Information

Full output of /ess version:

[22:16:46 INFO]: Server version: 1.8.8-R0.2-SNAPSHOT TacoSpigot (MC: 1.8.8)
[22:16:46 INFO]: EssentialsX version: 2.17.1.48
[22:16:46 INFO]: PlaceholderAPI version: 2.10.6
[22:16:46 INFO]: LuckPerms version: 5.0.24
[22:16:46 INFO]: Vault version: 1.7.2-b107
[22:16:46 INFO]: Citizens version: 2.0.24-SNAPSHOT (build 1605)
[22:16:46 INFO]: EssentialsXChat version: 2.17.1.48
[22:16:46 INFO]: EssentialsXSpawn version: 2.17.1.48

Server log: https://gist.github.com/ChaoticKiller/701d5697b9be6ab7619e4d3e2e7fcf61

EssentialsX config: https://gist.github.com/ChaoticKiller/b1be29ef4f9820cc956b145e18fd9a99

Details

Description
When using %player% as a placeholder to take xp away from a player it does not work and says "Error player cannot be found".

Steps to reproduce

1. Go to your Console
2. Type xp take %player%
3. Hit enter

This command works when doing xp give %player%

Expected behavior
The plugin should be able to take away the experience from the player and should be able to find the player using %player%

Screenshots
Not Necessary.

Fix is in Xeyame/Essentials@136dfc8 but seems like something else is messing up as xp show player and xp reset player require a 3th argument to run

Can confirm the bug without using placeholders. Essentials itself does not support placeholders currently.

Found missing part in 7adb931, making PR to fix it