Wires
by genau6502
Wires gives server staff a set of chat, join and mute commands for Fabric servers, with Luckperms permission support.
What it does
Staff can send messages to a staffchat that only players with the right permissions can read. A player can be moved into staffchat, where every message they send goes to that channel until the mode is toggled off again. A maintenance mode lets only operators join the server, and a command can mute a player for a given length of time. The mod can also hide a player from the tab menu so they appear invisible to others.
Wires is a server utility, so only the server needs it. Players join without installing anything. It runs on Fabric, the version range covers 1.16.5 – 1.18, and the latest file is 1.0.5 for 1.18, published on 2021-12-09. The code is open source under the MIT License, and the source code and issue tracker are public. Snapshot builds are published as well.
Key features
Staffchat channel
Messages sent to the staffchat are read only by players with the permission to see them.
Staffchat mode toggle
A player moved into staffchat keeps sending messages there until the mode is switched off again.
Maintenance mode
A toggle that restricts joining to operators, useful while the server is being worked on.
Timed mutes
Players can be muted for a specified length of time, with the mute ending on its own afterward.
Tab menu hiding
A player can be removed from the tab menu, which makes them invisible in that list to other players.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners and staff teams who need moderation commands on a Fabric server. Players do not need the mod, since it runs on the server alone.
How it compares
Server Announce is also server-side only, open source under the MIT License, and published for 1.18.2 – 1.21.1 on Fabric, so it covers a later version range than Wires. Operator Tab is client-side only, open source under the MIT License, and built for Fabric and Forge at 1.18.2, which means it runs on players' side rather than the server.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wires | Fabric | 1.16.5 – 1.18 | Server-side only | 2021-12-09 |
| Server Announce | Fabric | 1.18.2 – 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2025-05-17 |
| Operator Tab | Fabric and Forge | 1.18.2 | Client-side only | 2023-08-27 |
Questions
Does Wires need Luckperms?
Do players need to install Wires?
Which game versions does Wires support?
In the catalog
Wires is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 3,927 mods support Minecraft 1.18.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/wires
- Owner
- genau6502
- Published
- 2021-05-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2021-12-09
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15