Minecraft plugin HolographicDisplays

🔌 About HolographicDisplays

HolographicDisplays — is a Minecraft plugin for Spigot/Paper servers that creates floating text and item holograms (invisible armor‑stand based displays) to show information, menus or decorative content. HolographicDisplays serves as a lightweight hologram system and provides an API for other plugins to integrate holograms.

🎯 Purpose

HolographicDisplays solves the need for persistent, configurable floating displays on a Minecraft server without requiring complex mods. HolographicDisplays is used to present server info, leaderboards, item previews, interactive indicators (via integrations), and decorative signs for spawn or minigames. Main use-cases:

• static or animated floating text (titles, instructions)
• item or head displays above blocks or entities
• plugin integrations that show dynamic data (via placeholders / API)

⚙ Core features

• Create multi-line text holograms and item/armor‑stand based displays. ()
• Support for animations and custom placeholders through built-in animations files. ()
• Public API for plugin integration (Maven coordinates available). ()
• Lightweight, generates a config folder at /plugins/HolographicDisplays on first run. ()

🧩 Who it fits

HolographicDisplays fits server owners and admins who need:

• a stable hologram system for Survival, Hub/Spawn, Minigame, or RPG servers
• an API for other plugins to display dynamic content
• PlaceholderAPI compatibility for dynamic placeholders

🏗 Usage examples

• Display server rules and clickable menus at spawn using holographic lines and linked interactions (via third‑party integrations).
• Show top player leaderboards with automatic placeholder updates.
• Place item holograms above crates or shops as visual previews.

⌨️ Commands

Note: /hd is confirmed in repository/issues and used to check plugin version or run admin subcommands; specific subcommands and permission nodes are documented in plugin docs or API (see docs). ()

🔐 Permissions

Official plugin sources and README do not provide a single definitive table of permission nodes in a way suitable for copying here; consult the plugin documentation or the API for exact nodes. ()

⚙ Installation

📥 Installation

• Download the plugin .jar from an official release (GitHub/CI/CurseForge). ()
• Place the .jar into your server's plugins/ folder.
• Fully restart the server (do not use /reload).
• On first run the plugin creates /plugins/HolographicDisplays/ with configuration and animations. ()

📦 Dependencies

• Required: None strictly required to run basic holograms (plugin runs on Spigot/Paper). ()
• Optional/integrations:
  • PlaceholderAPI — supported for dynamic placeholders. ()
  • ProtocolLib — sometimes used by other plugins or integrations to manage visibility/hiding; may be recommended for advanced use-cases. (Third‑party integration docs reference ProtocolLib usage.) ()

🧾 Configuration

• The plugin generates a config folder (/plugins/HolographicDisplays/) on first start. ()
• Animations and custom placeholders are configured via files in that folder (animations/, custom-placeholders.yml). ()
• Database: Official sources do not document built-in MySQL/SQLite persistence for hologram data — configuration is file-based by default. Information about external DB support is absent in the primary docs. ()

🧠 Additional information

🔔 Known limitations & conflicts

• The repository was archived by the original maintainer on Jun 21, 2024; active maintenance by the original author is limited after that date. Users should verify compatibility with the server's exact Minecraft/Paper version. ()
• Some packet‑based anticheat or packet‑handling plugins can conflict with hologram packet behavior (reports in issues). Test on a staging server if you run anti‑cheat plugins. ()
• Compatibility notes in community resources vary by Minecraft version; check documentation and test when upgrading server core. ()

❓ FAQ

Q: Which Minecraft versions are supported? A: Official docs state support for Spigot 1.8.3 and higher; exact supported maximum version can vary by release — verify the build/release notes for your server version. ()

Q: Does HolographicDisplays support PlaceholderAPI? A: Yes — PlaceholderAPI integration is supported for dynamic placeholders. ()

Q: Does the plugin collect anonymous metrics? A: Yes — HolographicDisplays uses bStats (presence visible on the bStats plugin page). ()

Q: Is there a maintained fork or successor? A: Community resources indicate a maintained continuation under different names (for example, “Illusion — Custom Hologram Creator” as a community continuation / fork). Confirm which project you are using and check its docs for compatibility. ()

⚠ Where to get more info

• Official repo & README, plugin docs and API pages contain usage examples, API references and developer info. For integration or custom development consult the GitHub README and the plugin’s documentation. ()

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