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📢 Announc+

Announc+ is a lightweight, highly customizable Minecraft announcement plugin and mod designed for Paper, Purpur, Spigot, Folia, Bukkit, and Fabric servers.

Whether you're running a small survival server, a modded Fabric server, or a large Minecraft network, Announc+ makes it easy to communicate important information to your players through beautifully formatted announcements.

From simple chat broadcasts to eye-catching titles, action bars, boss bars, and sounds, Announc+ gives server administrators extensive control over how announcements are displayed.

✨ Features

• 📢 Server-Wide Announcements — Instantly broadcast messages to all online players.
• 💬 Customizable Chat Messages — Configure announcement prefixes, colors, and formatting.
• 🖥️ Titles & Subtitles — Display large announcements directly on players' screens.
• 🔊 Announcement Sounds — Play configurable sounds when announcements are sent.
• 📊 Boss Bar Announcements — Display important information using boss bars.
• ⚡ Action Bar Messages — Show announcements above players' hotbars.
• 📋 Announcement Presets — Create reusable announcements in your configuration.
• ⏱️ Custom Cooldowns — Prevent excessive announcements with configurable cooldowns.
• 🔐 Permission System — Control who can send announcements and manage the plugin.
• 🛡️ Cooldown Bypass — Allow trusted staff members to bypass cooldown restrictions.
• 🖥️ Console Support — Send announcements directly from the server console.
• 🎨 Advanced Formatting — Customize colors, gradients, and text styles.
• 🔄 Configuration Reloading — Apply configuration changes without restarting.
• 📏 Message Length Limits — Configure the maximum allowed announcement length.
• 🧩 Placeholders — Support for built-in player and server placeholders.
• ⚙️ Extensive Configuration — Customize announcement behavior using configuration files.

Some features and configuration options may differ between the Bukkit-based and Fabric editions.

📸 In-Game Preview

🖥️ Title Announcements

Display large, colorful announcements directly on players' screens.

Titles can include customizable subtitles, formatting, and display settings.

Example:

ANNOUNCEMENT

Hello World

💬 Chat Announcements

Broadcast formatted announcements directly into Minecraft chat.

Example:

[ANNOUNCEMENT] Hello World

Staff members receive a confirmation when their announcement is sent.

Announcement sent.

🔊 Additional Announcement Options

Depending on your configuration, announcements can also be displayed using:

• Action bars
• Boss bars
• Custom sounds
• Multiple announcement formats

These features can be configured to match your server's preferences.

📢 Commands

Command Examples

Send an announcement:

/announc The server will restart in 5 minutes!

Broadcast an event:

/announc The Dupe Event is now LIVE!

Use a preset:

/announc preset restart

Reload the configuration:

/announc reload

Command availability may vary depending on the platform-specific build.

🔐 Permissions

Permissions can be managed using compatible permission plugins such as LuckPerms.

Fabric permissions may be implemented differently from Bukkit-based servers.

⚙️ Configuration

Announc+ includes extensive configuration options that allow server owners to customize how announcements work.

Available Customization

• Announcement prefixes and formatting
• Chat messages and confirmation messages
• Title and subtitle appearance
• Announcement sounds
• Boss bar appearance and duration
• Action bar messages
• Announcement cooldowns
• Maximum message length
• Custom announcement presets
• Permission-related messages
• Built-in placeholders
• Individual announcement features

Bukkit-Based Configuration

For Paper, Purpur, Spigot, Folia, and Bukkit, configuration is managed through the plugin's config.yml.

After editing your configuration, run:

/announc reload

Fabric Configuration

The Fabric edition uses its own mod configuration implementation. Configuration file locations and available options may differ from the Bukkit-based edition.

Consult the Fabric release documentation for the correct configuration path.

🎨 Text Formatting

Announc+ provides customizable text formatting for server announcements.

Bukkit-Based Editions

Supported formatting includes MiniMessage colors, gradients, bold text, italic text, and other formatting features where available.

Example:

<gradient:#8b5cf6:#d946ef><bold>SERVER ANNOUNCEMENT</bold></gradient>

This allows administrators to create visually appealing announcements that match their server's branding.

Formatting capabilities may differ in the Fabric edition.

🖥️ Compatibility

Announc+ provides separate builds for different Minecraft server platforms.

Supported Server Software

Supported Minecraft Versions

Important: Download the Announc+ release specifically built for your server software and Minecraft version. Not every combination of server software and Minecraft version is necessarily available.

Folia builds require region-safe scheduling and operations to work correctly with Folia's multithreaded server architecture.

Fabric requires a dedicated mod build and cannot load Bukkit plugin JARs directly.

📥 Installation

Paper, Purpur, Spigot, Folia & Bukkit

1. Download the appropriate Announc+ .jar file for your server.
2. Place the file inside your server's plugins folder.
3. Restart your Minecraft server.
4. Open plugins/Announc/config.yml to customize the plugin.
5. Run /announc reload after making configuration changes.

Fabric

1. Install the appropriate Fabric Loader for your Minecraft version.
2. Download the Announc+ Fabric .jar file.
3. Install any dependencies specified on the Fabric release page.
4. Place the mod inside your server's mods folder.
5. Restart your Minecraft server.
6. Configure Announc+ using the configuration method provided by the Fabric edition.

Note: Always use a release that explicitly supports your server software and Minecraft version.

🚀 Why Choose Announc+?

Announc+ is designed to provide a straightforward announcement system without sacrificing customization.

Whether you're announcing server restarts, community events, maintenance, updates, or important information, Announc+ provides multiple ways to communicate with your players.

What Makes Announc+ Useful?

• Simple and easy-to-use commands
• Extensive customization options
• Multiple announcement display methods
• Reusable announcement presets
• Permission-based administrative controls
• Support for multiple server platforms
• Configuration changes without full server restarts

Simple commands. Extensive customization. Better announcements.

📌 Additional Information

• Project: Announc+
• Version: 1.0.1
• Type: Minecraft Server Plugin / Fabric Mod
• Platforms: Paper, Purpur, Spigot, Folia, Bukkit, Fabric
• Configuration: Platform-dependent
• Formatting: MiniMessage on compatible Bukkit-based builds
• Category: Server Management / Utility

Announc+ is intended for continued improvement, with additional features, bug fixes, and compatibility updates planned for future releases.

🚧 Platform Development & Future Support

Announc+ is continuing to improve!

Our goal is to provide a reliable, customizable announcement system across supported Minecraft server platforms.

✅ Current Platforms

• 📄 Paper
• 💜 Purpur
• 🔧 Spigot
• 🌿 Folia
• 🪣 Bukkit
• 🧵 Fabric

❌ Unsupported Platforms

The following mod loaders are not currently supported:

• Forge
• NeoForge

Support for Forge and NeoForge is not currently planned.

📢 Development Status

Current Version: 1.0.1

Supported Platforms: Paper, Purpur, Spigot, Folia, Bukkit, Fabric

Supported Minecraft Versions: 1.21.10, 1.21.11, 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2, 26.2, 26.3

Planned Improvements

• Additional compatibility updates
• Bug fixes and stability improvements
• Configuration enhancements
• New announcement customization options
• Performance improvements

Future updates will focus on improving the experience across supported platforms.

Stay tuned for future Announc+ updates!