WhatIsThis - Identify the block or entity being looked at | 1.13 - 26.3| Multi-Language support |

Minimum Java Version: ________Java 25

Description
WhatIsThis is a lightweight utility plugin aimed at providing block and entity information directly to the player without the need to open a UI. This plugin was inspired by Forge mods like WAILA (What Am I Looking At) which run client-side to constantly display the name of the block being looked at. This plugin runs server-side, and by simply right-clicking a block or running command /wt while looking at a block, the block type and the items it drops will be displayed. It can also be configured to auto-display the targeted block or entity.

This can be helpful in Survival mode to know what a block is without having to break it first, or while looking at other people's builds in Creative mode, using custom block plugins like Slimefun4 and Nova, or when connected with an older client version to a server using Via* plugins.

Following the Archaeology Update in Minecraft 1.20. it can also be useful to easily and quickly identify Suspicious Sand and Suspicious Gravel blocks.



Starting with version 5.0, the plugin will also identify entities in the same way as blocks.



Enabling 'auto_display' in the config, the display will automatically update just by looking at a different block without the need for commands or clicking. As this runs server side, having 'auto-display' enabled may impact performance depending on the server hardware, software and the number of players online.

The 'auto_display' option is disabled by default, so when the server starts the 'player move' listener is not registered. To enable the 'auto-display' option the server will need to be restarted so that the listener is correctly registered.

A list of blocks to ignore, for example, AIR, WATER, GRASS_BLOCK, can be specified in the config. These blocks will not display any information when targeted by the player.

If auto-display is disabled, right-clicking a block with a STICK (default, can be changed to an empty hand or any other item in the config) or by running command /wt while looking at a block, the block name is displayed briefly on the ActionBar. (Optionally the items it drops can also be displayed if using the scoreboard). Both options can be used underwater as well as on land.

There is the option to have the block information displayed on the ActionBar, BossBar, Scoreboard or in chat. Using the first two methods, only the name of the block is displayed and not the dropped items. The BossBar will also display the health of the targeted entity.

The ActionBar display is probably the most attractive and least intrusive of the display methods. The text colour can be set in the config.yml file.

The text colour and the colour of the BossBar can be set in the config.yml file.


Dependencies and Supported Plugins
The latest version of this plugin requires servers to be running a minimum of Java 25 and Minecraft/Spigot 26.1+.

The versions of the following plugins, which provide a number of custom blocks and entities, are supported by the latest version:

Nexo 1.29.1 by Boy0000/MineInAbyss.

Slimefun4 RC-37 by TheBusyBiscuit.

Nova 0.24.0 by xenondevs.

ItemsAdder 4.0.18 by LoneDev.

Citizens 2.0.44 by fullwall.

MythicMobs 5.13.0 by Xikage.

Oraxen 1.164.0 by Th0rgal.


Version 5.11 is available for servers running Minecraft/Spigot 1.21.1+

Version 5.6 is available for servers running Minecraft/Spigot 1.20.6.

Version 5.5 is available for servers running Minecraft/Spigot 1.17.1 -1.20.4 with Java 17.

Version 4.5 is available for servers running Minecraft/Spigot 1.17.1 with Java 16.

Version 3.4 is available for Minecraft/Spigot 1.13.2 through to 1.16.5.