ServerlistMOTD X
ServerlistMOTD allows you to change your MOTD in the serverlist. You can set custom MOTDs for known players or welcome new players with a special MOTD to get the players attention. This plugin is HIGHLY compatibile with old and new versions of Bukkit/Spigot! Now with HEX support as well!
The plugin requires ProtocolLib for all features |Placeholder API support
All slots related features won't work without ProtocolLib.
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Please be friendly and not entitled!
Feature Overview
NewbieMOTD - "You are a new player? You're going to see this!"

Welcome new players directly in their serverlist!
RegularMOTD - "You played here before? You're going to see this!"

Welcome known players with a special motd!
RandomMOTD - "You're going to see a different MOTD each time!"
Add as many MOTDs as you want by adding bullet points in your config!
BanMOTD - "You're banned? You are going to see this." (Bukkit/Spigot only)

MOTD for all your banned players! This can display the ban reason and the expiration date.
Support for all Ban-Plugins that support Bukkits/Spigots standard ban function (like Essentials), BanManager and MaxBans
WhitelistMOTD - "You have a Whitelist? I have a MOTD!" (Bukkit/Spigot only)

This feature will show you a special MOTD when activated in config and a whitelist is active!
HoverText - "Mouseover your slots to unlock a cool Messagebox!"

Add as many lines as you want by adding bullet points in your config!
Change your Slots and OnlinePlayerCount!

You can change slots and online player in your config. (These numbers are obviously fake!)
VersionText - Replace your slots with a text!

Use your personal text to make your server different!
Example of use: '&4&lMAINTENANCE' to represent a maintenance mode.
OutdatedClientText - Let your players know which version to use
Tell your players what version of Minecraft to use!
Hide your Slots and OnlinePlayerCount! (Bukkit/Spigot only)

Do you want to hide your slots and online players? This will bring you some privacy! ;-) Note: HoverText and all other slots manipulations have to be disabled.
RestrictedMode - Your server appears to be offline! (Bukkit/Spigot only)

Players without OP/Permissions will see this in their serverlist when RestrictedMode is ON.

Players with OP/Permissions will see this in their serverlist when RestrictedMode is ON.
SlotsPlusOne
SlotsPlusOne generates a custom slots count based on your online players. Often used by big server to fake an almost full server. In simple terms, you basically add one slot to your current number of online players.
Example: 10 players online - custom number: 1 - 11 slots --> 10/11
Example: 27 players online - custom number: 5 - 32 slots -- > 27/32
You can create a min and max limit to prevent from having for example 1 slot when no one is online.
OnlineMultiplier
OnlineMultiplier generates a fake online players count by multiplying it with a number set in config!
When the multiplied number gets above your min slots, it will adjust the slots by adding a custom number to it!
When the multiplied number gets above your max slots, it will set the online player count and slots to your max value -> see config (Example 100/100)
Example (Min Slots: 100):10 players online - multiply by 5 - 50 players online/ 100 slots (50 Players < Min Slots -> Min Slots = Slots and no adjustment with the custom number)
Example (Min Slots: 10) 12 players online - multiply by 2(24 Players + 5 -> CustomNumber ( = Slots) - 24 players online/ 29 slots
Example (Max Slots: 100): 50 players online - multiply by 3 - 100 players online / 100 slots (because 150 > 100)
Color Codes
| ColorCode | Output | ColorCode | Output |
|---|---|---|---|
| &0 | Black | &a | Green |
| &1 | Dark Blue | &b | Aqua |
| &2 | Dark Green | &c | Red |
| &3 | Dark Aqua | &d | Purple |
| &4 | Dark Red | &e | Yellow |
| &5 | Dark Purple | &f | White |
| &6 | Gold | &l | Bold |
| &7 | Gray | &o | Itallic |
| &8 | Dark Gray | &k | Magic |
| &9 | Blue | &n | Underlined |
HEX Support for 1.16+

