Download the plugin

The coding platform is based on a Spigot plugin which offers a practical and user-friendly option compared to Minecraft Education MakeCode. The plugin is free for personal use and can be downloaded here.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

The free plugin restricts usage to 5 concurrent students.

Simply copy it into the plugin folder. When the server is started, a new folder named “visualmodder” will be created next to the plugin file, containing a file named “visualmodder.properties”.

The program editor for your server (if it is on your local machine), is accessible at:

localhost:10273/editor/minecraft/index.html

The default port is 10273

Settings

The visualmoder.properties file allows you to change the following settings

SERVER_MODE

This value should be set when running a “learn to program” session.

values: LEARN / NORMAL

If you set the value to LEARN following actions are taken:

– Players can fly
– It is always day time with sunny weather
– Slime mobs don’t spawn

HTTP_PORT

Sets the port used by the webserver for loading the programs. (Default is 10273)

MOJANG_NAME_VALIDATION

If you have issues connecting to the internet you can disable the account validation

Values: False / True

Sharing commands

Players can run each other programs by just adding the name of the other player at the beginning like this:/vm thecommand -p otherplayer