Shopkeepers

Set up custom villager shopkeepers that sell exactly what you want them to sell and for what price. You can set up admin shops, which have infinite supply, and you can also set up player shops, which pull supply from a chest.
It will also prevent any other trades with non-shopkeeper villagers, if you want it to.
For those who are simply looking for a convenient way to modify the trades of vanilla villagers (as an alternative to using complex Minecraft commands), the plugin also includes a graphical editor for regular villagers and wandering traders.
Basic Features
- Easily create villager shopkeepers that trade the items you want them to trade.
- Admins shops with infinite supplies.
- Player shops which pull supplies from a chest.
- Different types of player shops: selling, buying, trading, and selling books.
- Various supported mob types to represent your shopkeeper, sign shops, and Citizens (NPC) shops.
- Editor for regular villagers and wandering traders.
- Many configuration options.
- Translatable messages.
- Open source (Source code on GitHub)
Supported server versions
Shopkeepers supports the latest versions of Bukkit / Spigot.
Note that this plugin is created to work with CraftBukkit (or alternatively Spigot). Bukkit does not have an API for some of the things necessary to make this plugin work. This means that other server software (Tekkit, Forge, Cauldron, etc.) will not work with this plugin.
Other CraftBukkit or Spigot derivatives/forks might work, but are not officially supported. So if you run into issues while using those, try to reproduce your issue on a fresh and up-to-date Spigot server first.
Getting started
All documentation can be found in the wiki:
- Downloads and changelogs for all files
- Installation
- Translations
- Configuration
- Permissions
- Creating shops
- Commands
- Frequently Asked Questions
Showcase
Admin shops:
Configure the trades via the in-game inventory menu:

Resulting trading menu:

Player shops (ex. selling items):
Fill the shop chest with supplies:

Configure the trades via the in-game inventory menu:

Resulting trading menu:

Video Tutorials
More video tutorials can be found in the wiki: https://github.com/Shopkeepers/Shopkeepers-Wiki/wiki/Video-Tutorials
Tutorial by Donnie, explaining the setup of the different shop types:
Tutorial by Fan Staaff showing the setup of the different shop types in detail:
Tutorial by LastKing2X,showing the setup of the different shop types:
Spanish tutorial by Ajneb97, also mentioning placeholder items and various config options:
Statistics
This plugin uses bStats to collect anonymous plugin usage statistics. This helps me to determine how many servers are using the plugin, which Minecraft versions it is used with the most, and to which degree the different features are used.
Here is a list of all currently tracked information:
- Common information: The number of servers using the plugin, the number of players on these servers, online mode, Minecraft version, plugin version, core count, system arch, operating system, server country, Java version.
- Shopkeepers specific information: Whether specific related plugins are used (Citizens, Towny, WorldGuard, Gringotts, other Vault economy plugins), number of shops, whether player shops are used, whether certain features are enabled in the config (ex. WorldGuard/Towny compatibility, Citizens shops, delayed saves, colored names, chest protection, removal of inactive shops, tax rate, strict item comparison, purchase logging, disabling of other villagers, ..), the number of worlds containing shops.
- All information can be publicly viewed here: https://bstats.org/plugin/bukkit/Shopkeepers/
If you want to disable bStats for all plugins on your server, edit the file plugins/bStats/config.yml, or alternatively disable it only for Shopkeepers by setting 'enable-metrics' to 'false' inside the Shopkeepers config.
Known potential issues
A list of known potential issues of the latest version of Shopkeepers can be found in the wiki: This documents differences between Minecraft/Spigot versions, and existing Minecraft/Spigot issues related to Shopkeepers.
If you run into an issue, check if this list already contains and maybe offers information on how to handle it.
Have issues or further questions?
If you have a pressing issue or simple question, you can join the discord server and ask other plugin users for help:
But submitting a ticket is the best way to get help or report a problem with the plugin.
Before submitting a ticket:
- Check if your question is already answered in:
- The documentation (wiki).
- The FAQ.
- The Known Issues.
- Check if there is already another ticket for your issue.
Before reporting an issue:
- Try to reproduce your issue when using:
- The latest versions of Spigot and Shopkeepers.
- No other plugins.
- No kinds of other server or client mods.
When reporting an issue:
- Provide the versions you are using of Minecraft, Spigot and Shopkeepers.
- Provide a detailed description of your problem and add as much information as possible which could help reproducing the issue.
- If possible, include step-by-step instructions on how to reproduce the issue on a fresh Spigot server.
Donations
If you like this plugin, consider supporting its developers by making a donation:
- To blablubbabc (current maintainer: Dec 2013 - today)
- To nisovin (former author: Aug 2012 - Dec 2013)
A big "thank you" to everybody who is keeping the motivation up through donations!
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Want to help?
Whether you are a programmer or not, there are many ways in which you can contribute! For example:
- Help users with issues and questions on Github, Discord, or the comment section.
- Create and update translations.
- Keep the documentation (the wiki) up-to-date with plugin updates.
- Write or maintain add-on plugins (see the open Github issues).
If you are interested or have other ideas on how you can contribute, feel free to contact me via PM.
Add-On Plugins
Sometimes, a feature is either to specific to include directly into the Shopkeepers plugin, or I did not yet have the time to add something similar myself. You can find a list of both official and third-party add-on plugins that extend the functionality of the Shopkeepers plugin in the wiki: https://github.com/Shopkeepers/Shopkeepers-Wiki/wiki/Add-On-Plugins
If you have also written an add-on plugin that you want to add to the list, let me know!

