A lightweight chat prefix, rank, and tablist management plugin for Paper and Spigot servers (Minecraft 1.20+).
Fronsky Prefix gives server owners full control over player ranks, chat formatting, tablist sorting, and per-group colors through simple commands and YAML configuration. No dependencies required.
Built for SMP, roleplay, minigame networks, and themed servers that need a clean, performant rank prefix solution.
/prefix reload applies changes without a restart[Admin] Steve: Hello everyone!
[Mod] Alex: Welcome to the server!
[Member] Notch: Thanks!All 16 Minecraft color codes and formatting codes are supported.
| Code | Color | Code | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
§0 |
Black | §8 |
Dark Gray |
§1 |
Dark Blue | §9 |
Blue |
§2 |
Dark Green | §a |
Green |
§3 |
Dark Aqua | §b |
Aqua |
§4 |
Dark Red | §c |
Red |
§5 |
Dark Purple | §d |
Light Purple |
§6 |
Gold | §e |
Yellow |
§7 |
Gray | §f |
White |
Formatting: §l bold, §o italic, §n underline, §m strikethrough, §k obfuscated, §r reset.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
/prefix (alias /p) |
View your prefix information |
/prefix <player> |
View another player's prefix information |
/prefix help |
Interactive help menu |
/prefix info |
Plugin version and author |
/prefix chat <group> <prefix> |
Set a group's chat prefix |
/prefix tab <group> <prefix> |
Set a group's tab prefix |
/prefix chatnamecolor <group> <color> |
Set a group's chat name color |
/prefix tabnamecolor <group> <color> |
Set a group's tab name color |
/prefix chatcolor <group> <color> |
Set a group's chat message color |
/prefix weight <group> <weight> |
Set a group's tab sort weight |
/prefix group <player> <group> |
Assign a player to a group |
/prefix reload |
Reload configuration files |
All permissions default to OP only unless noted otherwise.
| Permission | Description |
|---|---|
prefix.command.prefix |
Base command access |
prefix.command.prefix.* |
Full access to all subcommands |
| Permission | Command |
|---|---|
prefix.command.prefix.others |
/prefix <player> |
prefix.command.prefix.help |
/prefix help |
prefix.command.prefix.info |
/prefix info |
prefix.command.prefix.chat |
/prefix chat |
prefix.command.prefix.tab |
/prefix tab |
prefix.command.prefix.chatnamecolor |
/prefix chatnamecolor |
prefix.command.prefix.tabnamecolor |
/prefix tabnamecolor |
prefix.command.prefix.chatcolor |
/prefix chatcolor |
prefix.command.prefix.weight |
/prefix weight |
prefix.command.prefix.group |
/prefix group |
prefix.command.prefix.reload |
/prefix reload |
admin:
chatPrefix: "&4[Admin]"
tabPrefix: "&4[A]"
chatNameColor: "&c"
tabNameColor: "&c"
chatColor: "&f"
tabWeight: 0
moderator:
chatPrefix: "&2[Mod]"
tabPrefix: "&2[M]"
chatNameColor: "&a"
tabNameColor: "&a"
chatColor: "&f"
tabWeight: 1
default:
chatPrefix: "&7[Member]"
tabPrefix: "&7"
chatNameColor: "&7"
tabNameColor: "&7"
chatColor: "&7"
tabWeight: 9Player-to-group assignments stored by UUID. Managed automatically by the plugin.
Prefix-x.x.x.jar in your server's plugins/ folder.plugins/Prefix/./prefix help to get started.| Server type | How Fronsky Prefix helps |
|---|---|
| SMP and survival | Organize staff and player ranks with colored prefixes |
| Roleplay | Assign immersive titles and faction tags per group |
| Minigame networks | Visual identification of staff and VIP players |
| Staff management | Tab weight sorting keeps staff at the top of the list |
| Themed servers | Match prefix colors to your server's brand |
| Requirement | Version |
|---|---|
| Minecraft | 1.20+ |
| Server software | Paper or Spigot |
| Java | 17 or higher |
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