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							| @@ -8,25 +8,24 @@ Here are frequently asked questions about stuff related to PlaceholderAPI. | ||||
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| ## What is an Expansion? | ||||
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| An expansion (aka PlaceholderExpansion) usualy refers to a separate jar file that is added to PlaceholderAPI's `expansion` folder to add extra placeholders to use in other plugins.   | ||||
| External PlaceholderExpansions are downloaded from PlaceholderAPI's eCloud through the [`/papi ecloud download <expansion>`](commands.md#papi-ecloud-download) command. | ||||
| An expansion (or PlaceholderExpansion) refers to either a jar file or part of a plugin that provides placeholders to use through PlaceholderAPI itself.   | ||||
| Whether said expansion is a separate jar file or part of a plugin depends on the expansion itself and its main purpose. | ||||
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| Plugins may provide their own PlaceholderExpansion directly without any external jar file being used. | ||||
| Expansions that are separate jar files can be found on the eCloud and are downloadable through [`/papi ecloud download <expansion>`](commands.md#papi-ecloud-download) if the expansion is verified. | ||||
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| ## It only shows `%placeholder%` and not the variable | ||||
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| When a plugin or [`/papi parse me %placeholder%`](commands.md#papi-parse) only returns the placeholder itself and no value should you check for the following things: | ||||
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| - ### The expansion is actually installed. | ||||
|     In many cases is the cause that the expansion of the placeholder is missing.   | ||||
|     Just execute [`/papi ecloud download <expansion>`](commands.md#papi-ecloud-download) followed by `/papi reload` to activate it. You can find a list of Expansions and their Placeholders [on the placeholder list](users/placeholder-list.md). | ||||
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|     Some expansions may not be integrated into a plugin or don't even have a plugin to depend on, meaning that they may be their own separate jar file that you have to download.   | ||||
|     Such expansions can usually be found on the eCloud of PlaceholderAPI and be downloaded using the [`/papi ecloud download <expansion>`](commands.md#papi-ecloud-download) command. | ||||
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|     /// note | ||||
|     Not all placeholders come in their own expansion. Some plugins *hardcode* them in and load them on startup, when hooking into PlaceholderAPI.   | ||||
|     Such expansions may have `NO DOWNLOAD COMMAND` displayed on the Placeholder list. | ||||
|     /// | ||||
|     Whether an expansion is available on the eCloud or not can be found out in the [Placeholder List](users/placeholder-list.md) with any expansion displaying a papi command being downlodable. | ||||
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| - ### Plugin actually supports PlaceholderAPI | ||||
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|     It can happen that the plugin you use to display the placeholder in doesn't support PlaceholderAPI. In such a case check, if the parse command returns the actual value of a placeholder.   | ||||
|     If that is the case while the plugin is still displaying the placeholder, can this be an indicator of the plugin not supporting PlaceholderAPI. | ||||
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| @@ -34,19 +33,26 @@ When a plugin or [`/papi parse me %placeholder%`](commands.md#papi-parse) only r | ||||
|     Just make sure that "Supports placeholders" has a check mark in front of it. | ||||
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| - ### No typo in the placeholder | ||||
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|     Double-check that the placeholder you set doesn't contain a typo. You can use [`/papi ecloud placeholders <expansion>`](commands.md#papi-ecloud-placeholders) (replace `<expansion>` with the name of the expansion) to get a list of all the placeholders the expansion may have.   | ||||
|     Keep in mind that this only works for separate expansions on the eCloud and not for those that are loaded by plugins. | ||||
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|     Additionally can the placeholder list from the eCloud be outdated. It is recommended to check the [Placeholder List](users/placeholder-list.md) or see if there is any documentation for the placeholders you want to use. | ||||
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| - ### Plugin is enabled | ||||
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|     If an expansion depends on a plugin, make sure you have the plugin installed and that it is enabled (Shows green in `/pl`). | ||||
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| ## I can't download the expansion | ||||
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| Make sure, that the connection to the cloud (https://api.extendedclip.com) isn't blocked by a firewall or similar.   | ||||
| Next step would be to check if the expansion actually exists on the cloud. Not all plugins provide their placeholders through a separate jar on the cloud. Some have them build in and register them on startup. | ||||
| Make the following checks: | ||||
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| If both checks failed, go to the cloud-page and download the jar manually. Put it then in the `expansions` folder of PlaceholderAPI (`/plugins/PlaceholderAPI/expansions`).   | ||||
| Finally execute `/papi reload` to load the expansion. | ||||
| 1. The connection to the eCloud (Located at https://api.extendedclip.com) is not blocked through a firewall or your server host. | ||||
| 2. The expansion you want to use is actually on the eCloud. Some expansions are included in a plugin directly. | ||||
| 3. The expansion is verified. Only verified expansions can be downloaded through PlaceholderAPI's download command. This is a security measure to prevent the spread of malware. | ||||
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| If the above checks are all fine and you still can't get the expansion through the download command, consider downloading it manually.   | ||||
| To do that, head to the expansion's page on the ecloud, download the jar file and put it into `/plugins/PlaceholderAPI/expansions/` before using [`/papi reload`](commands.md#papi-reload). | ||||
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| ## How can other plugins use my placeholders with PlaceholderAPI? | ||||
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