Lightweight Clans is a straightforward clan-management plugin for Paper servers. It provides the basic tools players need to create and manage clans without adding a large faction, economy, or land-claiming system.
The plugin is entirely command-based, making it suitable for both Java and Bedrock players. Clan information is stored in a local SQLite database and is retained through server restarts.
Create, rename, and disband clans
Invite players and manage clan membership
One President per clan, with support for leadership transfers
Custom clan names, descriptions, tags, and tag colors
Named Minecraft colors and hexadecimal tag colors
Public clan information and member lists
Private clan chat
Optional clan-chat toggle for normal messages
Custom clan banners that members can retrieve
Configurable clan size and invite expiration
Administrative commands for managing clans
Persistent SQLite storage
Configurable messages and chat formats
Integration support for other Bukkit plugins
Clan tags can be displayed in public chat without changing the formatting of player names or messages. The plugin uses safe component-based chat handling and remains compatible with plugins that provide custom display names or nicknames.
Each clan has one President. The clan creator becomes the first President and controls the clan’s name, description, tag, color, banner, membership, and leadership. Regular members can invite players, use clan chat, retrieve the clan banner, and leave the clan.
Players do not need to belong to a clan to view public clan information. Clans can be found by their display name or simplified command name.
/clan create <name>
/clan invite <player>
/clan accept <clan>
/clan deny <clan>
/clan info [clan]
/clan members [clan]
/clan list
/clan chat <message>
/clan chat toggle
/clan banner
/clan leave
Clan Presidents also have commands for changing clan details, setting a banner, transferring leadership, removing members, and disbanding the clan.
Server owners can configure:
Clan name and tag length limits
Maximum clan size
Invite expiration time
Default clan tag color
Public chat formatting
Clan chat formatting
Clan chat availability
DiscordSRV clan-chat relay behavior
Player-facing messages
All player messages are stored in messages.yml and can be changed without modifying the plugin.
Paper 26.2
Java 25
The SQLite database driver is included with the plugin. No separate database server is required.
Please note that invited players must currently be online to receive and respond to an invitation.
