Minecraft plugin CommandPanels

🔌 About CommandPanels

CommandPanels — is a Minecraft server plugin that allows building custom, interactive GUI menus (Inventory, Dialog and Floodgate panels) using YAML definitions.

🎯 Purpose

CommandPanels addresses the need for flexible, data-driven GUI creation on a Minecraft server. It removes the need to code custom menus by providing a YAML-based format for:

• inventory-style menus with item slots and animations
• dialog-based UIs using Minecraft dialogs
• Floodgate panels for Bedrock player support

CommandPanels is designed for Paper-based servers and compatible forks.

⚙ Main features

• Create Inventory panels with animations and item-based interactions.
• Create Dialog panels using Minecraft dialog forms.
• Floodgate panel support to present forms to Bedrock players (requires Floodgate/Geyser setup if used). ()
• Bind commands, conditions, placeholders and persistent data to panel items.
• Online editor and YAML format for panel definitions (editor referenced in docs). ()

🧩 Who it's for

• Server admins and technical moderators who need custom GUIs without writing Java.
• Paper/Purpur/Spigot servers that want inventory shops, menus, quests and data-driven panels.
• Servers that need optional Bedrock support via Floodgate.

🏗 Usage examples

• Create a shop menu with animated item slots that run commands when clicked.
• Make a role-selection dialog using Dialog panels and placeholders for player data.
• Provide Bedrock players a Floodgate form to interact with server menus. ()

⌨️ Commands

(Commands and permission nodes are taken from the official documentation.) ()

🔐 Permissions

(Permission list confirmed from official docs.) ()

⚙ Installation

📥 Installation

• Download the CommandPanels .jar from an official source (Modrinth / Spigot). ()
• Place the .jar into your server plugins/ folder.
• Start or restart the server to allow the plugin to generate its data files.

📦 Dependencies

• Paper (or compatible fork) is required as the server runtime. ()
• PlaceholderAPI is optional but recommended for using placeholders inside panels. ()
• Floodgate/Geyser are not required for Java players but are needed if you intend to serve Bedrock players via Floodgate panels (integration confirmed by docs). ()

🧾 Configuration

• On first run CommandPanels creates its data directory (panels, configs). The plugin generates example files to get started. ()
• Panels are defined in YAML files inside the plugin data folder (panels/).
• There is an online editor referenced in the docs to speed up panel creation. ()

Database support

Official documentation does not list built-in MySQL or SQLite requirements for core panel definitions. If a feature requires persistent storage or external DB it is not documented in the primary pages; information about database backends is absent in official sources. (No claim of MySQL/SQLite support found in docs.) ()

🧠 Additional information

Known conflicts / limitations

• CommandPanels is intended for Paper and compatible forks; it may not work as expected on unsupported runtimes. ()
• No official list of plugin conflicts is provided in the documentation; standard advice: test in staging before production.

FAQ

Q: Does CommandPanels work on Spigot/Paper? A: The plugin targets Paper and compatible forks; listings on Modrinth/Spigot show support for Paper/Purpur/Spigot builds. ()

Q: Is PlaceholderAPI required? A: PlaceholderAPI is optional but recommended for richer placeholder support. ()

Q: Can Bedrock players use the menus? A: Floodgate panels exist to present menus to Bedrock players; using them requires Floodgate/Geyser in your proxy. ()

Q: Does CommandPanels collect metrics (bStats)? A: The official documentation does not state whether bStats or similar metrics are used; this information is absent in the primary docs. ()

Q: Is there an official Discord or issue tracker? A: The docs reference helpful links and external pages; specific Discord / issue tracker links are not listed on the primary docs pages inspected. If present they should be obtained from the plugin's official resource pages. ()

When to use CommandPanels

If your Paper-based Minecraft server needs flexible, YAML-driven GUIs (shops, menus, dialogs) without writing Java, CommandPanels is a practical plugin choice. It exposes plugin commands and plugin permissions for fine-grained control and supports Bedrock players via Floodgate when required. ()