PluginHider

Hide your Minecraft plugins from prying eyes. The plugin commands can still be executed, but they won't show up in tab completion, /version <plugin name> command results, or when players use the /plugins command.

Required:

! PacketEvents v2.4.0+ !

Configuration

Configuration is managed through the config.yml file:

# List of plugins to hide from players. Use '*' to hide all plugins.
# IMPORTANT: Default Minecraft/Bukkit commands remain visible even with '*' unless explicitly hidden.
hide_plugins:
   - PluginHider
   - ProtocolLib
   - packetevents

# List of plugins to show, even if they would otherwise be hidden.
# Takes priority over hide_plugins.
show_plugins:
   - 'MySuperCoolPlugin'

# Controls whether plugin commands can be tab-completed with the plugin name prefix.
# Example: When true, commands can be completed as "pluginname:command"
# When false, only the command name without the plugin prefix will be shown.
should_allow_colon_tabcompletion: false

# When true, server operators (ops) can see all plugin commands regardless of hide/show settings.
# Set to false if you want hiding rules to apply to operators as well.
operator_can_see_everything: false

# List of player UUIDs that should see all commands, even when not operators
# or when operator_can_see_everything is false.
whitelisted_uuids:
   - 01234567-89ab-cdef-0123-456789abcdef

# List of player UUIDs that should always be treated as normal users, even when
# they're operators and operator_can_see_everything is true.
blacklisted_uuids:
   - fedcba98-7654-3210-fedc-ba9876543210

Bukkit and Minecraft Commands Visibility

Important Note: When using '*' in hide_plugins, all plugin commands will be hidden EXCEPT for default Minecraft and Bukkit commands.

To explicitly hide Minecraft and Bukkit commands as well:

hide_plugins:
   - '*'
   - minecraft
   - bukkit

This will make virtually all commands invisible to non-privileged players.

Configuration Guide

Basic Concepts:

• hide_plugins: List of plugins to hide
• show_plugins: List of plugins to explicitly show
• '*' in hide_plugins: Hides all plugins not listed in show_plugins
• show_plugins takes priority over hide_plugins

Example Scenarios

Let's say you have these plugins installed:

• pluginA
• pluginB
• pluginC
• pluginD
• pluginE

1. Hide a Single Plugin
   To hide only pluginB:

   hide_plugins:
     - pluginB

   Result: All plugins except pluginB will be visible

2. Show Only One Plugin
   To show only pluginB:

   hide_plugins:
     - '*'
   show_plugins:
     - pluginB

   Result: Only pluginB and default Minecraft/Bukkit commands will be visible

3. Hide Multiple Specific Plugins
   To hide pluginB and pluginD:

   hide_plugins:
     - pluginB
     - pluginD

   Result: All plugins except pluginB and pluginD will be visible

4. Show Only Selected Plugins
   To show only pluginA and pluginC:

   hide_plugins:
     - '*'
   show_plugins:
     - pluginA
     - pluginC

   Result: Only pluginA, pluginC, and default Minecraft/Bukkit commands will be visible

5. Hide All Plugins
   To hide all plugins except Minecraft/Bukkit commands:

   hide_plugins:
     - '*'

   Result: Only default Minecraft/Bukkit commands will be visible

6. Hide Everything Including Minecraft/Bukkit
   To hide absolutely everything:

   hide_plugins:
     - '*'
     - minecraft
     - bukkit

   Result: No commands will be visible at all

Player Permission Control

PluginHider provides fine-grained control over which players can see all plugins:

• Operator Control:

  • operator_can_see_everything: When true, server operators can see all plugins regardless of hide/show settings

• Whitelist/Blacklist System:

  • whitelisted_uuids: Players who can see all plugins, even when not operators or when operator_can_see_everything is false
  • blacklisted_uuids: Players who are treated as normal users and can't see hidden plugins, even when they're operators and operator_can_see_everything is true

This system gives you precise control over who can see what, regardless of their operator status.

Tab Completion Format

• should_allow_colon_tabcompletion: Controls whether plugin commands can be tab-completed with the plugin name prefix (e.g., "pluginname:command")

Commands

• /pluginhider help - Shows available commands
• /pluginhider reload - Reloads the configuration from disk

Showcase

Usage

Links

• Spigot: https://www.spigotmc.org/resources/plugin-hider.117705/
• bStats: https://bstats.org/plugin/bukkit/PluginHider/22462
• GitHub: https://github.com/AvarionMC/PluginHider