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GlowingItems
GlowingItems is a rather simple but fully customizable plugin that allows items like torches, lanterns, glowstone and many other to emit light when held in the hand or dropped on the floor. It runs on Spigot, Paper, Purpur and similar server softwares in versions 1.20 - 1.21.
You can find installation instructions here!
If you discover any bugs or you'd like to help me with this project, you can head over to GitHub and create an issue or a pull request!
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[1.0.3] GlowingItems v1.0.3
by codingcat on Oct 15, 2026
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This release comes with a few bugfixes and the following new features:
- GlowingItems now completely uses client-side blocks using packets. This means your world is now completely safe from any bugs that cause light blocks to override any other blocks in your world.
- Introducing support for dropped items! Starting with version 1.0.3, dropped items can now also glow, which can be toggled in the config.
- New config option for the radius dropped items are checked around a player:
entity-scan-box-sizecan be used to set the distance in which the plugin will update light for dropped items. This option defaults to 30 blocks and should not be set too high to prevent performance issues.
[v1.0.2] GlowingItems v1.0.2
by codingcat on Oct 15, 2026
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First release on modrinth!
What is new in this version:
What is new in this version:
- The plugin now supports individual light levels for materials
- Configuration files from v1.0.1 and lower will be migrated to the new format which supports the individual light levels
- A lot of fixes to light updating and standing in transparent blocks (like grass)