- Single HEX color:
<#FFEDBC> - Gradient:
<g:#ED4264:#FFEDBC>(add more colors to the gradient by appending:#CODE>)
Examples
<g:#ED4264:#FFEDBC>&lWelcome back, <#FFEDBC>&o%player%! %line%<g:#22c1c3:#fdbb2d>It's a %weather% &a%time%
<g:#ED4264:#FFEDBC:#22c1c3>Welcome newbie! %line%<g:#22c1c3:#fdbb2d>It's a &c%weather% %time%.
Variables for (Random-)MOTD (Newbies)
| Variable | Output |
|---|---|
| %time% | Returns time from world set in config |
| %weather% | Returns weather from world set in config |
| %line% | Add second line |
| %randomplayer% | Returns random playername (joined before) |
... and PlaceholderAPI!
%player% & %money% are not available because the Newbies MOTD is for unknown players. ServerlistMOTD has to register the players name and its IP in a database to recognize the player. (IP-Logging) There is technically no other way to get the players name!
Variables for (Random-)MOTD (Regulars)
| Variable | Output |
|---|---|
| %player% | Returns player name |
| %time% | Returns time from world set in config |
| %weather% | Returns weather from world set in config |
| %line% | Add second line |
| %money% | Returns money from player (Vault needed) |
| %randomplayer% | Returns random playername (joined before) |
... and PlaceholderAPI!
Variables for Ban MOTD
| Variable | Output |
|---|---|
| %player% | Returns player name |
| %time% | Returns time from world set in config |
| %weather% | Returns weather from world set in config |
| %line% | Add second line |
| %randomplayer% | Returns random playername (joined before) |
| %reason% | Ban reason |
| %expdate% | Ban expiration date (day, mont, year in one -> 06.06.2015) |
| %exptime% | Ban expiration time (sec, min, h in one -> 8:12:34) |
| %expsec% | Ban expiration seconds of time |
| %expmin% | Ban expiration minutes of time |
| %exphour% | Ban expiration hours of time |
| %expday% | Ban expiration day of date |
| %expmonth% | Ban expiration month of date |
| %expyear% |
Ban expiration year of date |
... and PlaceholderAPI!
You can change the position and the separations between the values in the config
(affects ONLY %expdate% & %exptime%)
Example: Change DD/MM/YYYY (12/9/2015) to MM/DD/YY (9/12/15)
Example: Change hh:mm:ss to hh:mm if you don't want the seconds to be displayed
Change the / or : to whatever you want! (Could - or * or whatever)

Variables for HoverText
| %time% | Returns time from world set in config |
| %weather% | Returns weather from world set in config |
| %line% | Add second line |
| %randomplayer% | Returns random playername (joined before) |
... and PlaceholderAPI!
Variables for WhitelistMOTD
| Variable | Output |
|---|---|
| %player% | Returns player name |
| %time% | Returns time from world set in config |
| %weather% | Returns weather from world set in config |
| %line% | Add second line |
| %money% | Returns money from player (Vault needed) |
| %randomplayer% | Returns random playername (joined before) |
... and PlaceholderAPI!
Variables for RestrictedMode
| Variable | Output |
|---|---|
| %player% | Returns player name |
| %time% | Returns time from world set in config |
| %weather% | Returns weather from world set in config |
| %line% | Add second line |
| %money% | Returns money from player (Vault needed) |
| %randomplayer% | Returns random playername (joined before) |
... and PlaceholderAPI!
Variables for VersionText/ OutdatedClientText
| Variable | Output |
|---|---|
| %randomnumber% | Returns random number between a set interval from config |
| %fakeslots% | Returns fake slots set in config |
| %fakeonline% | Returns fake online count set in config |
| %realslots% | Returns amount of real slots available |
| %realonline% | Returns amount of players online |
| %slotsplusone% | Returns value of SlotsPlusOne-Feature |
... and PlaceholderAPI!
Commands and Permissions
For Bungeecord: /bmotd - Permissions: bmotd
| Command | Permissions (or OP) | Description |
|---|---|---|
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/serverlist Alias: /sl, /smotd |
serverlist | Helpsite (Commands) |
| /serverlist reload | serverlist.reload | Reload Config (Apply Changes) |
| /serverlist restrictedmode | serverlist.restrictedmode | Toggle RestrictedMode & Kick all |
| serverlist.restrictedmode.join | Join Server When RestrictedMode ON | |
| serverlist.restrictedmode.nokick | No Kick When RestrictedMode Toggled | |
| /serverlist update (in old versions) | ServerlistMOTD.update.runUpdate | Initiate Plugin Update |
| ServerlistMOTD.update.getNotified | Get Notified On Join When Update Available | |
| /serverlist randommotd | serverlist.randommotd | Toggle RandomMOTD on/off |
| /serverlist banmotd | serverlist.banmotd | Toggle BanMOTD on/off |
| /serverlist versiontext | serverlist.versiontext | Toggle VersionText on/off |
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/serverlist lastping <name> (in old version) |
ServerlistMOTD.serverlist.lastping |
Shows last ping from player |
Metrics
ServerlistMOTD (below X!) collects anonymous data. You cann see everthing over here at bStats:
Bungeecord: bStats *click me*
Spigot/Bukkit: bStats *click me*
I switched to bStats as mcstats.org is very unreliable. You can find the Metrics for ServerlistMOTD 1.0-6.2 right here: mcstats.org (if available)
ServerlistMOTD doesn't collect Metrics!

