ChatControl

Testimonials/Vouches: !(https://i.imgur.com/33V54S2.jpg) !(https://i.imgur.com/C9fPG4V.jpg) !(https://i.imgur.com/Lrx4zqM.jpg) ChatControl is chat management and formatting plugin for Bukkit, Spigot and Paper that significantly reduces the amount of spam, ads, swearing and bots on your server! It received over 600,000+ downloads since 2013 and was since modernized to work on the latest Minecraft version. ## (https://github.com/kangarko/chatcontrol-free/issues) | (https://github.com/kangarko/chatcontrol-free/wiki) Create custom rules and handlers for complete control over your chat. ChatControl also comes with many other, often unique features, see the list below! ### Unofficial review video by Koz4Christ Note: In commands, there is no such argument as "username". (https://i.imgur.com/PimDRkr.png)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPAge3NiA-4) ## Features ### Rules and Handlers - Rules can be used for: - **Effective curse/swear word filtering**. By default, over 48 curse words are blocked! - **Powerful IP / URL advertisements blocking** - **Filter spam** and **repetitive characters** - **Block unicode / non-english messages** - **Typo / slang correction** - **Command aliases** - Utility commands / messages - Fun message replacements - ...they are entirely up to you, and the possibilities are endless! - Define your own rules that matches certain **regular expressions** and applies for: chat, commands, signs or packets - Packet rules **allows you to edit messages from the server itself or even other plugins** (or hide them). The support replacing message per different worlds with rewritein operator - For example, change the unknown command message to no permission message in survival, but to something else in the hardcore world - Handlers allow you to easily manage a big set of rules without spaghetti code - Custom syntax and parser, fixing many YAML limitations - Inspired by popular but now outdated PwnFilter ### Chat Formatting - Format chat messages, with variables: {player_prefix} and {player_suffix} - {world} (TIP: if you want to customize the world name, use Multiverse-Core and edit world alias in worlds.yml) - {health - {player} (player name) - {town} and {nation} (if Towny plugin is enabled) - {clan} (if SimpleClans plugin is enabled) - {country_name} and {country_code} - {region_name} and {isp} (player's internet provider) - PlaceholderAPI is supported. - Supports **global chat** (begin with "!") and **local chat** (ranged mode) - Use _chatcontrol.chat.overrideranged_ permission to get all messages in the world - Use _chatcontrol.chat.spy_ permission to get all messages in all worlds - spy mode ### Anti Spam - Block the same or similar messages and commands - Strip special and duplicate characters to prevent bypasses (toggleable) - Ignore first argument in commands to prevent too strict check - Customizable percentage - Set the delay between messages and commands - Lower long unreadable message spam - Whitelist commands from delay and similarity check ### Anti Caps - Efficient and intelligent CAPS prevention - Customize minimum message length, caps percentage, amount of caps in the row and a whitelist of ignored words - Ignore player names ### Anti Bot - Set the delay between logging in again - Prevent signs with the same text (alert staff + drop the sign) (Useful against "AutoSign" cheat) - Block chat until player moves on join (Prevent bots joining and spamming) ### Chat Clear - Clear the in game chat. Support reason and arguments: - -anonymous (-a) (to hide the cleaner's name) - -silent (-s) (to hide entire broadcast message after clean) - -console (to clear console) - Do not clear chat for players with permission ### Chat Mute - Globally prevent chatting and executing certain commands under the mute. - Also hide join/quit/kick and death messages - Supports reason and arguments - -anonymous (-a) (to hide the cleaner's name) - -silent (-s) (to hide entire message after clean) - -console (to clear console) ### Messages' Customization & Broadcaster - Customize or hide join/quit and kick messages. Support variables:{player}, {player_suffix} and {player_prefix} (see more variables above in Chat formatter) - Send fake join or leave messages (/chc fake) - Broadcast messages in the specified interval - 3 modes - by order, random and random with cache that prevents messages to repeat until all were broadcasted - Set a prefix and a suffix - Supports variables %player and %world - Different messages per world - World messages inherit global messages by default, this can be disabled by inserting - excludeGlobal on the first line. ### Packet Features - Disable tab complete if no argument is given, leaking server info. - Notice: If using spigot, it is