AdvancedBans Messages Config
Install, customize, and troubleshoot the ZCraft Studios AdvancedBans Messages Config (messages.yml and templates.yml, English and Spanish).
AdvancedBans Messages Config
A clean, custom message config for AdvancedBan with a unique style and structure and MiniMessage text. It restyles punishment messages only. The plugin itself is not included.
Get it on BuiltByBit or browse all ZCraft Studios resources at bbyb.it/zcs. Need help? Join the ZCraft Studios Support Discord.
What's included
The download has two language sets, English and Spanish (es). Each set contains the same two files:
| File | Purpose |
|---|---|
messages.yml | Punishment and command messages. |
templates.yml | Punishment templates. |
Compatibility
| Supported | |
|---|---|
| Minecraft versions | 1.21.1 through 26.2 (including 1.21, 1.21.11, and 26.1.2) |
| Plugin | AdvancedBan, using a build that supports your Minecraft version |
Requirements
- AdvancedBan installed and running, with its folder generated under
plugins/ - A plugin and server version that supports MiniMessage formatting, since the messages use it
- Access to your server files and permission to restart or reload
Installation
Confirm the plugin is installed
The plugin must already be running and must have generated its folder inside plugins/.
Back up your current files
Copy the plugin's current messages.yml and templates.yml somewhere safe.
Choose a language
Open the English or the Spanish set from the download. Use both files from the same set.
Replace the files
Copy messages.yml and templates.yml into the plugin's folder under plugins/, replacing the originals.
Reload or restart
Restart the server, or use the plugin's reload command if it has one, and check the console for errors.
Test in game
Use a test account to try a ban, mute, kick, and warning. Colors use MiniMessage formatting, so confirm they render correctly.
Do not mix the English and Spanish sets. Using one file from each will show mixed languages.
Customizing
- Edit with a plain text editor that keeps spaces and indentation. YAML does not allow tabs.
- Keep placeholders (the variables the plugin fills in with names, reasons, and durations) exactly as written, and change only the surrounding text.
- Colors, gradients, and other styling use MiniMessage tags. Close every tag you open.
Troubleshooting
| Symptom | What to check |
|---|---|
| Nothing changed in game | Files are in the wrong folder or the plugin wasn't reloaded or restarted. |
| Raw tags show in messages | The plugin or server version doesn't support MiniMessage. Update it. |
| Mixed English and Spanish | Files from both sets were copied. Replace both files from the same set. |
| Plugin won't load a file | A YAML error from editing. Check the console line number for bad indentation or a missing quote, or restore your backup. |
| Colors look wrong | A MiniMessage tag may be unclosed or mistyped. Compare with the original line. |
Resources and support
- AdvancedBans Messages Config on BuiltByBit
- All ZCraft Studios resources
- ZCraft Studios Support Discord
- MiniMessage format reference
When reporting a problem, include the plugin version, Minecraft and server software version, which language set you used, and the relevant console error.