Vanilla Pings
by crossyl
Vanilla Pings lets players mark a location in the world with a ping, using a hotkey that is set to Z by default.
What it does
When a player presses the ping key, the mod places a marker at the spot the player is looking at, and other players see it. The marker is built from an armor stand that glows and wears a highlighted block, so it stays visible at a distance. Only the server needs the mod for pings to work; players may add the client part to use the hotkey and the key binding in the Controls menu under Options, in the Vanilla Pings category.
The mod can be set up on a server without any client installation, and it offers spectators a way to see the invisible armor stand and its highlighted block. Server owners can change the message text, choose the language through a vanillapings language command, and decide how command feedback and admin command logging behave, following the usual game rules. Deleting the configuration file regenerates the defaults on the next restart, while a reload applies only the values already in the file.
Vanilla Pings is published for Fabric only, with builds covering 1.19.2 – 26.3, and its latest file is 1.11.1 for 26.3. The code is open source under the MIT License, and snapshot builds are also published.
Key features
Location pings
Players mark a point in the world, and the marker shows for everyone else on the server.
Glowing armor stand markers
Each ping is an armor stand that glows and wears a highlighted block, so it stays visible at a distance.
Customizable hotkey
The ping key defaults to Z and can be changed in the Controls menu under the Vanilla Pings category.
Custom messages and language
Message text can be customized, and a language can be selected with the vanillapings language command.
Admin commands and feedback
Command feedback and logging follow the game rules sendCommandFeedback and logAdminCommands, as with vanilla commands.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x2 of 2 versions with builds
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners who want shared location markers without requiring a client mod, and players who want a hotkey for placing them.
How it compares
Tab Ping is client-side only and open source under the MIT License, for 1.20.4 – 26.1. client side /ping is client-side only, under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, for 1.21.4 – 1.21.11. Vanilla Pings is server required with client optional, so players can join without installing anything.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanilla Pings | Fabric | 1.19.2 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-30 |
| Tab Ping | Fabric | 1.20.4 – 26.1 | Client-side only | 2026-03-25 |
| client side /ping | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-01-11 |
Questions
Does Vanilla Pings need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does Vanilla Pings support?
Which game versions have files for Vanilla Pings?
In the catalog
Vanilla Pings is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
A Minecraft mod to easily ping entities and locations like in most popular shooter games. The pings show up using armor stands and have glowing on them. This makes it possible for the mod to be server-side only. Using it on the client will add a hotkey. It's possible to customize the language used for messages (see…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/vanilla-pings
- Owner
- crossyl
- Published
- 2023-06-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15