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# Config.yml

Our config is very simple but it can customize a lot the chats.\
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**This section will not talk about the first and second section**: licence and database. [Check here to get more information.](/chatplus/getting-started/installation.md)

### <mark style="color:blue;">DiscordSRV Section</mark>

```
settings:
  write-discord-onlylink: true
  use-custom-format-discord: true
  custom-format-discord: "%chatprefix% &b[%userprefix%&b] &b[%groupprefix%&b] &7%name% &8• %chatcolor%%chatmessage% &7(Discord)"
```

This category **will manage the DiscordSRV hook**. If you don't use it you can skip.

* *write-discord-onlylink*: If true only linked-account can write on Discord text channels plugged with ChatPlus.
* *use-custom-format-discord*: If true when a player send a message to a chat from Discord it will use the below custom discord format. If false it will use normal format.
* custom-format-discord: Here you can change the discord format.&#x20;

### <mark style="color:blue;">Format Section</mark>

```
chats:
  formats:
    staff: "%chatprefix% &7Staffer(x) &8• %chatcolor%%chatmessage%"
    default: "%chatprefix% &b[%userprefix%&b] &b[%groupprefix%&b] &7%name% &8• %chatcolor%%chatmessage%"
```

This category is dedicated **to in-game-chat formats.**

* *default: Is the format that will uses every chat if not configured below.*

Now you can, as staff string, **add with the format:**

* \<ChatId>: \<format>

**every chat you want**. That chats will **automatic take that format** not the default one. \
Like:

```
chats:
  formats:
    staff: "%chatprefix% &7Staffer(x) &8• %chatcolor%%chatmessage%"
    default: "%chatprefix% &b[%userprefix%&b] &b[%groupprefix%&b] &7%name% &8• %chatcolor%%chatmessage%"
    factions_teama: "%chatprefix% &7%name% &8• %chatmessage%"
    gang: "%chatprefix% &7Operator &8• %chatcolor%%chatmessage%"
```

## <mark style="color:blue;">All Placeholders of Formats</mark>

Here you can find **all placeholders** that you can use in the **format settings.**

* **%chatprefix%** - The prefix you set on chat creation.
* **%userprefix%** - The prefix of the player that send the message.
* **%groupprefix%** - The prefix of group of the player that send the message.
* **%name%** - The name or the custom name of the player that send the message.
* **%chatcolor%** - That color you set on chat creation.
* **%chatmessage%** - The message sended by the player.