About PlayerControl | Save what Players do on your Server | [1.8-1.16]
From SpigotMCCreate log files automatically, which contains information of everything the players do
ATTENTION: THIS PLUGIN WILL NOT BE UPDATED ANYMORE!
If you want something better, use my plugin PlayerControlPlus: https://www.spigotmc.org/resources/...ayers-activity-on-your-server-1-8-1-15.78599/
What can I do with PlayerControl?
This plugin allows you to have one log file per player that saves information about what did this player in a specific date.
Examples of information the plugin save are: Chat, Commands, Change World, Block Break (Useful for catching X-rayers), among others. It's a simple and lightweight plugin.
- ✓ Log file for every player
- ✓ Saves Information: Join, Leave, Chat, Commands, Change World, Block Break, Block Places, Kills, Deaths, Drops
- ✓ Check player events in Real Time
- ✓ Easy to read logs
- ✓ Information removal after a period of time
- ✓ PlaceholderAPI variables
- ✓ Works with 1.8+
- ✓ Compatibility for Spigot/CraftBukkit
Player information is stored inside the "players" folder. Each of the users will have a log file. If you want to modify the type of information being saved, you can do it on the config.yml file.
player_log_remove : 7
player_log_save_when_leave : false
new-version-reminder : true
save_join_leave : true
save_chat : true
save_commands : true
save_worldChange : true
save_blockBreak:
enabled : true
block_list :
- DIAMOND_ORE
- EMERALD_ORE
save_blockPlace:
enabled : true
block_list :
- CHEST
save_drops : false
save_playerKill_playerDeath : true
save_cancelled_events : false
save_data_permission:
enabled : false
permission : "playercontrol.savedata"
real_time_command_enabled_events :
- commands
- worldChange
- blockBreak
- blockPlace
- drops
Messages:
log_message_general : "[%time%] %event%"
log_message_join : "<joined the server (IP: %ip%)>"
log_message_leave : "<left the server>"
log_message_chat : "<chat: %message%>"
log_message_commands : "<command: %command%>"
log_message_worldChange : "<world change: FROM (%worldFrom%) TO (%worldTo%)"
log_message_blockBreak : "<block break: %block% (%block_x% %block_y% %block_z% %block_world%)"
log_message_blockPlace : "<block place: %block% (%block_x% %block_y% %block_z% %block_world%)"
log_message_playerKill : "<killed: %victim%>"
log_message_playerDeath : "<killed by: %killer%> (Total Deaths: %statistic_deaths%)"
log_message_drops : "<drop: x%amount% %item%>"
real_time_message : "&8&o[&c&o%player%&8&o][&e&o%time%&8&o] &7&o%event%"
<player_log_remove>
After how many days will the information of the log files be removed.
If is set to 7 it means logs from 7 days old will be removed. For example if today is 8th and one of the files has information saved on the 1st, then all data saved on that day will be removed, but the other days will be intact. Keep in mind that the files could fill very quickly.
<player_log_save_when_leave>
If enabled, player log will be saved when this player leaves the server (Not recommended for servers with many users)
<save_join_leave>
If you want to save when player join and leave the server.
<save_chat>
If you want to save everything the player writes in chat.
<save_commands>
Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Supports 9 Minecraft versions, the newest being 1.16.
Loaders
Runs on Spigot and Paper.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
PlayerControl | Save what Players do on your Server | [1.8-1.16] on Nxeon
From our catalogue- One-click install
- Supported on Nxeon Minecraft servers, for Paper servers. We download it from SpigotMC, place it, and restart the server.
- Server side
- Required on the server
- Server type needed
- Spigot, Paper
- Server load
- light
- Smallest plan we suggest
- Minecraft — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
- Latest build
- 1.7.4, released 2020-10-17
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| Paper | 1.8 to 1.16 (9 versions) | 1.16 |
| Spigot | 1.8 to 1.16 (9 versions) | 1.16 |
From 10 recorded builds of PlayerControl | Save what Players do on your Server | [1.8-1.16].
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.7.4 | 2020-10-17 | 1.8 to 1.16 (9 versions) | Spigot, Paper |
| 1.7.3 | 2020-09-27 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
| 1.7.2 | 2020-05-17 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
| 1.7.1 | 2020-02-14 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
| 1.6.1 | 2019-09-15 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
| 1.5.1 | 2019-04-02 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
Run PlayerControl | Save what Players do on your Server | [1.8-1.16] on a Minecraft server
Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogAdmin & protection
Permissions, moderation, anti-cheat and land protection for the people running the server.
Runs on your server
From source side supportSpigotMC lists PlayerControl | Save what Players do on your Server | [1.8-1.16] as required on the server. Check its SpigotMC page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Minecraft
- Loaders
- SpigotPaper
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
- Game versions
- 1.16 and 8 earlier
- Requires
- One-click install needs a Paper server.
Verified at the source
- ✓SpigotMCOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-02Open ↗
- ✓AuthorAjneb97, as published on SpigotMC
- ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree










