BetterChat

BetterChat allows multiple custom chat channels as well as a staff chat.

Latest Release

You can download the latest "stable" release of BetterChat on Spigot: http://www.spigotmc.org/resources/betterchat.4372/

Requirements

• Bukkit/Spigot 1.7 - 1.10 OR BungeeCord (Only 1.9+ Tested!)
• Java 7 or newer

Features

• Staff Chat - A way for staff to talk between themselves privately.
• Custom Chat Channels - Allow players to switch between channels where only players in that channel can see messages.
• On-the-fly Channels - Use a command to create a channel and instantly start using it without any reboot or performance impact.

TODO

• Custom Chat Channels
• Staff Chat
• Permission to access ALL channels - Good for staff.
• Add color code support
• Add a option for default channel
• Command to find what channel a specific player is in.
• On-the-fly Channels
• Custom commands per channel - /NAME <message>
• BungeeCord support.
• Anti-Swear Filter
• Anti-Spam system
• Player Muting
• Player banning from channel(s)
• Chat mention notifications
• More per channel options
• Channel configuration GUI
• BountifulAPI support. (Maybe)
• BarAPI support. (Maybe)
• Many more planned features will be added.
• Drink beer.

Commands

• /channel [channel name] - Switch what channel you are currently talking in.
• /channel create <name> - Create a new channel. (Admin Only)
• /channel delete <name> - Delete a channel. (Admin Only)
• /channel info <name> - View information on a channel. (Admin Only)
• /staffchat <message> - Send a message to all staff. Aliases are /sc.
• /whatchannel - Find what channel a specific player is in.
• /betterchat reload - Reload the configuration.

Permissions

• betterchat.channel.channelname - Replacing channelname with the name of the channel will give you the required permission to join a channel if it is enabled in the config to use permissions.
• betterchat.staff - Access to staff chat, including staff chat commands. Defaults to OP.
• betterchat.all - Access to join ALL channels, defaults to OP.

If you have any ideas or suggestions please post them as an issue!

Changelog

Version 2.0 (In progress)

• Added support for BungeeCord.
• Added Player Mentions
• Added a swear filter - words and settings can be found in the config.yml
• Added some spam filter options

Version 1.1

• Custom Staff Chat Prefix.
• Chat color codes in staff chat and normal chat.
• Added player name to staff chat.
• Permission to access all channels - betterchat.all.
• Config option to set default channel.
• Custom chat prefix per channel.
• Custom channel commands - /<channel> <message>.
• Remember players channels option - If the player re-logs or the server restarts/reloads the player will be on the same channel.
• On-the-fly channels - Easily create and manage channels without even opening the config.
• Added a "fallback" command if the plugin fails to start.
• Added the command /whatchannel to find what channel a specific player is in.
• Added the /betterchat command as well as /betterchat reload

Version 1.0.1

• Fixed players been in "null" channel on reload.

Version 1.0

• Initial Release.
• Staff Chat.
• Custom Channels and /channel command.