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Posted Apr 23, 2025In reply to adixon3877:
This is a Bukkit plugin, not a mod. No corresponding mod is planned.
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Posted Apr 8, 2025v2.23.4 for MC 1.21.5, 1.21.4, 1.21.3, 1.21.1, 1.21, 1.20.6
I only list the primary changes here. For information on API changes, internal changes, and changes to the language files, you can find the complete changelog on Github: https://github.com/Shopkeepers/Shopkeepers/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
/shopkeeper transfercommand also allows transferring shops to offline players now.slime-max-size(default:5) andmagma-cube-max-size(default:5). The maximum supported size is10.enable-glowing-sign-text(default:true).5458ec26-8221-366d-8836-be7a07a5e29b).Known potential issues: See here.
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Posted Feb 18, 2025Ive been along time user of plugin which is great ever thought about making a datapack/mod version? im using aternos for my server and its hard wanting to config my villagers for my server since aternos cant hold plugins and mods at teh same time without using archlight which is only 1.20.4 currently. this is really great and i think expanding it horizions as a server/client mod would be cool :D.
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Posted Feb 18, 2025In reply to Summer_Kwami:
I have no plans to write a datapack or mod version of this plugin currently. There are also some online tools that can help you create the commands to create custom villagers, but they will behave mostly like vanilla villagers with custom trades then.
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Posted Dec 8, 2024v2.23.3 for MC 1.21.4, 1.21.3, 1.21.1, 1.21, 1.20.6
I only list the primary changes here. For information on API changes, internal changes, and changes to the language files, you can find the complete changelog on Github: https://github.com/Shopkeepers/Shopkeepers/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
/shopkeeper teleport [player] <shop> ['force']that teleports a player near the specified shopkeeper.shopkeeper.teleport(default:op) andshopkeeper.teleport.others(default:op).forceargument can be used to teleport the player even if no safe location is found./shopkeeper list 123 2being interpreted differently than/shopkeeper list X 2: The latter previously resulted in an error rather then checking for shop owners namedX.Known potential issues: See here.
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Posted Nov 28, 2024Hello, I would like to make a server using this plug-in. Is it okay if I use your plug-in? I will write down the source in the server introduction section.
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Posted Nov 30, 2024In reply to yeenium:
Yes, you can freely use this plugin for your server. This is the purpose of publishing it here.
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Posted Nov 21, 2024v2.23.2 for MC 1.21.3, 1.21.1, 1.21, 1.20.6
I only list the primary changes here. For information on API changes, internal changes, and changes to the language files, you can find the complete changelog on Github: https://github.com/Shopkeepers/Shopkeepers/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
edit(already required editing access before)remote/open(already required trading access before)removesetForHiresetTradePermtransfer(already required editing access before)check-spawn-location-interaction-result(default:false). If enabled, players are only able to place shopkeepers in places where no other plugin denies them to interact with blocks.Known potential issues: See here.
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Posted Nov 3, 2024v2.23.1 for MC 1.21.3, 1.21.1, 1.21, 1.20.6
I only list the primary changes here. For information on API changes, internal changes, and changes to the language files, you can find the complete changelog on Github: https://github.com/Shopkeepers/Shopkeepers/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
Known potential issues: See here.
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Posted Oct 18, 2024why when I create shopkeeper it burns?
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Posted Oct 28, 2024In reply to ariozake:
Your plugin version is not fully compatible with your server version. Check the update notes about information on compatibility and pick a plugin ersion compatible with your server version.
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Posted Oct 28, 2024In reply to blablubb:
