Hooks and Placeholders

Hooks and Placeholders

VortexEnchantments declares soft dependencies for common server ecosystems.

Soft Dependencies

Plugin	Purpose
Vault	Economy integration for shop purchases.
PlaceholderAPI	Placeholder expansion support.
ProtocolLib	Compatibility with packet-heavy server stacks.

Vault

Vault is used by the enchant shop.

If /ve shop opens but purchases fail, check:

• Vault is installed.
• An economy plugin is installed.
• Vault detects the economy provider.
• Prices are valid numbers in config.yml.

PlaceholderAPI

If PlaceholderAPI is installed, VortexEnchantments can register its expansion.

Typical placeholder use cases:

• Scoreboards.
• Tab lists.
• Menus.
• Player profiles.

Check the plugin console on startup for PlaceholderAPI registration messages.

ProtocolLib

ProtocolLib is optional. Keep it updated if your server stack relies on packet-based plugins.

Integration Advice

• Install optional dependencies before VortexEnchantments when possible.
• Restart after adding Vault, PlaceholderAPI, or ProtocolLib.
• Do not assume /reload will safely attach newly installed soft dependencies.