Chat Channels

💬 Chat-Channels

Chat-Channels is a lightweight and flexible Paper plugin that allows players to switch between multiple chat channels, each with its own formatting and full Discord integration (webhooks + bot sync) 🌐.

Perfect for servers that want clean, organized communication between players, staff, and communities — both in-game and on Discord.

✨ Features

• 💬 Multiple customizable chat channels
• 🔁 Switch channels easily with a command
• 🏷️ Custom prefixes per channel
• 👑 Staff-only channels (OP restricted)
• 🌐 Discord webhook integration (Minecraft → Discord)
• 🤖 Discord bot integration (Discord → Minecraft)
• 🔗 Sync specific Discord channels with in-game channels
• 🧑 Player avatars in Discord messages (webhooks)
• 🎨 Full color support (including HEX colors)
• 🧩 Optional Vault integration (prefix & suffix support)
• 🔄 Hot reload with automatic bot restart if token changes
• ⚡ Lightweight and simple configuration
• 📡 Global chat support (vanilla + optional Discord sync)

🧩 Vault Support (Optional)

If you install Vault (with plugins like LuckPerms):

• 👑 Player prefixes & suffixes are automatically applied
• 🎨 Colors are fully supported
• 💬 Chat formatting becomes more dynamic and customizable

No configuration required — just install Vault.

If Vault is not installed, the plugin will still work normally.

📜 Commands

• /channel <name> - 💬 Switch to a channel
• /channel reload - 🔄 Reload configuration (OP only)

⚙️ Configuration

Each channel can be fully customized in config.yml:

discord:
  token: "" # Optional (enables Discord bot)

channels:
  global:
    prefix: "[Global]"
    webhook: "" # Optional
    discord-channel-id: "" # Optional

  staff:
    prefix: "[Staff]"
    webhook: "YOUR_WEBHOOK_URL" # Optional
    discord-channel-id: "" # Optional

• 🏷️ prefix → How the channel appears in chat
• 🌐 webhook → Sends Minecraft messages to Discord (optional)
• 🤖 discord-channel-id → Sync Discord → Minecraft (optional)
• 🔑 discord.token → Enables the Discord bot (optional)
• 🎨 Supports HEX colors (e.g. &#FFAA00)
• 🌐 Colors are automatically cleaned when sent to Discord

📦 Installation

1. 📥 Download the latest .jar
2. 📂 Place it in your server's plugins folder
3. ▶️ Start or restart your server
4. 📝 Edit config.yml to customize channels

⚙️ How it works

• 👤 Players are automatically assigned to the global channel
• 🔄 Use /channel to switch between available channels
• 💬 Messages are only visible to players in the same channel
• 🌐 Messages can be sent to Discord via webhooks (optional)
• 🤖 Discord messages can appear in Minecraft (optional)

🛡️ Channel System

• 🌍 Global channel

  • Uses normal Minecraft chat
  • Optional Discord sync

• 👑 Staff channel

  • Only accessible by OP players
  • Private communication

• ⚙️ Custom channels

  • Fully configurable
  • Unlimited possibilities

🤖 Discord Bot Setup

1️⃣ Create a Discord Application

1. Go to: https://discord.com/developers/applications
2. Click "New Application"
3. Give it a name and create it

2️⃣ Create the Bot

1. Go to the "Bot" tab

2. Click "Add Bot"

3. Enable the following:

   • ✅ Public Bot
   • ✅ Server Members Intent
   • ✅ Message Content Intent

4. Copy the TOKEN and put it in your config.yml:

discord:
  token: "YOUR_BOT_TOKEN"

3️⃣ Invite the Bot to your Server

1. Go to OAuth2 → URL Generator
2. Select:

Scopes:

• bot

Bot Permissions:

• View Channels
• Send Messages
• Read Message History

1. Copy the generated URL
2. Open it in your browser
3. Add the bot to your server

🔗 How to get a Channel ID

1. Go to Discord settings → Advanced
2. Enable Developer Mode
3. Right-click a channel → Copy ID
4. Paste it in your config (optional):

discord-channel-id: "123456789012345678"

🌐 How to create a Webhook

1. Go to your Discord channel
2. Click ⚙️ Edit Channel
3. Go to Integrations → Webhooks
4. Click New Webhook
5. Copy the webhook URL

Then paste it in your config (optional):

webhook: "https://discord.com/api/webhooks/..."

📝 Notes

• 👤 Only players can use commands
• ⚙️ Works with Paper 1.21+
• 📄 Uses YAML configuration
• 🌐 Discord integration is fully optional

🚀 Future ideas

• 🔐 Permission-based channels (LuckPerms deeper integration)
• 🎨 More chat formatting options
• 📊 Channel-specific settings (cooldowns, filters)
• 🖥️ GUI for channel selection

👤 Author

Developed by Wilkcraft

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

💬 Organize your server chat and connect it with Discord!