emojis, players they can mention, etc.

# Fixes

• Broadcasts are no longer broken
• Other small issues fixed

Minor patch. Full content update with more fixes coming soon.

## Mention System Improvements and Fixes
If an @mention isn't mentioning anyone or the player doesn't have permission it doesn't get colored. If a mention in chat is mentioning someone else it'll appear gray by default, but it appears yellow for the person being mentioned. In prior releases, all mentions were the same color even if you weren't individually being mentioned.

• SteveMinecraft's perspective**


• Wiicart's perspective**



## StringsModeration Fixed
StringsModeration has returned, with support for Strings 1.7.1+. Please ensure you're using the latest StringsModeration version.

Strings 1.7 brings emojis (with the Allure emoji pack)!, improved proximity channel capabilities, and the option to delete messages.

Refer to the main plugin page for emoji instructions, and the wiki for [local channel information](https://github.com/Wiicart/Strings/wiki/Local-Channels).

• Updates**
• Customizable Death Messages
• Better implementation for Paper
• /ignore command added
• /channel mute command added (lets you mute channels)
• Moving some things towards Adventure
• Other misc things

• Paper/Spigot Notes**\

At this time, I have no plans to end Spigot support, however, some new features will not be available on Spigot due to them being impractical to implement.


StringsDiscord is coming soon, offering better support for Discord server linking. Only Strings versions 1.6 and above will support it.

• Customizable Death Messages Example**


• Support**\

Feel free to message me on the Discord Server, or open an issue on GitHub.

### File Saving Patch
Addressed some issues with async channel saving introduced in update 1.5.

# Strings 1.5

• Logging system (see logs.yml)
• StringsModeration (see StringsModeration)
• Added /channel broadcast command
• Added /channel monitor/unmonitor commands
• Many small misc changes
• HEX is now supported in channel formatting (formatted &#<color>)
• API changes
• Optimizations
• Various bug fixes

Bug fixes, code cleanup, refactoring. WorldChannels and ProximityChannels now support more than one world.

Update 1.3 brings:

• A new symbols feature. Each channel can have a defined symbol, and when a player types it before their message, it will be sent to the corresponding channel.
• Bug fixes with the /chatcolor command

Version 1.2 brings some new features and some bug fixes to Strings.

Introducing: Mentions
You can now mention any player by typing @ in chat.
When a player is mentioned, they'll hear a sound of your choice and a message will appear in their action bar.
Most features of mentions are customizable in the config.yml.

Fixes:
/reload command fixed
Channel membership issues fixed
Prefix being unchangeable fixed.

Special thanks to GitHub users:
@cupang-afk - code contributions
@levitskyyy - suggesting the mention system.

Update 1.1:

• Added a /chatcolor command
• Added an API. Information on the API can be found on the GitHub page.
• Added WorldChannels and ProximityChannels, among other changes with channels.
• Relaxed some requirements for the "global" channel, as players are no longer assigned to it by default.
• Small additions
• Bug fixes

NOTES:

For detailed information on channels, have a look at the [wiki](https://github.com/Wiicart/Strings/wiki/Channels).
Take note of
``
priority
`
and
`
membership
``
.

This is a large update, and I've tried to do lots of testing, however, it's certainly possible something slipped through! If you find any issues please feel free to let me know.

First release! All information is on the main plugin page.