Minecraft plugin TAB

🔌 About TAB

TAB — is a Minecraft plugin that provides a unified, high‑performance system to customize the player tablist, nametags, scoreboard and bossbar on your minecraft server. TAB is designed as an all‑in‑one utility for Paper/Spigot servers and supports proxy setups (BungeeCord/Velocity) and optional MySQL storage.

🎯 Purpose

TAB solves the problem of fragmented UI plugins by centralizing tablist, nametag and scoreboard features into one performant plugin. TAB reduces plugin conflicts and gives precise control over what players see in the tablist, nametags and in‑game overlays on a Paper/Spigot minecraft server. ()

⚙ Main features

• Global and per‑world playerlist (show players per world or across proxy). ()
• Custom header/footer and animated tablist layouts with skins. ()
• Nametag/teams customization (prefix/suffix, visibility, collision fixes). ()
• Scoreboard and bossbar management per player or globally. ()
• Multi‑server support with TAB‑Bridge for proxy backends. ()
• PlaceholderAPI integration and optional MySQL storage for shared config/data. ()
• Performance and compatibility focus: many supported platforms and active optimization. ()

🧩 Who is it for

TAB is suitable for server owners, admins and technical moderators running medium to large Paper/Spigot networks who need:

• centralized control of tablist and nametags, plugin commands and plugin permissions;
• proxy support across backend servers;
• advanced scoreboard/bossbar and PlaceholderAPI integration. ()

🏗 Usage examples

• Use TAB to present a unified global tablist across multiple backend servers (requires TAB‑Bridge). ()
• Configure per‑group prefixes/suffixes and per‑world layouts to show different information to players in different servers/worlds. ()
• Display animated headers/footers, show temporary bossbars to all players via plugin commands. ()

⌨️ Commands

Commands and permission names are sourced from the official TAB wiki and repository. ()

🔐 Permissions

(Note: the official Commands & Permissions page lists many nodes and descriptions; default values are not documented explicitly there, so defaults are left as "Information not present in official sources" to avoid assumptions.) ()

⚙ Installation

📥 Installation

• Download the TAB universal jar from the official GitHub releases or other official releases. ()
• Place the .jar into your server's plugins/ folder.
• Restart the server (full restart is recommended, do not use /reload).

📦 Dependencies

• PlaceholderAPI (optional) — used in many wiki examples and for placeholders. ()
• MySQL (optional) — TAB supports optional MySQL storage when enabled. ()
• TAB is compatible with Paper and Spigot; other platforms (Fabric/Forge/NeoForge) are supported on specific versions as documented. ()

🧾 Configuration

• TAB generates its configuration files and folders on first run (plugins/TAB/, config files such as groups.yml, users.yml). ()
• The plugin provides extensive configuration via YAML; many features require editing config to enable/adjust behavior (layouts, nametags, scoreboards). ()
• MySQL support is configurable in config.yml when enabled; use /tab mysql upload and /tab mysql download to migrate data if needed. ()

🧠 Additional information

• Known conflicts: TAB centralizes UI features; conflicts may occur with other plugins that also fully control tablist or teams. Test on staging before production. ()
• Limitations: Some behavior depends on client mechanics and server platform differences; see compatibility and feature limitations in the wiki. ()

FAQ

Q: Does TAB support proxy networks? A: Yes — TAB supports proxies and provides a TAB‑Bridge backend plugin to forward additional backend data to the proxy. ()

Q: Does TAB use PlaceholderAPI? A: TAB integrates with PlaceholderAPI and many wiki examples use PlaceholderAPI placeholders. ()

Q: Can TAB store data in MySQL? A: Yes — TAB supports optional MySQL storage; commands to upload/download data exist (/tab mysql upload, /tab mysql download). ()

Q: Where to get the plugin and docs? A: Official source code, releases and full documentation are on the project's GitHub and its wiki. ()

Telemetry & Support

• The official repository documents provided services and support policy; some community services (discord) exist but the authoritative support channel is the GitHub repository/wiki and issues. ()

When TAB is useful

If you need a single performant plugin to handle tablist, nametags, scoreboard and bossbar on Paper/Spigot networks (with proxy/MySQL support), TAB is a production‑grade choice focused on compatibility and performance. ()