# Templates You can use txt files to describe the logout message a player will see when he gets banned.\ By default this entire functionality is disabled. To enable templates do the following. ### Setup Inside the Staff++ plugin directory create a **bans** directory if it does not already exists.\ \ Inside this bans directory you can create the template files. A template file is a simple text file containing the message that will displayed to the user on ban. Example file: {% file src="" %} bans/default.txt {% endfile %} I named the above file **default.txt.** The file name without extension will be used as **template name**.
This will result in the following: ![](https://3621425798-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MPQohtcLxhXAvpSXOMt%2F-MW6nYvC-H1guOuMOZiY%2F-MW6q6iGCsvw71M8Nu1u%2Fban_template.png?alt=media\&token=fc2dc5c2-059e-484d-a021-aff22685850a) My example is not that pretty but it illustrates the usage.
#### placeholders Inside the template the following placeholders can be used | placeholder | description | | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | | %target% | The banned player's username | | %issuer% | The staff members username | | %reason% | The ban reason | | %duration% | Human readable duration. Only available with tempbans | ### Configuration ```yaml ban-module: enabled: true permban-template: default tempban-template: default ``` Inside the **config.yml** file you can fill in a default template for permanent and temporary ban. Or leave it empty to fall back on the message defined in the lang file. ### Overwriting the default template If staff members have the permission: `staff.bans.ban-template-overwrite` they can use an extra parameter **"-template="** when banning a player.\ Example:\ `/ban thisplayer -template=other I ban you!` This will overwrite the default configured template and try to find and use a template with the given name. If the template does not exist an error will be shown.