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Posted Jul 2, 2017In reply to StonedCraft16:
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Posted Mar 26, 2017Awesome plugin dude! I am gonna use this for my server c: thank you for making such a good plugin!
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Posted Feb 27, 2017I used this plugin a long time and I loved it! Its a great Bukkit/Spigot-Plugin :)
Now Im using BungeeCord and sadly this Plugin isn't useful or BungeeCord :c Maybe update it also for BungeeCord? Would be nice ;)
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Posted Feb 27, 2017Hey Pas02,
thanks for your nice words. I know that ServerlistMOTD is in desperate need of a rework and full BungeeCord support. My life has changed a lot since last year and with change comes a lot of new responsibilities. That's why I put ServerlistMOTD aside for such a long time. A full rework takes a lot of time and I guess I can start in a few weeks.
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Posted Feb 28, 2017Oh my god.... This would be awesome :3
When you make it, please include most of the ServerlistMOTD-variables and use the ingamecommands and the maintencemode again :3
~Pas02
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Posted Oct 28, 2016Hello. Why, when i change default world, plugin couldn`t start?
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Posted Feb 28, 2017Because the plugin is searching for the world and if it wasnt found it shuts himself down.
I dont know if its right but thats my explanation :)
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Posted Oct 1, 2016Add %realonline% and the other online players tags and %player% to hover please! Thanks!
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Posted Sep 11, 2016@thuscraft
That is no error message. ProtocolLib is just telling you that my plugin created a profile for the hover text. Nothing bad or wrong with it.
But why is your HoverText not working? Any 'real' error messages?
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Posted Sep 6, 2016I'm always getting this error: [ProtocolLib] [WrappedGameProfile] Plugin ServerlistMOTD created a profile with 'HoverText' as an UUID. And that's why I can't use hovertext. Any fixes?
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Posted Sep 4, 2016@mcwintercraft
Thanks for your nice words! This means a lot.
Nice suggestions and I am going to include your ideas. :-)
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Posted Sep 3, 2016best serverlist plugin! here are 2 suggestions. 1. random fave icons 2. random online player, if no player online use custom text
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Posted Aug 26, 2016@DuckCraftPvP
Working on it.
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Posted Aug 19, 2016Please add bungeecord support ASAP
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Posted Feb 28, 2017The work on BungeeCord-Version will start soon :)
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Posted Aug 13, 2016@xtDieCom
Check you server log.
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Posted Jul 2, 2016@rockyhawk64
Check out this:
- Variables for Newbies MOTD: http://dev.bukkit.org/bukkit-plugins/serverlistmotd/#w-variables-for-motd-newbies
- Variables for Regulars MOTD: http://dev.bukkit.org/bukkit-plugins/serverlistmotd/#w-variables-for-motd-regulars
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Posted Jul 2, 2016Anyone know how to fix
The %player% just shows up as %player% and doesn't actually change
to the players actual name. I am using Spigot 1.10 ====
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Posted Jun 18, 2016CONCERNING SPIGOT 1.10
ServerlistMOTD 6.2 is fully compatible with Spigot 1.10. You only have to update ProtocolLib to get back your MOTD plugin. :-)
Link for ProtocolLib: http://ci.dmulloy2.net/job/ProtocolLib/293/