FirstGreeter - Reward Players for Welcoming New Members! 🎉
Automatically reward the first player to welcome new joiners to your server.
FirstGreeter creates a welcoming community by rewarding players who greet newcomers first. With persistent leaderboards, customizable rewards, and flexible cooldowns, this plugin encourages positive first impressions.
🎯 Features
✅ First-to-Welcome System - Fastest greeter gets the reward
✅ Customizable Rewards - Execute any command (economy, items, XP, permissions)
✅ Persistent Leaderboards - Track top welcomers across restarts
✅ Smart Detection - Multiple welcome phrases supported
✅ Cooldown System - Per-player and global cooldown options
✅ Admin Tools - Stats, reset, and management commands
✅ Hot Reload - Update config without restart
✅ Multi-Version - Minecraft 1.8 - 1.21+
✅ Lightweight - JSON storage, no database needed
💡 How It Works
- New player joins server
- First person to type "welcome [name]" gets rewarded
- Leaderboard tracks top welcomers
- Cooldowns prevent spam
Example:
Player joins → "welcome Steve!" → Reward given! 💎
🚀 Quick Start
- Drop JAR into plugins/ folder
- Restart server
- Customize plugins/FirstGreeter/config.yml
- Use /fg reload to apply changes
🎮 Commands
- /fg leaderboard [page] - View top welcomers
- /fg stats [player] - View statistics
- /fg reload - Reload config
- /fg reset <player/all> - Reset data (admin)
Aliases: /fg, /firstgreeter, /greeter
🔐 Permissions
- firstgreeter.use - Basic commands (default: true)
- firstgreeter.admin - Admin access (default: OP)
🏆 Leaderboard Rankings
🥇 Gold - #1 welcomer
🥈 Silver - #2 welcomer
🥉 Bronze - #3 welcomer
⭐ Yellow - Top 10
💬 White - Everyone else
🔗 Compatibility
Server: PaperMC, Spigot, Purpur
Versions: 1.8 - 1.21+
Java: 8, 11, 16, 17, 21
Works with Vault, LuckPerms, EssentialsX, and all economy plugins!
⚙️ Simple Config
welcome-detection:
phrases: ["welcome", "wb", "hello", "hi"]
timeout-seconds: 60
rewards:
commands:
- "give %player% diamond 1"
- "eco give %player% 100"
cooldown:
per-player-enabled: true
per-player-seconds: 300
Build a welcoming community today! 🌟
