ColorChat

Can possibly override other chat plugins

A lightweight chat customization plugin that adds custom prefixes, username colors, gradients, and active text styling to in-game chat while supporting classic Minecraft-style color codes.

Compared to other Color Chat plugins, this one actually works and has a tiny footprint (~30KB).

Features

Multiple player prefixes (Append as many as you want!)
Colored usernames
Gradient support for both prefixes and usernames
Bold, italic, and monospace formatting in chat
Broadcasting Echo: Send formatted messages to the entire server (multi-word messages must be contained in quotes but formatting codes can go before)
Optimized & Persistent: Saves across restarts with a high-performance formatting engine

Commands

`/setcolor <player> <color>`

Sets a player’s username color. Supports classic Minecraft names (e.g., green, dark_red) or hex values (#ffffff).

`/setstyle <player> <style> <on|off>`

Enables or disables bold, italic, or mono username styles.

`/setprefix <player> <color> <style> <text>`

Sets a player's primary prefix. This clears any existing prefixes and sets a new starting one.

`/addprefix <player> <color> <style> <text>`

Appends an additional prefix to a player. Note: A primary prefix must be set using /setprefix before this command can be used.

`/setgradient <username|prefix> <player> <on|off>`

Enables or disables a gradient effect. Prefix gradients apply to all prefixes set on the player.

`/echo <message>`

Broadcasts a formatted message to all players on the server.

`/reset <player>`

Resets all player data (colors, styles, and all prefixes) to defaults.

Chat Formatting

Use classic Minecraft-style & codes inside messages:

Code	Effect	Code	Effect
`&0`	Black	`&9`	Blue
`&1`	Dark Blue	`&a`	Green
`&2`	Dark Green	`&b`	Aqua
`&3`	Dark Aqua	`&c`	Red
`&4`	Dark Red	`&d`	Light Purple
`&5`	Dark Purple	`&e`	Yellow
`&6`	Gold	`&f`	White
`&7`	Gray	`&8`	Dark Gray
`&l`	Bold	`&o`	Italic
`&m`	Monospace	`&r`	Reset Styles

Hex Color Codes

Example: &#7164ED (Purple)

Literal & Symbol

To send a literal & code in chat without it being formatted, use && (e.g., &&a will display as &a).

Data Configuration

Plugin data is stored in Server\plugin_data\playerdata.properties.

The plugin handles data migration seamlessly. Older 11-part CSV formats are automatically converted to the new multi-prefix JSON format upon the first save.

Legacy Format (Automatic Migration)

liamthetoe=0,0,170;true;false;false;true;Prefix;170,0,0;true;false;false;false

New JSON Format

liamthetoe=JSON:{"nameColorHex":"#0000AA","bold":true,"italic":false,"mono":false,"gradient":true,"prefixes":[{"text":"Prefix","colorHex":"#AA0000","bold":true,"italic":false,"mono":false,"gradient":false}]}