This version supports Minecraft 1.8.8-1.12.2.

Additions since b488

• Messages files are now consistent and include updated translations.
• /clearinventory has an optional confirmation check, similar to /pay. #1309
• Add notify-player-of-mail-cooldown, a cooldown for how often "You have new mail" messages appear. #1312 11a03bb
• Show UUID in /whois. #1394 d7685dc
• Add delay-motd, a delay for sending the MOTD after a user connects. #1396 50f2e7a
• MCStats Metrics has been replaced with bStats.
• Socialspy displays chat messages from muted players. #1430 fd63a7d
• Server list no longer shows vanished players.
• Kits now support the unbreakable tag. #377 203d656
• Add allow-direct-hat, allowing players with essentials.hat to click on their helmet slot to put any item there. #960 7958cd0
• Add configurable messages to send to banned players on join attempts. #420 e5c7ba7
  • This was added to temporary bans later: #1709 a904dab
• Disable god mode on login when players don't have essentials.god. #1475 91b2622
• Spawn: Separate respawn and spawn-on-join listener priority options. #1491 ed5aa1f
• Socialspy messages can now be formatted in the messages file. #1460 (unknown commit)
• Mails can now be formatted like chat messages with essentials.mail.color etc. #1611 c14d565
• Players no longer receive /me messages from ignored users. #1768 87c6672
• ItemFlags are now supported in kits. #795 377c716
• Chat: Add {PREFIX} and {SUFFIX} plaxeholders. #1663 738efe8
• Add configurable messages to /jails. #1732 e38b155
• Add /disposal, a command that opens a disposal inventory like the [Disposal] sign. #1729 d69e3a2
• Move kits to kits.yml and automatically migrate old kits to the new file. #1774 cd43355
• Disable pastebin-createkit by default, and switch to Hastebin. #1916 0d5da06
• Add /ess version command, giving detailed info for support purposes. #1514 4e8e7be
• Add extra permissions to /whois and /seen. #735 95ac4a4
• Add colour formatting to /mail sendall. #1867 d3c4c2b
• cancel-afk-on-move now works independently of cancel-afk-on-interact. #1804 823f1c2

Fixes since b488

• /condense now works on 1.12. #1298 3831464
• World is now passed when retrieving Vault prefix and suffix. #1327 341263b
• Tab complete now includes player names. #1301 12930cf
• LuckPerms is now supported by default, and is recommended over other permissions plugins. #1356 d5cbfef
• Players can no longer reply to PMs while muted. #1375 518a43d
• Tab completion with /warp now requires essentials.warp.list. #1378 301a3a7
• Arrows shot by people in god mode or who are vanished without the PvP permission no longer set people on fire. #1462 13fbd31
• Powertools that include {player} no longer run when powertools are disabled. #1474 eb341c0
• PlayerInteractEvent no longer causes constant stack traces on 1.12.2.
• Spawners now work correctly. #1536 b346970
• Logger parent infinite loop fixed on Paper servers. #1570 2c4ff35
• /tppos now checks for per-world teleport permissions. #1516 cd7e096
• Send an error when trying to show an invalid page. #1754 ef1e57f
• Kits parse correctly without unpredictable behaviour. #1757 1f0f77f
• GeoIP: Rewritten to use the newer MaxMind GeoIP 2 database to avoid breakage. #1748 938f94e
• Arguments are now passed in the correct order in the construction of GodStatusChangeEvents. #1790 16a496c
• Vanished players are no longer targeted by entities. #1829 0540042
• /clearinventory now clears the offhand slot. 983f3a7
• Don't show error that MOTD is missing on login. #1811 e4a8222
• Vanished players can leave vanish properly after switching worlds while vanished. (This fixes the infamous hidden unvanished players bug.) #1796 61c1485