NametagHider is a Paper plugin that hides player nametags and lets you briefly reveal a player’s name by right‑clicking them. The displayed text is configurable.

Features

Hides player nametags using a scoreboard team.
Temporary name reveal on right‑click.
Toggleable core logic and right‑click reveal.
Customizable display format.

Commands and permissions

/nametagHider reload — reload config.
/nametagHider set-rc [true/false] — enable/disable right‑click reveal.
/nametagHider enabled — toggle nametag hiding logic.
/nametagHider info — show plugin state.

Permission: nametagHider.commands

Config file

# Master switch for the hiding logic.
# true &nbsp;— the plugin hides nametags via a scoreboard team.
# false — the plugin does nothing.
enabled: true

# Temporary reveal on player right-click.
# true &nbsp;— shows target's nickname briefly when right-clicked.
# false — disables right-click reveal.
rightClickView: false

# A string shown to the clicking player when revealing a nickname.
# Placeholders:
# &nbsp; %nickname% — target player's nickname.
# Formatting:
# &nbsp; Minecraft color/format codes using the § character are supported (e.g., §6, §f, §l).
nicknameFormat: '§f-§6[§r%nickname%§6]§f-§r'

# The plugin uses a scoreboard team to hide nametags.
# Note: old teams are NOT removed automatically if you change the name; clean them up manually if needed.
scoreboardTeam:
&nbsp; # Technical team name. Change it if there is a conflict on your server.
&nbsp; name: 'NametagHider'
&nbsp; # Display name shown in UI. Any arbitrary string.
&nbsp; displayName: 'NametagHider team used to hide nametags'

Works only on paper!