PistonMOTD
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- 👍 0.2% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #430 of 1560 bukkit mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
# <center>PistonMOTD ### <center>(https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@intergrav/devins-badges@3/assets/cozy/social/discord-singular_vector.svg)](https://discord.gg/8Qk2mtUDFf) (https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@intergrav/devins-badges@3/assets/cozy/donate/kofi-singular_vector.svg)](https://ko-fi.com/alexprogrammerde) ### <center>!(https://github.com/AlexProgrammerDE/PistonMOTD/raw/4.1.0/images/preview.png) ## Features * Customize playercounter tooltip * Customize online player and max player counter * Random MOTD * Custom client out of date message. You can force that to always happen too. * Random favicon * Placeholders (extendable via api) * Hide your playercount * Very easy to understand config * Modular (You can enable/disable every feature) * TPS placeholder * RGB support * Luckperms prefix support Compatible with external MOTD plugins. (Can't promise it will work with every MOTD plugin.) --- <img align="right" src="https://enderdash.com/logo.png" height="150" width="150"> ### ✨ Are you looking for an advanced administration panel for your server? EnderDash allows you to manage your existing Minecraft servers using an advanced dashboard by installing a single plugin, batteries included. Run commands (with tab completion), read logs, manage files, invite your whole team, manage players, Ocelot (AI Assistant), works with your existing Infrastructure/Panels and much more. Check it out: (https://enderdash.com/?utm_source=modrinth&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=pistonmotd) --- ## API It **IS** possible to create and execute your own parsers with an external plugin. To register you need a class implementing the (https://github.com/AlexProgrammerDE/PistonMOTD/blob/master/pistonmotd-api/src/main/java/net/pistonmaster/pistonmotd/api/PlaceholderParser.java) and to register it at the (https://github.com/AlexProgrammerDE/PistonMOTD/blob/master/pistonmotd-api/src/main/java/net/pistonmaster/pistonmotd/api/PlaceholderUtil.java) with (https://github.com/AlexProgrammerDE/PistonMOTD/blob/943959fafb27e68ebfa75462b35bf34bc6923e2b/pistonmotd-api/src/main/java/net/pistonmaster/pistonmotd/api/PlaceholderUtil.java#L40). Here is an example of that: (https://github.com/AlexProgrammerDE/PistonMOTD/blob/master/pistonmotd-bungee/src/main/java/net/pistonmaster/pistonmotd/bungee/ServerPlaceholder.java) (https://github.com/AlexProgrammerDE/PistonMOTD/blob/943959fafb27e68ebfa75462b35bf34bc6923e2b/pistonmotd-bungee/src/main/java/net/pistonmaster/pistonmotd/bungee/PistonMOTDBungee.java#L58) And this stuff might get handy: (https://www.pistonmaster.net/PistonMOTD/apidocs/index.html) ## Stats (https://bstats.org/signatures/bungeecord/pistonmotdbungee.svg)](https://bstats.org/plugin/bungeecord/PistonMOTDBungee/8968) (https://bstats.org/signatures/bukkit/pistonmotdbukkit.svg)](https://bstats.org/plugin/bukkit/PistonMOTDBukkit/9100) (https://bstats.org/signatures/velocity/pistonmotdvelocity.svg)](https://bstats.org/plugin/velocity/PistonMOTDVelocity/14316) ## Discord (https://discord.com/api/guilds/739784741124833301/widget.png?style=banner2)](https://discord.gg/8Qk2mtUDFf) Have fun! ;)
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## Features
Customize playercounter tooltip Customize online player and max player counter Random MOTD Custom client out of date message. You can force that to always happen too. Random favicon Placeholders (extendable via api) Hide your playercount Very easy to understand config Modular (You can enable/disable every feature) TPS placeholder RGB support Luckperms prefix support
Compatible with external MOTD plugins. (Can't promise it will work with every MOTD plugin.)

### ✨ Are you looking for an advanced administration panel for your server?
EnderDash allows you to manage your existing Minecraft servers using an advanced dashboard by installing a single plugin, batteries included. Run commands (with tab completion), read logs, manage files, invite your whole team, manage players, Ocelot (AI Assistant), works with your existing Infrastructure/Panels and much more.
Check it out: (https://enderdash.com/?utm_source=modrinth&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=pistonmotd)
## API It IS possible to create and execute your own parsers with an external plugin. To register you need a class implementing the (https://github.com/AlexProgrammerDE/PistonMOTD/blob/master/pistonmotd-api/src/main/java/net/pistonmaster/pistonmotd/api/PlaceholderParser.java) and to register it at the (https://github.com/AlexProgrammerDE/PistonMOTD/blob/master/pistonmotd-api/src/main/java/net/pistonmaster/pistonmotd/api/PlaceholderUtil.java) with [#registerParser(PlaceholderParser parser)](https://github.com/AlexProgrammerDE/PistonMOTD/blob/943959fafb27e68ebfa75462b35bf34bc6923e2b/pistonmotd-api/src/main/java/net/pistonmaster/pistonmotd/api/PlaceholderUtil.java#L40).
Here is an example of that: (https://github.com/AlexProgrammerDE/PistonMOTD/blob/master/pistonmotd-bungee/src/main/java/net/pistonmaster/pistonmotd/bungee/ServerPlaceholder.java) (https://github.com/AlexProgrammerDE/PistonMOTD/blob/943959fafb27e68ebfa75462b35bf34bc6923e2b/pistonmotd-bungee/src/main/java/net/pistonmaster/pistonmotd/bungee/PistonMOTDBungee.java#L58)
And this stuff might get handy: (https://www.pistonmaster.net/PistonMOTD/apidocs/index.html)
[!(https://bstats.org/signatures/bungeecord/pistonmotdbungee.svg)](https://bstats.org/plugin/bungeecord/PistonMOTDBungee/8968) [!(https://bstats.org/signatures/bukkit/pistonmotdbukkit.svg)](https://bstats.org/plugin/bukkit/PistonMOTDBukkit/9100) [!(https://bstats.org/signatures/velocity/pistonmotdvelocity.svg)](https://bstats.org/plugin/velocity/PistonMOTDVelocity/14316) ## Discord
[!(https://discord.com/api/guilds/739784741124833301/widget.png?style=banner2)](https://discord.gg/8Qk2mtUDFf)
Have fun! ;)
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Minecraft Plugins
- Author
- pistonmaster
- Version
- 5.4.1
- Downloads
- 7,040
- Endorsements
- 12
- Category
- bukkit
- Created
- 4/1/2025
- Updated
- 4/12/2026
- Game Versions
- 1.8, 1.8.1, 1.8.2, 1.8.3, 1.8.4
- Tags
- management, technology, utility
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Which Minecraft Plugins versions does PistonMOTD support?
The author lists 1.8, 1.8.1, 1.8.2, 1.8.3, 1.8.4, 1.8.5. Other versions may work but are untested by the author.
What is the latest version of PistonMOTD?
Version 5.4.1, published 2026-04-12 with 7,040 downloads recorded at the source.
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