Simple Nicks

A standalone nickname plugin that supports Mini-Message.

Mini-Message comes prepackaged with Paper and all forks of Paper support Mini-Message.

Commands

/nick set <nickname> [player]

Sets the nickname of the player.
Uses Mini-Message Tags such as <gray> and <gradient:red:green>
Allows users with permission simplenick.admin to change the nickname of another player using the optional [player] argument.

/nick save [player]

/nick delete [player|nick] <nick>

/nick reset [player]

Sets the nickname of the player back to the original username, unformatted.
Allows users with permission simplenick.admin to reset the nickname of another player using the optional [player] argument.

/nick reload

/nick help

Permission	Admin permission to:
`simplenick.bypass.`	░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
`simplenick.bypass.username`	Use another player's username as their own nickname on the server
`simplenick.bypass.length`	Set a nickname longer than the max character limit
`simplenick.bypass.regex`	Set a nickname that doesn't match the configured regex

`simplenick.reload`	Reload the plugin configuration and locale

`simplenick.admin.`	░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
`simplenick.admin.reset`	Reset a target player's nickname
`simplenick.admin.save`	Save a target player's nickname to the target player's saved nicknames
`simplenick.admin.delete`	Delete a target player's saved name from the target player's list of saved nicknames
`simplenick.admin.restrictive`	Set a target player's nickname, only using the formats the target player has permissions for (This is a very niche permission, likely not what most servers are looking for)
`simplenick.admin.basic`	Set a target player's nickname, using the formats the Admin has permission to use (This is the permission most servers will need for admins)
`simplenick.admin.full`	Set a target player's nickname with zero regard for formatting, full permission for all formatting. (Not recommended)

Permission	Permission to:
`simplenick.nick`	░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
`simplenick.nick.set`	Set own nickname
`simplenick.nick.reset`	Reset own nickname
`simplenick.nick.save`	Save current nickname for later use
`simplenick.nick.delete`	Delete a previously saved nickname
`simplenick.nick.color`	Use color formatting tags (`<color:#aabbcc>` or `<red>`)
`simplenick.nick.gradient`	Use gradient formatting tags (`<gradient:red:blue>`)
`simplenick.nick.rainbow`	Use rainbow formatting tags (`<rainbow>`)
`simplenick.nick.format.`	░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
`simplenick.nick.format.reset`	Use the `<reset>` formatting tags
`simplenick.nick.format.underline`	Use the `<u>`,`</u>` formatting tags
`simplenick.nick.format.strikethrough`	Use the `<st>`,`</st>` formatting tags
`simplenick.nick.format.bold`	Use the `<b>`,`</b>` formatting tags
`simplenick.nick.format.obsfucated`	Use the `<obf>`,`</obf>` formatting tags

Download the player ecloud expansion for Placeholder API
Use %player_displayname%
If you have a specific setup that needs the minimessage formatting before it has been parsed, i.e. the "<red>Nickname</red>" version, you can use %simplenicks_mininick%
- This won't be necessary for most users though, the previous one will work best.