Server Rules

The simplest possible menu: just text. Four rules each rendered as a paper item with a multi-line lore explanation. No click handlers, no rules, no actions. The only interactive element is the close button.

What it teaches

• Items without click {} are passive - players can mouse over them but clicks do nothing
• Multi-line lore: [ ... ] for rich text on a single item
• A 5-row menu with size: 5 and how slot numbers map to rows
• Mixing decorative borders with content

beginner

Features: lorestatic-displayno-click-handlers

Open: /ame_rules Copy

menu.conf

# Server Rules - read-only info menu
# Docs: https://abstractmenus.github.io/docs/en/examples/info-pages/rules
# Open: /ame_rules
# Requires: -

include required(file("./plugins/AbstractMenus/menus/example/_shared/templates.conf"))

title: "&6Server Rules"
size: 5

activators {
  command: "ame_rules"
}

items: [
  # Decorative borders
  ${borderBlack} { slot: "0-8" }
  ${borderBlack} { slot: "36-44" }

  # Header
  {
    slot: 4
    material: WRITTEN_BOOK
    name: "&6&lRules of MyTestServer"
    lore: [
      "&7Read carefully."
      "&7Breaking any rule may lead to a ban."
    ]
  }

  # Rule 1
  {
    slot: 19
    material: PAPER
    name: "&e1. No griefing"
    lore: [
      "&7Do not destroy or modify"
      "&7other players' builds without"
      "&7their explicit permission."
      ""
      "&8First offense: warning"
      "&8Repeat: 7-day ban"
    ]
  }

  # Rule 2
  {
    slot: 21
    material: PAPER
    name: "&e2. Be civil in chat"
    lore: [
      "&7No slurs, no harassment,"
      "&7no spam. English in main chat,"
      "&7other languages in their channels."
      ""
      "&8First offense: 1h mute"
      "&8Repeat: permanent mute"
    ]
  }

  # Rule 3
  {
    slot: 23
    material: PAPER
    name: "&e3. No cheating"
    lore: [
      "&7Hacked clients, x-ray, autoclicker,"
      "&7and similar mods are banned."
      "&7Optifine and shaders are fine."
      ""
      "&8First offense: permanent ban"
    ]
  }

  # Rule 4
  {
    slot: 25
    material: PAPER
    name: "&e4. No real-money trade"
    lore: [
      "&7Selling in-game items, ranks, or"
      "&7services for real money is banned."
      "&7Use the official donate menu only."
      ""
      "&8First offense: permanent ban"
    ]
  }

  # Close button
  ${buttonClose} { slot: 40 }
]

_shared/templates.conf

# AbstractMenus example pack - shared templates
# Reusable HOCON snippets referenced from menus via ${blockName} substitution.
# Docs: https://abstractmenus.github.io/docs/en/examples

# Sound presets (Paper 1.21+ registry keys)
clickSound:    "ui.button.click"
openSound:     "block.chest.open"
closeSound:    "block.chest.close"
successSound:  "entity.experience_orb.pickup"
failSound:     "block.note_block.bass"
deniedSound:   "block.anvil.land"

# Deny action snippets (use as: denyActions: ${denyNoMoney})
denyNoMoney {
  sound:   ${deniedSound}
  message: "&cYou don't have enough money."
}
denyNoPerm {
  sound:   ${deniedSound}
  message: "&cYou don't have permission."
}
denyCooldown {
  sound:   ${deniedSound}
  message: "&cYou're on cooldown. Try again later."
}

# Border items (use as: ${borderBlack} { slot: "0-8" })
borderBlack {
  material: BLACK_STAINED_GLASS_PANE
  name: " "
}
borderGray {
  material: GRAY_STAINED_GLASS_PANE
  name: " "
}
borderBlue {
  material: BLUE_STAINED_GLASS_PANE
  name: " "
}

# Navigation buttons (use as: ${buttonClose} { slot: 22 })
buttonClose {
  material: BARRIER
  name: "&cClose"
  click {
    closeMenu: true
  }
}
buttonBack {
  material: ARROW
  name: "&eBack"
  lore: ["&7Return to previous menu"]
  click {
    closeMenu: true
  }
}
buttonNext {
  material: ARROW
  name: "&eNext page"
  click {
    pageNext: 1
  }
}
buttonPrev {
  material: ARROW
  name: "&ePrevious page"
  click {
    pagePrev: 1
  }
}

# Rule shortcut snippets (use as: rules: ${rulesAdmin})
rulesAdmin   { permission: "abstractmenus.admin" }
rulesVip     { permission: "abstractmenus.vip" }
rulesDonator { permission: "abstractmenus.donator" }

# Common decorative header (use as: ${commonHeader} { slot: 4 })
commonHeader {
  material: NETHER_STAR
  name: "&6&lExample Menu"
  lore: ["&7Welcome to the AbstractMenus example pack"]
}

↓ menu.conf ↓ Bundle (.zip)

Bundle includes _shared/templates.conf and INSTALL.txt.

How it works

size: 5 gives 45 slots (rows 0..4). The rules sit in the middle row (row 2, slots 18-26) at every-other-slot positions for breathing room.

There are no click blocks on the rule items because there is nothing to click for. Players just hover to read the lore.

The close button is the only interactive item, sourced from the shared ${buttonClose} template.

Customizing

To add a fifth rule, drop another paper item with a free slot in row 2 or row 3. Slot numbers go left-to-right within each row:

• Row 0: 0-8 (top border in this example)
• Row 1: 9-17
• Row 2: 18-26 (rules)
• Row 3: 27-35
• Row 4: 36-44 (bottom border)

To reword existing rules, just edit the name: and lore: fields. No code change required.

Try it

After installing the example pack:

1. Drop the bundle into plugins/AbstractMenus/menus/example/.
2. /am reload.
3. Type /ame_rules in-game.