Simple Welcome Message
Simple Welcome Message sends a configurable greeting to each player when they join a Fabric or Paper server, with colour codes and placeholders.
What it does
Server owners set the greeting text in a config file, using colour codes for styling and placeholders that insert the joining player's name, the number of players online and the join time. The message is delivered each time a player connects, so new arrivals see it without any command from the staff.
The mod can be dropped into the mods folder on a Fabric server, or into the plugins folder on a Paper server, using the matching build for the game version. Fabric builds need Fabric API alongside them. Changes made to the config take effect after a restart on Fabric, while on Paper the welcome-message-reload command applies them without stopping the server.
Three commands are available to operators: one reads the current welcome message, one sets a new message, and one reloads config.yml after it has been edited. The project is open source under the MIT License and is published for Fabric and Paper, with 13 release versions 1.21 – 26.1.2 across the Fabric line.
Key features
Welcome message on join
Each player who connects receives the configured greeting in chat as soon as they enter the server.
Colour codes
The message accepts colour codes, so the greeting can be styled with the same codes used elsewhere in Minecraft chat.
Player placeholder
A placeholder inserts the joining player's name into the text, so every greeting can be personal without extra setup.
Join time and player count
Additional placeholders show the time of the join and the number of players currently online.
Reload and edit commands
Operators can read the current message, set a new one, or reload the config after editing config.yml, without rewriting files by hand.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
How it compares
Simple Welcome Message is server-side in its use, since the greeting is sent from the server to players who join. Better Welcome Messages is required on the server and optional on the client, and it covers 1.21.2 – 1.21.5, a narrower range than this mod. Join Message is server-side only, but it targets 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 and is published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license, not as open source. Auto Greeting - Server is also server-side only and open source under the MIT License, with builds for 1.21.11 – 26.3.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Welcome Message | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.1.2 | Not published | 2026-06-03 |
| Better Welcome Messages | Fabric | 1.21.2 – 1.21.5 | Server required, client optional | 2025-04-21 |
| Join Message | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Server-side only | 2024-12-17 |
| Auto Greeting - Server | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-21 |
Questions
Does Simple Welcome Message need Fabric API?
Do players need to install the mod?
Does the server have to restart after editing the config?
In the catalog
Simple Welcome Message is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/simple-welcome-message
- Owner
- Bennyboy12306
- Published
- 2024-10-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-03
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15