Ok, so I'll do /pex group owner prefix &9&l[&b&lOwner&9&l] and it will say that the prefix for owner was set to that. But then, when I type in chat, there's no prefix. Please help, I want to go public, but without prefixes, I can't.

Also, I'm set as owner.

My IGN is KonaTheBaconator.

Ensure that you do have a chat management plugin installed.

Most people use Spigot as their server wrapper, and the most common chat management plugin for Spigot is from EssentialsX, called EssentialsXChat. EssentialsXChat also requires Vault to be installed.

Thanks! But... I use CraftBukkit, is there any problems?

That'll depend on which chat management plugin you're using. The plugins based on "ChatManager" (ChatManager, ChatManager+, ChatEx, and others) won't work with PEX. You'll need to test the chat plugins and read the documentation about them to see if it's based on ChatManager.

Personally, I always used EssentialsChat for my CraftBukkit server (notice, no X in that name), but that version of Essentials and EssentialsChat was discontinued at Minecraft 1.8 several months ago.

GEEZ! That sure was quick! I don't know if this will help, but these are my Pugins (14): CoreProtect, WorldEdit, Citizens, Playtime, Essentials, ColoredTab, ColoredChat, PermissionsEx, PlotSquared, notnt, Marriage, Multiverse-Core, EnjinMinecraftPlugin, HolographicDisplays

Thanks for the info BTW! I'm going to go try it out!

What version is your server?

1.8.8 CraftBukkit

Do you think I should install EssentialsChat?

EssentialsChat comes in that .zip file. Be sure to also install Vault.

Ah, ok. So you're just barely outside the window to use "EssentialsChat". You could always try it, but reports have indicated it didn't work past "1.8".

http://dev.bukkit.org/bukkit-plugins/essentials/ <--- Only use official download sources, of course.

Yep. Most of the time, even changing from 1.2.3 to 1.2.4 (which is called a minor update) can lead to plugins not working correctly, so all plugins should be tested if you update the server.

Going from 1.2.3 to 1.3.0 is called a major update. And since what you'd be doing is a 'major' update, it's likely most of your plugins will also need updates.

Makes sense! I've tried with EssentialsChat before but it never worked!

Also, if I we're to become 1.10, does that mean I need all new plugins?

Once you get EssentialsChat installed, read the Prefix/Suffix Guide that I wrote over in the PEX forums.

Thank you so much! If I can't get it to work, should I PM you? Because I think you're going to lock the thread. ;-;

If I already have essentials downloaded, should I just install vault? Or is EssentialsChat a whole diffrent thing?

I won't lock a thread unless someone's rude to me or the PEX programmer. (I'm a little slow to reply at the moment because I'm helping about 4 people with different problems: yours here, and a couple over in the PEX forums.)

Definitely install Vault, then see how the plugins list looks.

EssentialsChat comes in the Essentials.zip file you downloaded. If someone was using Spigot's EssentialsXChat, then they'd get EssentialsXChat over here.

In the screenshot I just posted, there's a list of my plugins after /reload do I need to restart the server from console?

The /reload command can crash your server, so it's better to just shut the server down and restart it. (Reload crashes the server after about 3-4 uses.)

Typically when a plugin's name comes up red, there's an error in their config.yml files.

Since Essentials files can be rather long, it may take you a while to look through them to find the mistake.

And if you can't find the mistake, you may need to delete the file and let the server create the file again, then re-edit the file (more carefully, this time) to get it back to how you want it for your server.

;-; I'm not a dev, and this is my first ever server.

We all started in the same place you are now. ;-)

Um, I don't really know how to find if there's something wrong. ;-;

Two methods to find config.yml errors:

1. Try to remember where you've changed things in the file. Look through those areas to make sure you didn't type something incorrectly.
2. Copy the file to your desktop, let the server make the file brand new, then open both files and compare them to find out where the errors may be.

TBH, I've never even been in a config file until now..

Read the prefix guide I linked above to find out how to get prefixes showing.

But the plugins are red. Does it still work?

Oh, they're still red? Not working then. It may be like I originally suspected, that 1.7.9/1.8 Essentials doesn't work on your server.

You may have to make the change to using Spigot instead of Craftbukkit. :-[

Do I need all new plugins?

Ok! 😀

Not if you switch to using Spigot 1.8.8; the only thing you'd need to replace would be Essentials to EssentialsX (linked above) and EssentialsChat to EssentialsXChat (also linked above).

As for setting up a Spigot server, lots of guides and YouTube videos for that stuff, so you won't need me for that. (And that's a good thing, since I've never actually set up a Spigot server myself.)

You can reply to this thread if you have any PEX issues or questions, I'll get an email and I'll get back to ya as soon as I can.

(Don't let the "Ticket closed" fool you. You can still post here. That's just so the PEX author doesn't have to worry about reading all the junk we've been through so far.)

Essentials help is over here.

I need help i have EssentialsChat i have tons of group and permissions yet when i set someone as the group no prefix is shown a prefix is only shown when you set it on that person which creates a entire new group.
I have PEX and essentialschat please

that doesnt help At All im not even using essentialsx