Group Commands
Groups bundle permissions together. Players inherit a group’s permissions when they belong to it. See Inheritance for parent chains.
/pex groups list
Syntax: /pex groups list [world]
Lists all defined groups. Add a world for world-scoped listing.
/pex groups list
/pex groups list world_nether
/pex group <group>
Syntax: /pex group <group>
Shows group details: parents, weight, prefix, member count.
/pex group admin
/pex group vip
/pex group <group> create
Syntax: /pex group <group> create [parents...]
Creates a new group. Optionally specify parent groups for inheritance.
/pex group vip create
/pex group vip create default
/pex group admin create vip
/pex group builder create default creative
Multiple parents: /pex group special create default vip
/pex group <group> delete
Syntax: /pex group <group> delete
Deletes the group. Users in this group are not deleted but lose this membership.
/pex group trial delete
You cannot delete the default group while it is still marked as default.
/pex group <group> list
Syntax: /pex group <group> list [world]
Lists all permissions assigned to the group (not inherited — use /pex hierarchy for the full tree).
/pex group admin list
/pex group vip list world_nether
/pex group <group> add
Syntax: /pex group <group> add <permission> [world]
Grants a permission to the group. All members (and child groups via inheritance) receive it.
/pex group vip add essentials.fly
/pex group admin add permissions.*
/pex group admin add '*'
/pex group builder add worldedit.* world_creative
/pex group muted add -chat.use
/pex group <group> remove
Syntax: /pex group <group> remove <permission> [world]
Removes a permission from the group’s direct list.
/pex group vip remove essentials.fly
/pex group <group> timed add / timed remove
Syntax: /pex group <group> timed add <permission> <lifetime> [world]
Temporary group-level permission. Expires for the group definition (affects all members).
/pex group event timed add modifyworld.* 4h
/pex group event timed remove modifyworld.*
/pex group <group> weight
Syntax: /pex group <group> weight [value]
Get or set the group’s weight (priority for prefix resolution).
/pex group admin weight
/pex group admin weight 100
/pex group vip weight 10
/pex group default weight 0
/pex group <group> prefix / suffix
Syntax: /pex group <group> prefix [newprefix] [world]
Set or read the group’s chat prefix.
/pex group admin prefix &c[Admin]
/pex group vip prefix &6[VIP]
/pex group mod prefix &7[Mod] &f
See Prefix & Meta.
/pex group <group> set
Syntax: /pex group <group> set <option> <value> [world]
Set a custom option on the group.
/pex group staff set display "Staff Team"
/pex group <group> users
Syntax: /pex group <group> users
Lists all users who belong to this group.
/pex group admin users
/pex group vip users
/pex group <group> parents
Syntax: /pex group <group> parents [subcommand] [world]
Manage inheritance parents.
| Subcommand | Syntax | Action |
|---|---|---|
| (none) | parents |
Show current parents |
list |
parents list |
List parents |
add |
parents add <parents...> |
Add parent(s) |
set |
parents set <parents...> |
Replace all parents |
remove |
parents remove <parents...> |
Remove parent(s) |
/pex group vip parents
/pex group vip parents list
/pex group vip parents add default
/pex group admin parents set vip
/pex group builder parents remove creative
/pex group <group> rank
Syntax: /pex group <group> rank [rank] [ladder]
Assign a rank number on a rank ladder.
/pex group trainee rank 1 staff
/pex group helper rank 2 staff
/pex group moderator rank 3 staff
/pex group admin rank 4 staff
Full setup example
/pex group default create
/pex group default weight 0
/pex group default add modifyworld
/pex set default group default true
/pex group member create default
/pex group member weight 10
/pex group member add essentials.sethome
/pex group admin create member
/pex group admin weight 100
/pex group admin add permissions.*
/pex group admin add '*'
/pex group admin prefix &c[Admin]
/pex user Steve group set admin