Menus and interfaces (DeluxeMenus)

A menu is a chest interface with icons: navigation, shop, profile, events. You build it with a plugin like DeluxeMenus or ChestCommands.

Example item

menu_title: '&aMain Menu'
size: 27
items:
  spawn:
    material: COMPASS
    slot: 11
    display_name: '&bSpawn'
    lore:
      - '&7Teleport to spawn'
    left_click_commands:
      - '[player] spawn'
  shop:
    material: EMERALD
    slot: 13
    display_name: '&aShop'
    view_requirement:
      requirements:
        perm:
          type: has permission
          permission: server.shop
    left_click_commands:
      - '[player] shop'

Features

• Different actions on left-click and right-click.
• Display conditions based on permissions, balance, or world — via PlaceholderAPI.
• A price per click: money is deducted before the command runs.
• Open the menu with a command, an item in hand, or a click on an NPC.

Best practices

• Keep nesting to no more than 2 levels: players get lost.
• Use recognizable items as icons, not identical pieces of paper.
• Always include “Back” and “Close” buttons.
• Check how the menu looks on Bedrock: the interface renders differently there — Bedrock and crossplay.

Replacing commands

Menus lower the barrier to entry a lot: players don't memorize twenty commands, they just click icons. On a server with a large audience of newcomers, this has a noticeable effect on retention — Events and retention.