SpongeRestore
SpongeRestore - Bring back the functionality of sponges
This plugin merely makes sponges craftable and useable again. By default it is meant to replicate how sponges worked in past versions of Minecraft. This plugin also lets you give sponges extended function through configurable options.
Default crafting recipe:

Comments, suggestions and bug reports are all welcome.
Features:
- Plug-N-Play (Works right out of the box!)
- By default, sponges can be crafted using sand and string in a checker pattern. (Sand in center)
- Sponge crafting can be toggled for other plugins. Or you can choose your own crafting recipe.
- Upon placing a sponge, water is removed from a 5x5x5 block area. This radius is editable in the configuration file.
- You choose whether or not water can be placed in the area while a sponge is there.
- Evolving configuration file. It updates itself with each release, while still maintaining your past settings.
- Multi-world support: You can choose which worlds sponges work in.
- Saves the areas in which sponges block water for server reboots at the same time the worlds save.
- Works with lava and fire also! Perfect for anti-griefing! (Can be toggled in configuration)
- You can enable the sponges that were placed before this plugin was installed by using, "/sponge enable target" while looking directly the sponge.
- You have the option to allow the water to be fully restored after a sponge is removed. You can repair oceans and beaches! (No more ugly cascades or currents!)
- You can choose whether or not pistons can move sponges. Sponges work fine with pistons.
Source Code <- Here you can view development progress.
Permission nodes:
- spongerestore.enable - Can use the "/sponge enable" command.
- spongerestore.disable - Can use the "/sponge disable" command.
- spongerestore.clear - Can use the "/sponge clear" command.
- spongerestore.clear.all - Can clear whole worlds of sponges using: "/sponge clear world <worldname>" or "/sponge clear all"
In-Progress/To-Do:
- Redstone control. [Causing major issues, need more time to work on it]
- More dynamic multi-world support.
- Make sheers break the block faster [Still in observation]
- Naturally occurring sponges [I'll eventually look into this...]
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Posted Jan 29, 2012@alexanderyou
Months ago, an infinite loop had caused me to set aside working on, my first plugin, SpongeRestore's piston support. I knew I would have to come back to it... But I didn't know when...
Today, after almost 10 more plugins under the belt, I attacked the issue with my new batch of knowledge and experience. I'm here to say I've won: http://mfav.me:8080/job/SpongeRestore/14/
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Posted Jan 28, 2012I've done a massive code restructure that updates SpongeRestore to the new event listening system, as well as, greatly enhances efficiency (lag reduction), but we still need some people to test it before release: http://mfav.me:8080/job/SpongeRestore/12/
The results can be put here or, for quicker response, in our IRC channel: http://irc.mibbit.com/pinoygamers
If I'm not in the channel, just say: tell Devil_Boy <message>
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Posted Jan 25, 2012@Damperen
That's in the config.
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Posted Jan 25, 2012Would it be possible to add that when the sponges are removed, the water comes back again?
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Posted Oct 8, 2011@DupsMckracken I just went back into the git timeline and got the last stable build (1.2) and added Bukkit SuperPerms support to it. So yes, it does now! Download link is in the description.
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Posted Oct 8, 2011Does this support PermissionsBukkit?
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Posted Sep 25, 2011@alexanderyou
Hehe... I just spent almost 2 days working on it, both cores at 100%, editing code, testing, finding bugs... I managed to get it stuck in an inifinite loop O.o
I'm hoping that after I get the piston push covered, the pull from a sticky piston will be easy. If we get lucky I'll have the piston support done by the end of the week and because of the complete conversion of the database system I implemented, the RedStone support shouldn't be too distant.
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Posted Sep 20, 2011love this plugin it is greatly appreciated
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Posted Sep 15, 2011Nice, I eagerly await the sponges working with pistons, keep up the good work!