💬Messages

Customizing plugin messages and translations.

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File Location

plugins/InfiniteShops/messages.yml

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Overview

All plugin messages can be customized in the messages file. Messages support:

• Color codes (&a, &b, &c, etc.)

• Hex colors (&#FF5733)

• Placeholders (%player%, %amount%, etc.)

• MiniMessage format (optional)

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General Messages

# Prefix for all messages
prefix: '&8[&6InfiniteShops&8] '

# General messages
no_permission: '&cYou do not have permission to do this.'
player_only: '&cThis command can only be run by players.'
invalid_command: '&cInvalid command. Use &e/ishop help &cfor help.'
reload_success: '&aConfiguration reloaded successfully!'

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Shop Messages

shop:
  opened: '&7Opening shop: &e%shop%'
  closed: '&cThis shop is currently closed.'
  no_permission: '&cYou cannot access this shop.'
  
  buy:
    success: '&aYou bought &e%amount%x %item% &afor &e%price%&a!'
    insufficient_funds: '&cYou need &e%price% &cto buy this item.'
    inventory_full: '&cYour inventory is full!'
    
  sell:
    success: '&aYou sold &e%amount%x %item% &afor &e%price%&a!'
    no_items: '&cYou don''t have any of this item to sell.'
    not_sellable: '&cThis item cannot be sold.'

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Economy Messages

economy:
  balance: '&7Your balance: &e%balance%'
  insufficient: '&cInsufficient funds. You need &e%required% &cbut have &e%balance%&c.'
  
  exp:
    insufficient_levels: '&cYou need &e%required% levels &cbut have &e%current%&c.'
    insufficient_points: '&cYou need &e%required% XP points &cbut have &e%current%&c.'

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Daily Shop Messages

daily_shop:
  reset: '&a&l✦ &aThe Daily Shop has reset! New items available!'
  weekly_reset: '&6&l✦ &6Weekly specials have changed!'
  purchased: '&aYou purchased &e%item% &afrom the Daily Shop!'
  limit_reached: '&cYou''ve reached your purchase limit for this item.'
  
  flash_sale:
    start: '&e&l⚡ FLASH SALE! &e%item% &7is now &a%discount%% off&7!'
    end: '&7The flash sale has ended.'

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Black Market Messages

black_market:
  open: '&4&l☠ The Black Market is now open!'
  close: '&7The Black Market has closed.'
  bid_placed: '&aYou placed a bid of &e%amount% &aon &e%item%&a!'
  outbid: '&c%player% &7has outbid you on &e%item% &7with &a%amount%&7!'
  won: '&a&lCongratulations! &aYou won &e%item% &afor &e%amount%&a!'
  auction_start: '&6&l▶ &eNow auctioning: &f%item%'
  countdown: '&c%seconds% &7seconds remaining!'

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Multiplier Messages

multipliers:
  activated: '&a&l✦ &a%type% Multiplier activated! &e%multiplier%x &afor &e%duration%&a!'
  expired: '&7Your %type% multiplier has expired.'
  active: '&7Active multipliers:'
  none: '&7You have no active multipliers.'

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Shopper Rank Messages

shopper_ranks:
  rank_up: '&a&l✦ RANK UP! &aYou are now a &e%rank%&a!'
  points_earned: '&7+%points% loyalty points'
  discount_applied: '&a%discount%% &7rank discount applied!'

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Placeholder Reference

Placeholder	Description
%player%	Player name
%item%	Item name
%amount%	Item amount
%price%	Price (formatted)
%balance%	Player balance
%shop%	Shop name
%discount%	Discount percentage
%multiplier%	Multiplier value
%duration%	Time duration
%rank%	Shopper rank name

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Color Reference

Standard Colors

Code	Color
&0	Black
&1	Dark Blue
&2	Dark Green
&3	Dark Aqua
&4	Dark Red
&5	Dark Purple
&6	Gold
&7	Gray
&8	Dark Gray
&9	Blue
&a	Green
&b	Aqua
&c	Red
&d	Light Purple
&e	Yellow
&f	White

Formatting

Code	Format
&l	Bold
&o	Italic
&n	Underline
&m	Strikethrough
&k	Obfuscated
&r	Reset

Hex Colors

Use &#RRGGBB format:

example: '&#FF5733This is orange text!'
gradient: '&#FF0000R&#FF7F00a&#FFFF00i&#00FF00n&#0000FFb&#4B0082o&#9400D3w'

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Tips

1. Use PlaceholderAPI - Messages support PAPI placeholders

2. Test colors - Use /ishop test-message <message> to preview

3. Backup first - Always backup messages.yml before editing

4. Escape quotes - Use '' for single quotes in YAML strings