Fixes continued issues with the /gradient command. Styles are now maintained without length blowing up and style seepage.

Updated blacklists.yml, introducing "fuzzy" matching for stronger blacklisting capabilities. Patched some bugs too.

• Resolves an issue with file loading/saving
• Adds a "nick-prefix" option
• Adds PlaceholderAPI placeholder %namecolor_display_name%

Database patch, minor code cleanup.

NameColor 1.9 : Databases Introduces support for MySQL and MariaDB. This can be configured in the config.yml

This is a minor update, introducing a new permission:

namecolor.nick.color

All players have this permission by default, however, when this perm is set to false, players will not be able to use colors/styles in their nicknames.

Thanks to Kerm for suggesting this feature.
As always, feel free to reach out to suggest any features or report bugs!

An issue was brought to my attention where names disappear when players re-log after setting name colors. This patch addresses the issue. As always, if you have any concerns or suggestions please feel free to contact me.

[+] Added a new permission,

namecolor.set.style

This permission allows setting styles in nicknames, and is given to all players by default

[+] Added a update notifier that posts in console when new updates come out.

[+] Introduced a nickname blacklist, found in "blacklists.yml"

[+] Fixed an issue with blocking duplicate nicknames where color codes interfered with the plugin detecting them properly

[+] Updated the nickname length limiter to ignore HEX color codes, as prior it only ignored Bukkit codes

Update 1.4 - Nickname Updates

[+] Introduces a nickname length limit, the default is 16.
[+] Introduces an option to prohibit nicknames that are the same as another player's username.
[+] Introduces /nick reset which allows you to reset nicknames.

Other Updates:

I'm looking into modifying player name tags, and I've done some experimentation with it, though I'm yet to decide the final approach I'll take with it. It's going to be a long-term goal for this plugin, but I'm not prepared to provide any ETA at this time.

Another future goal is adding a GUI for the /namecolor command. This will likely come out before any name tag update.

I've done some more work on this plugin's website, available at https://wiicart.net/namecolor