Applications

Gone are the days of people turning up on your server, asking if they can be staff, being pointed to the website and never coming back. Applications is a simple plugin that allows players to apply in-game! This method has several advantages:

Quick help from in-game staff if users encounter problems
Server atmosphere stays with the player since they stay on the server
Better rates of user retention

I made this plugin when I was setting up a server network. There are plenty of plugins around which claim to be able to sync between your website and server, or operate on just the website, but I couldn't find a single one for in-game applications.

Installation

Simple: download, drop into your /plugins folder, and run the server.

Configuration

The configuration is also very simple. In the /plugins/Applications folder, find the config.yml file and edit it. Put your questions for applicants here, each on a new line and preceded by a "- ". Run /app reload and the plugin is ready to go.

Commands and Permissions

There is one basic command off which all other commands stem: /app (or /applications). Just running this will show the help screen, listing all other commands. The full list of commands is:

/app apply - Make a staff application.
Permission: applications.use (default all)
/app reload - Reload the config files for Applications
Permission: applications.admin (default op)
/app manage list - Lists all current saved applications
Permission: applications.admin (default op)
/app manage read <id> - Read a player's application. ID is found in the list.
Permission: applications.admin.read (default op)
/app manage delete <id> - Delete an application. ID is found in the list.
Permission: applications.admin.delete (default op)

Upcoming

I generally add things as I think of them. Unless you all make suggestions, of course :)