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How to setup and install WorldEdit

WorldEdit is a solid and flexible plugin that lets users quickly edit and modify the landscape and buildings in Minecraft. In this article, we will learn how to install the WorldEdit plugin and learn some basic features of WorldEdit.

Your server needs to support Bukkit/Spigot plugins for this to work!

Installing WorldEdit



Head to the WorldEdit Bukkit page and hit the “Download Latest File” button.



Once you have downloaded the plugin, login to the control panel and select the server that you would like to install the WorldEdit on.

Navigate to the “File Manager”.



Upload the WorldEdit plugin file to the “plugins” folder.



Lastly, reboot the server, and the plugin should start.

Getting Started with WorldEdit



After installing the plugin, we will learn some basic features using WorldEdit. With a selected region, you can use WorldEdit commands to perform various actions, such as filling, pasting, and copying.

Selecting a region

For this tutorial, we will select the region using the wand tool (wooden axe).

Decide the first and second positions you want the WorldEdit plugin to select.

Type //wand and you will receive a wooden axe. Using the wooden axe, you can select the positions by clicking on the positions.

Left-click for the First position.
Right-click for the Second position.

First Position

Second Position

After selecting both positions, you can start to perform various actions, such as filling, pasting, and copying.

Note: You can also use //pos1 and //pos2 to select the positions

Other basic commands

After selecting a region, we can start filling, pasting, and copying by using the commands listed down below.

//set - Sets all the blocks in the region; for example, //set dirt will fill the selected region with dirt blocks.

//copy - Copy the clipboard’s contents

//paste - Paste the selection to the clipboard

These are just some simple examples. You can check all WorldEdit commands here.



If you require any further assistance, please create a ticket here.


Created By: Jadyn W.

Updated on: 19/12/2023

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