LotusChat - Premium Chat Suite v1.0

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Overview​

LotusChat replaces and supercharges Minecraft's default chat system with a fully featured pipeline: custom formats, per-player colors, hex gradients, interactive displays, private messaging, channel support, and a powerful word/URL filter — all in one plugin, zero bloat.

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ChatColor​

Give your players full control over their chat color through a beautiful GUI menu.

• 16 standard colors selectable via inventory GUI
• Text formats: Bold, Italic, Underline, Strikethrough (toggleable, combinable)
• Custom color patterns: Rainbow, gradients, multi-color cycles — fully configurable in chatcolor.yml
• Hex colors (1.16+): Solid hex colors with #RRGGBB format
• Hex gradients (1.16+): Smooth per-character color interpolation between two hex colors
• Custom hex input: Players can type any hex color or gradient directly in chat

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ChatFormat​

Define rich chat formats with full PlaceholderAPI support.

• Multiple formats with priority system — assign different formats per rank/permission
• Prefix, Name, Suffix, Message fields — each fully customizable
• Hover text on any part of the format (prefix, name, suffix) with PlaceholderAPI support
• Click commands on prefix, name, suffix and message (suggest or run)
• Chat range — optionally limit who can see messages by distance
• Hex & gradient colors in format fields (1.16+)

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ChatDisplay​

Let players share interactive content directly in chat — just by typing a trigger word.

• Cooldown per display type (configurable, bypassable with permission)
• Expiry for inventory/item snapshots (configurable seconds)
• Permission define the custom permissions for each display in the chatdisplay.yml file.

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ChatChannel​

Create isolated chat channels players can join with a command.

• Define unlimited channels in chatchannel.yml
• Each channel has its own command(s), format, permission, hover and click support
• Players can toggle in/out of a channel or send a one-off message without switching
• Messages are only visible to players with the channel's permission

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ChatFilter​

Keep your chat clean automatically.

• Word filter: Replace or block specific words (case-insensitive, regex-safe)
• URL / IP filter: Block or replace links and IP addresses
• Configurable TLD list for domain detection
• Bypass permission for trusted players/staff
• Simple config format with support for extended word entries

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Private Messaging​

A complete private messaging system.

• /msg <player> <message> — Send private messages
• /r <message> — Quick reply to last conversation
• /msgignore <player> — Toggle ignoring a player's messages
• /msgtoggle — Enable/disable receiving private messages entirely
• /socialspy — Staff can see all private conversations.
• Configurable sound on message received
• Bypass permission to message players who have messages toggled off

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Mentions​

Highlight players when mentioned in chat.

• • Type @PlayerName to mention someone
  • Configurable highlight color
  • Optional chat notification, title and sound for the mentioned player
  • PlaceholderAPI support in notification messages

Commands​

Configuration & Permissions​

All configurable files and permission nodes are fully documented on the wiki page.

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Contact & Support​

If you need support for the plugin, want to report bugs, suggest features, or access a test server, you can contact me here Discord.