Oh then i have to wait bc my server runs on 1.21.1
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Posted Oct 31, 2024In reply to ariozake:
The latest Shopkeepers version should actually be compatible with 1.21.1. But some other user reported some issue caused by some recent change in Spigot, which might have broken something for that version. I still need to check that.
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Posted Aug 11, 2024v2.23.0 for MC 1.21.1, 1.21, 1.20.6
I only list the primary changes here. For information on API changes, internal changes, and changes to the language files, you can find the complete changelog on Github: https://github.com/Shopkeepers/Shopkeepers/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
Known potential issues: See here.
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Posted Jul 26, 2024v2.22.3 for MC 1.21, 1.20.6, 1.20.4, 1.20.2, 1.20.1, 1.19.4, 1.18.2, 1.17.1, 1.16.5
I only list the primary changes here. For information on API changes, internal changes, and changes to the language files, you can find the complete changelog on Github: https://github.com/Shopkeepers/Shopkeepers/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
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Posted Jul 20, 2024v2.22.2 for MC (1.21,) 1.20.6, 1.20.4, 1.20.2, 1.20.1, 1.19.4, 1.18.2, 1.17.1, 1.16.5
Update: Some change in Spigot 1.21 broke this version of the Shopkeepers plugin. This version only works on Spigot versions from before 2024-07-06.
I only list the primary changes here. For information on API changes, internal changes, and changes to the language files, you can find the complete changelog on Github: https://github.com/Shopkeepers/Shopkeepers/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
enable-all-equipment-editor-slots(default:false) that enables the equipment editor for all mobs and all equipment slots, regardless of which equipment slots the mob actually supports./shopkeeper replaceAllWithVanillaVillagerscommand ignores the custom equipment for now, because vanilla villagers can end up dropping the equipped items, e.g. on death, which might not be intended./shopkeeper debugCreateShopscommand to accept an argumenttestEquipment: When specified, we spawn a shopkeeper for each enabled mob type and apply a default equipment. This can be useful to quickly test which equipment slots the individual mobs support.BlockStateTag/block_statecomponent) is applied to the carried block. If the item is a placeholder item, any contained block state data is applied to the substituted block type./shopkeeper debugCreateShopsspawns the shopkeepers now in the direction the player is facing.Known potential issues: See here.
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Posted Jun 29, 2024v2.22.1 for MC 1.21, 1.20.6, 1.20.4, 1.20.2, 1.20.1, 1.19.4, 1.18.2, 1.17.1, 1.16.5
I only list the primary changes here. For information on API changes, internal changes, and changes to the language files, you can find the complete changelog on Github: https://github.com/Shopkeepers/Shopkeepers/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
Known potential issues: See here.
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Posted Jun 22, 2024v2.22.0 for MC 1.21, 1.20.6, 1.20.4, 1.20.2, 1.20.1, 1.19.4, 1.18.2, 1.17.1, 1.16.5
I only list the primary changes here. For information on API changes, internal changes, and changes to the language files, you can find the complete changelog on Github: https://github.com/Shopkeepers/Shopkeepers/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
Known potential issues: See here.
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Posted Jun 18, 2024v2.21.0 for MC 1.21, 1.20.6, 1.20.4, 1.20.2, 1.20.1, 1.19.4, 1.18.2, 1.17.1, 1.16.5
I only list the primary changes here. For information on API changes, internal changes, and changes to the language files, you can find the complete changelog on Github: https://github.com/Shopkeepers/Shopkeepers/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
Known potential issues: See here.
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Posted May 26, 2024v2.20.1 for MC 1.20.6, 1.20.4, 1.20.2, 1.20.1, 1.19.4, 1.18.2, 1.17.1, 1.16.5
I only list the primary changes here. For information on API changes, internal changes, and changes to the language files, you can find the complete changelog on Github: https://github.com/Shopkeepers/Shopkeepers/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
Known potential issues: See here.
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