This will be a quick tutorial on how to use permissions ex to create different ranks for you server and only allow some people certain permissions. First you need to create your different groups by going into the config folder. Here's what my groups look like groups: default permissions: - essentials.spawn - essentials.msg - multiworld.minium - pigpoop.use - essentials.spawn - essentials.rules - essentials.motd - essentials.list - essentials.helpop - essentials.help - essentials.afk - essentials.balance - essentials.balancetop - essentials.depth - essentials.home - essentials.msg - essentials.sethome - essentials.suicide - signs.use.disposal - essentials.warp - essentials.warp.list - essentials.signs.use.warp default: true prefix: '&0[&8Guest&0]&f' suffix: '&2' worlds: world: {} Owner: permissions: - '*' prefix: '&0[&4Owner&2]&f' inheritance: - Co-Owner worlds: world: {} Host: permissions: - '*' prefix: '&d[&5Host&d]&f' inheritance: - Co-Owner worlds: world: {} Co-Owner: permissions: - '*' prefix: '&0[&4Co-Owner&0]&f' suffix: '&3' inheritance: - semi-co-owner worlds: world: {} head-admin: permissions: - essentials.enchant prefix: '&0[&2Head-Admin&0]&f' inheritance: - admin worlds: world: {} admin: permissions: - essentials.tree - worldedit.* - factions.* - worldguard.* - essentials.gamemode - essentials.tp - essential.fly - essential.heal - essential.god - mobdisguise.* prefix: '&0[&1Admin&0]&f' inheritance: - semi-admin worlds: world: {} options: rank: '44' semi-admin: permissions: - essentials.warp.* - essentials.invsee prefix: '&0[&bSemi-Admin&0]&f' inheritance: - head-mod worlds: world: {} head-mod: permissions: - essentials.unban prefix: '&0[&aHead-Mod&0]&f' inheritance: - mod worlds: world: {} mod: permissions: - essentials.gamemode - essentials.tp - essentials.kick - essentials.ban - essentials.tphere - worldguard.* - worldedit.wand - worldedit.pos1 - worldedit.pos2 prefix: '&0[&6Mod&0]&f' inheritance: - default worlds: world: {} semi-mod: permissions: - essentials.kill - essentials.mute prefix: '&0[&6Semi-Mod&0]&f' inheritance: - head-cop worlds: world: {} Elite_Builder: permissions: - worldedit.* prefix: '&0[&dElite_Builder&0]&f' inheritance: - Builder worlds: world: {} cop: permissions: - Nature_pants832 - qulian3 - essentials.spawn - essentials.tpa - essentials.tpdeny - essentials.tpaccept - essentials.msg - multiworld.minium - pigpoop.use - essentials.kit - essentials.spawn - essentials.rules - essentials.motd - essentials.list - essentials.helpop - essentials.help - essentials.afk - essentials.back - essentials.balance - essentials.balancetop - essentials.depth - essentials.home - essentials.msg - essentials.sethome - essentials.suicide - essentials.tpa - essentials.tpaccept - essentials.tpdeny - -mcmmo.commands.ptp - signs.use.disposal - essentials.kick.notify - essentials.pay - iConomy.payment - iConomy.help - iConomy.holdings - mcmmo.skills.* - mcmmo.ability.* - essentials.signs.use.buy - essentials.signs.use.sell - essentials.signs.use.warp - essentials.signs.use.disposal - mobarena.arenas.default - essentials.warp - essentials.gm - mobdisguise.* prefix: '&0[&bDiamond_Donor&0]&f' inheritance: - builder worlds: world: {} builder: permissions: - essentials.suicide - essentials.gamemode prefix: '&0[&eBuilder&0]&f' inheritance: - member worlds: world: {} member: permissions: - Nature_pants832 - qulian3 - essentials.spawn - essentials.tpa - essentials.tpdeny - essentials.tpaccept - essentials.msg - multiworld.minium - pigpoop.use - essentials.kit - essentials.spawn - essentials.rules - essentials.motd - essentials.list - essentials.helpop - essentials.help - essentials.afk - essentials.back - essentials.balance - essentials.balancetop - essentials.depth - essentials.home - essentials.msg - essentials.sethome - essentials.suicide - essentials.tpa - essentials.tpaccept - essentials.tpdeny - -mcmmo.commands.ptp - signs.use.disposal - essentials.kick.notify - essentials.pay - iConomy.payment - iConomy.help - iConomy.holdings - mcmmo.skills.* - mcmmo.ability.* - essentials.signs.use.buy - essentials.signs.use.sell - essentials.signs.use.warp - essentials.signs.use.disposal - mobarena.arenas.default - essentials.warp prefix: '&4[&2Member&4]&f' inheritance: - default worlds: world: {} Scripter: inheritance: - Co-Owner worlds: '''&0[&4SCripter&0]&f''': prefix: prefix Scripter: prefix: prefix prefix: '''&0[&4Scripter&0]&f''' suffix: '' Tester: permissions: - essentials.spawn - essentials.msg - multiworld.minium - pigpoop.use - essentials.spawn - essentials.rules - essentials.motd - essentials.list - essentials.helpop - essentials.help - essentials.afk - essentials.balance - essentials.balancetop - essentials.depth - essentials.home - essentials.msg - essentials.sethome - essentials.suicide - signs.use.disposal - essentials.warp - essentials.warp.list - essentials.signs.use.warp default: true prefix: '&0[&8Tester&0]&f' suffix: '&6' worlds: world: {} You can copy paste this and edit it for your server the group name really doesn't matter you only use it to put people into the group the perms are what people in the group can do to add perms to a group type the plugin name a period then the command so for essentials warp you would add essentials.warp to give the group permission to everything just type * or to give all perms to one plugin type plugin name.* The prefix is what you want it to say in front of the group members name so for owner you want the prefix to be owner The &4 makes it colored different numbers are different colors the groups text color can be changed by setting the suffix to &number Now how to put people in groups everyone will start start in the group set to default true use these templates as examples sorry this isn't a great tutorial but I typed it on my iPod touch users: Peru11: group: - Co-Owner tadtad54: group: - member raptor123: group: - Owner permissions: - '*' iSwagga11: group: - Owner wes_wilson: group: - mod slanguser123: group: - admin Pokematt1494: group: - admin Diverty: group: - member Undead_Shadow72: group: - member Spennyshot: group: - member chickenchaser123: group: - member hober64: group: - admin dfwlucas: group: - Elite_Builder CALIxBEACH: group: - default Shadow2428: group: - Elite_Builder DJMCPIG2: group: - admin Fireflly107: group: - default Dest5: group: - mod Dragunovgeny: group: - member ChuckNorris2213: group: - Tester thecakeisalie1: group: - Tester iAirrick: group: - Tester iSHFTx: group: - Tester corgfan1: group: - Tester adamantlol: group: - Tester McJJH: group: - mod emilyrockz: group: - Tester ty_nyancat: group: - cop TheGrandpaw: group: - Tester TheBlueDragon06: group: - Tester VisuallyCloned: group: - Tester palbert456: group: - cop Xena2011: group: - member jelo102: group: - guest - member NetherShroom: group: - admin maarin1997: group: - member chufflebunny: group: - mod