Minecraft plugin ServerSigns

🔌 About ServerSigns

ServerSigns is a Minecraft plugin that lets server administrators bind commands, messages and other actions to signs and other blocks. When a player interacts with a configured ServerSign, the plugin can execute server-dispatched commands, send formatted messages, broadcast text, change groups, or run other predefined actions targeted at the player or the server.

🎯 Purpose

ServerSigns solves the problem of triggering complex server-side behavior from in-world objects without custom client mods. It is useful for hub/lobby setups, gamemode selection signs, teleportation or server-linking triggers, and any situation where you want a clickable in-game block to run commands or actions on behalf of a player or server.

⚙️ Features

• Bind actions to signs and other block types (commands, messages, broadcasts, group add/remove, chat spoofing, etc.).
• Support for creating option menus (prompt players to choose before execution).
• PlaceholderAPI integration supported for using PAPI variables in messages when PlaceholderAPI is present.
• Translation support (multiple language files / translations directory).
• Admin-facing command set for creating, editing, and managing ServerSigns.
• Uses Metrics/bStats for anonymous usage statistics.

🧩 Who It Is For

Server owners and administrators who want to provide clickable in-game sign interactions for players: hub/lobby operators, minigame hosts, SMP servers that use signs to trigger commands, and admins who prefer in-world triggers over chat-based or GUI-only systems.

🏗️ Example Use Cases

• A hub sign that runs a command to send the player to a SkyWars backend server.
• A sign that grants a temporary or permanent server group when clicked.
• A lobby where clicking different signs broadcasts messages or runs server-side scripts.

⌨️ Commands

🔐 Permissions

⚙️ Installation

📥 Setup

• Download the official ServerSigns jar and place it in your server's plugins/ directory.
• Start the server to generate default files and folders.
• Stop the server, edit plugins/ServerSigns/config.yml and add any custom translations in plugins/ServerSigns/translations if needed.
• Restart the server and verify the plugin loaded in the console. Use /svs reloadconfig to reload configuration at runtime.

📦 Dependencies

• PlaceholderAPI (optional): when present, ServerSigns supports PAPI variables inside messages.

🧾 Configuration

• ServerSigns creates a config.yml and a translations directory under its plugin folder. Translation files allow customizing messages and prefixes.

🧠 Technical Notes

• Platform: Bukkit/Spigot plugin (packaged as a standard plugin jar).
• Supported Minecraft versions: tested across older and recent versions; listed tested range includes 1.7 through 1.19.
• Source code and issue tracking are available on the project's GitHub repository. The project uses an AGPL-3.0 license.
• The plugin reports anonymous metrics via Metrics/bStats.

🤝 When This Plugin Is Useful

If you need in-world, clickable triggers that run server or player-targeted commands and actions (for lobbies, gamemode signs, or admin-managed workflows), ServerSigns provides a configurable system to attach those behaviors to signs and other blocks with translation and optional PlaceholderAPI support.