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Yet Another World Protector

by Z0rdak

Yet Another World Protector, or YAWP, lets server admins mark off regions of a world and set flags that protect builds from players, mobs and the environment.

FabricForgeNeoForgeServer-side onlyGNU Affero General Public License v3.0 onlyOpen source1.16.5 – 26.2

What it does

Admins create regions around their builds and apply region flags to control which events and actions are allowed inside them. Flags cover a range of player, mob and environmental actions, and a region can be checked or changed without restarting the server. Players given permission can manage the regions they own.

YAWP is built for dedicated servers, and it also works in local single-player games and LAN sessions. Regions can be assigned to individual players or to vanilla teams, so a group can manage its own area. The mod is open source under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only, and it requires Forge Config API Port on Forge and NeoForge.

Its design draws on earlier region-protection tools for Forge and for WorldGuard. Files are published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, with 20 release versions covering 1.16.5 – 26.2 and the latest beta files dated 2026-09-24 for Fabric and NeoForge.

Key features

  1. Region creation

    Admins define regions around builds so that protection applies to a defined area rather than the whole world.

  2. Region flags

    Flags select which events and actions are blocked inside a region, covering player, mob and environmental activity.

  3. Player and team assignment

    Regions can be assigned to players or vanilla teams, letting each owner manage the area they are responsible for.

  4. Permission-based management

    Players given permission can edit their own regions, so admins do not have to handle every change.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

No stable releases
Every published file is a beta or alpha build.
26.x2 of 2 versions with builds
26.226.2-0.6.3-beta4Not available26.2-0.6.3-beta4
26.1.226.1.2-0.6.3-beta3Not available26.1.2-0.6.3-beta3
1.21.x9 of 9 versions with builds
1.21.111.21.11-0.6.2-beta2Not available1.21.11-0.6.2-beta2
1.21.101.21.10-0.6.2-beta2Not available1.21.10-0.6.2-beta2
1.21.81.21.8-0.6.2-beta1Not available1.21.8-0.6.2-beta1
1.21.71.21.7-0.6.2-beta1Not available1.21.7-0.6.2-beta1
1.21.61.21.6-0.6.2-beta1Not available1.21.6-0.6.2-beta1
1.21.51.21.5-0.6.2-beta11.21.5-0.6.2-beta11.21.5-0.6.2-beta1
1.21.41.21.4-0.6.2-beta11.21.4-0.6.2-beta11.21.4-0.6.2-beta1
1.21.11.21.1-0.6.3-beta31.21.1-0.6.3-beta31.21.1-0.6.3-beta4
1.210.0.2.10-alpha2Not availableNot available
1.20.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.20.40.0.2.9-beta4Not available0.0.4.0-beta1
1.20.20.0.2.9-beta30.0.2.9-beta3Not available
1.20.11.20.1-0.6.3-beta11.20.1-0.6.3-beta1Not available
1.200.0.2.9-beta20.0.2.9-beta2Not available
1.19.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

Forge Config API PortNeoForge's & Forge's config systems provided to other modding ecosystems. Designed for a multiloader architecture.
Required

Use cases

Protecting builds on a survival server

A server admin fences off a town or monument so that griefing and mob damage cannot reach it.

Team-owned areas

A vanilla team is given a region so its members can build and manage it without affecting neighbouring areas.

Who it’s for: Server owners and admins who run dedicated, LAN or single-player worlds and need protected regions for builds. The mod is installed on the server side only, so players join without installing it.

How it compares

Full comparison

Villager Protector is a Fabric, Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 that runs on client and server and is released under the MIT License. Private Area covers Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.20.1 under All rights reserved, and it runs on client and server. Saro's Region Protector is Forge-only for 1.20.1 and is server required with the client optional, under All rights reserved. YAWP differs by running server-side only and by being released under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Yet Another World ProtectorFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.16.5 – 26.2Server-side only2026-09-24
Villager ProtectorFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 1.21.11Client and server2026-02-27
Private AreaFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.20.1Client and server2026-09-15
Saro's Region ProtectorForge1.20.1Server required, client optional2025-04-29

Questions

Does YAWP need to be installed on the client?

No. Players join without it, since only the server has to run the mod.

Which loaders does Yet Another World Protector support?

It is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge. Forge and NeoForge builds require Forge Config API Port.

Which game versions have files?

Files exist for 20 release versions, 1.16.5 – 26.2, including 1.21.1 for Forge and 1.21.11 for Fabric and NeoForge.

In the catalog

Yet Another World Protector is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,930 Management mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.

Management mods8,016Fabric modsMods for 26.213,894

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What the author says

Yet Another World Protector (YAWP) is the admin tool to protect your minecraft server (dedicated or LAN as well as single-player!). It's available for (Neo-) Forge and Fabric. YAWP designed to be used on dedicated servers, but can also be used in single player worlds and worlds opened to LAN. It allows admins (and…
Z0rdak, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Z0rdak
Published
2022-08-28
Updated on Modrinth
2026-09-24
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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