Minecraft plugin WorldEdit

🔌 About WorldEdit

WorldEdit is a Minecraft plugin and mod developed by EngineHub that provides in-game map editing and terraforming tools. It exposes commands, brushes, and tools to select regions, modify large numbers of blocks, copy and paste structures, save/load schematics, and generate terrain programmatically.

🎯 Purpose

WorldEdit solves the problem of manually building or repairing large world areas by offering fast, repeatable editing operations. It is aimed at server administrators, builders, and developers who need efficient world management and bulk-edit capabilities.

⚙️ Features

• Region selection and manipulation (pos1/pos2 selections, region operations)
• Clipboard operations: copy, cut, paste, rotate, flip
• Schematic save/load and clipboard management
• Large-scale replace, set, fill, and terraforming tools
• Brushes and tools for sculpting terrain
• Performance-related commands and limits to control large edits
• Developer API and documentation for integrations and extensions

🧩 Who It Is For

• Survival and SMP servers that need bulk editing and rollback tools
• Creative/build teams and map makers working on large builds
• Server admins who need to fix griefing or perform mass changes
• Plugin developers who want to integrate world-editing functionality via the API

🏗️ Example Use Cases

• Quickly replace a biome's surface blocks across a large area after a world update
• Copy a build from one location and paste it into multiple worlds
• Restore a player-built region from a schematic
• Scripted terrain generation for adventure maps

⌨️ Commands

(Note: this table lists commonly used, documented commands and their permission nodes as provided by the official WorldEdit documentation.)

🔐 Permissions

(These permission nodes are taken from the official command and permissions documentation. Defaults are listed as "not specified" where the documentation does not provide a clear default.)

⚙️ Installation

📥 Setup

• Obtain the official WorldEdit build for your platform (plugin or mod).
• Place the WorldEdit .jar into your server's plugins/ (for Bukkit/Spigot/Paper) or install the mod build for Fabric/NeoForge as appropriate.
• Restart the server and check server logs to confirm WorldEdit loaded correctly.

📦 Platform notes

• WorldEdit is provided as both a server plugin and as mods for supported mod loaders. Official documentation and downloads describe builds for Bukkit, Spigot, Paper, Fabric, NeoForge, and Sponge.

🧠 Technical Notes

• WorldEdit is open-source and licensed under GPL v3.
• Source code and issue tracking are available via the EngineHub WorldEdit GitHub repository.
• Official documentation includes a Developer API section for integrations and examples.
• The plugin includes configuration options, limits, and performance-related settings to control large edits.

🤝 When This Plugin Is Useful

If you need programmatic or bulk editing of a server world—for building, restoring, or repairing—WorldEdit provides documented commands, tools, and an API to perform those tasks reliably and repeatably.