Question How to get colored prefix/names with essentials/pex

I'm trying to set different colors for each prefix and name for each rank for my server [Eg. Pic 2], but since i redid my essentials they've all been the same [Eg. picture 1]
I'm trying to get owner in dark red (&4) and the name in light red (&c). So far, i've set the owner prefix to &4[OWNER] but only the group name shows up, not the prefix i set it to.

This is my current essentials chat list in my essentials>config.yml

config (open) config (close)

############################################################
# +------------------------------------------------------+ #
# | EssentialsChat | #
# +------------------------------------------------------+ #
############################################################

# This section requires the EssentialsChat.jar to work.

chat:

# If EssentialsChat is installed, this will define how far a player's voice travels, in blocks. Set to 0 to make all chat global.
# Note that users with the "essentials.chat.spy" permission will hear everything, regardless of this setting.
# Users with essentials.chat.shout can override this by prefixing text with an exclamation mark (!)
# Users with essentials.chat.question can override this by prefixing text with a question mark (?)
# You can add command costs for shout/question by adding chat-shout and chat-question to the command costs section."
radius: 0

# Chat formatting can be done in two ways, you can either define a standard format for all chat.
# Or you can give a group specific chat format, to give some extra variation.
# For more information of chat formatting, check out the wiki: http://wiki.ess3.net/wiki/Chat_Formatting

format: '&7[{GROUP}]&r [{DISPLAYNAME}] {MESSAGE}'
#format: '&7[{GROUP}]&r {DISPLAYNAME}&7:&r {MESSAGE}'

group-formats:
# Default: '{WORLDNAME} {DISPLAYNAME}&7:&r {MESSAGE}'
# Admins: '{WORLDNAME} &c[{GROUP}]&r {DISPLAYNAME}&7:&c {MESSAGE}'

# If you are using group formats make sure to remove the '#' to allow the setting to be read.

No, i don't want to install any other plugins, unless i absolutely need them. It worked before but now i don't know why it wont work. Is there anything i have to change in the format?

 

Try to add

Code:

Owner: '{WORLDNAME} &4[{GROUP}]&r {DISPLAYNAME}&7:&r {MESSAGE}'

below "group-formats:" (pay attention that it is without #)

 

Nope, nothing. As long as i got it correctly, it didnt change anything.

Code:

  #format: '{DISPLAYNAME}&7:&r {MESSAGE}'
  format: '&7[{GROUP}]&r {DISPLAYNAME}&7:&r {MESSAGE}'

  group-formats:
  Owner: '{WORLDNAME} &4[{GROUP}]&r {DISPLAYNAME}&7:&r {MESSAGE}'
    #Default: '{WORLDNAME} {DISPLAYNAME}&7:&r {MESSAGE}'
    #Admins: '{WORLDNAME} &c[{GROUP}]&r {DISPLAYNAME}&7:&c {MESSAGE}'
 

thats what i have now, is that correct?

 

@Laqqy
What Does your Group prefixes in PEX look like? Because that might be the problem

 

Ok, did you make sure, that the name of the owner rank in PEX is not "owner", "Owners" or something like that? The configuration is case sensitive.

 

wym? in permissions.yml? this is what it looks like there.

Code:

    options:
      prefix: '[Member]'
      default: true

it worked before, like i said. i used to be able to do /pex group {groupname} prefix {prefixname} and it would change accordingly. now it doesnt do anything in the ingame chat, only changes stuff in the yml.

 

@Laqqy
Do you have any other chat plugin enabled? Also make sure that you have the EssentialsChat.jar file installed, Without this file, essentials chat settings will not work

 

so i kinda had a huge brain fart....

Code:

  #format: '{DISPLAYNAME}&7:&r {MESSAGE}'
  format: '&7[{GROUP}]&r {DISPLAYNAME}&7:&r {MESSAGE}'

  group-formats:
  Owner: '{WORLDNAME} &4[{GROUP}]&r {DISPLAYNAME}&7:&r {MESSAGE}'
    #Default: '{WORLDNAME} {DISPLAYNAME}&7:&r {MESSAGE}'
    #Admins: '{WORLDNAME} &c[{GROUP}]&r {DISPLAYNAME}&7:&c {MESSAGE}'

i didnt put the space before the owner group-format

Code:

  group-formats:
  Owner: '{WORLDNAME} &4[{GROUP}]&r {DISPLAYNAME}&7:&r {MESSAGE}'

i got it, thank you everyone!

 

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