Editing WorldEdit

{{Short description|Editing tool for the video game Minecraft}}
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{{Infobox software
| title = WorldEdit
| name = 
| logo = WorldEdit logo.svg
| logo alt = WorldEdit logo
| author = sk89q
| developer = [https://enginehub.org/ EngineHub]
| released = {{Start date and age|2010|09|28|df=yes}}
| latest release version = 7.2.12
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2022|8|7|df=yes}}<ref name="bukkit">{{Cite web |url=https://dev.bukkit.org/projects/worldedit/files |title=Releases |website=BukkitDev|access-date=11 November 2022}}</ref>
| platform = hMod, [[Bukkit]], MinecraftEdu, Forge, LiteLoader, SpongePowered, Fabric
| license = [[GPLv3]]
| programming language = [[Java (programming language)|Java]], [[Kotlin_(programming_language)|Kotlin]]
| repo = {{URL|https://github.com/EngineHub/WorldEdit}}
| website = {{URL|https://enginehub.org/worldedit/}}
}}

'''''WorldEdit''''' is an editing tool for the 2011 [[Mojang]] [[sandbox video game]] ''[[Minecraft]]'', developed by software group [[EngineHub]]. It was released worldwide on 28 September 2010 as a [[plug-in (computing)|plugin]] for the hMod [[Mod (video gaming)|modification]].<ref name="github">{{Cite web |url=https://github.com/EngineHub/WorldEdit/commit/83fea4d00ce1b7a0f456f207a3d5d453fc5f8dd4 |title=WorldEdit Initial Commit |website=[[GitHub]] |access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref> It has since been ported as a Bukkit plugin and as a mod for the Fabric and Forge mod loaders. With almost 26 million downloads from Curseforge as of February 2022, it is the most popular Bukkit plugin of all time,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://dev.bukkit.org/bukkit-plugins | title=Bukkit Plugins - Projects - Bukkit }}</ref> and is also one of the most popular Fabric/Forge mods available.<ref name="bstats">{{Cite web |url=https://bstats.org/plugin-list |title=bStats - Plugin list |access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref><ref name="rps">{{Cite web |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/01/03/best-minecraft-mods-1-14-and-a-few-1-12-mods-too/ |title=Best Minecraft mods 1.14 (and a few 1.12 mods too) |last=Toms |first=Ollie |date=3 January 2020 |website=[[Rock, Paper, Shotgun]] |access-date=1 February 2020 |department=Guides}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.softonic.com/articles/some-of-the-most-useful-plugins-for-minecraft-server-owners|title=Some of the most useful plugins for Minecraft server owners|website=Softonic|date=23 April 2018 |language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-24}}</ref> Having been released just over a month after ''Minecraft''<nowiki/>'s multiplayer update, ''WorldEdit'' is also one of the oldest server-side plugins.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Java_Edition_Alpha_v1.0.15 |title=Minecraft Alpha v1.0.15 |access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=SMP server release tomorrow, here's what'll be in |url=https://notch.tumblr.com/post/899291046/smp-server-release-tomorrow-heres-whatll-be-in |website=[[Tumblr]] |accessdate=2 February 2020 |archive-date=24 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224014306/https://notch.tumblr.com/post/899291046/smp-server-release-tomorrow-heres-whatll-be-in |url-status=dead }}</ref> The ''WorldEdit'' project, initially started by sk89q,<ref name=github/> is currently run by Me4502.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://enginehub.org/worldedit/ |title=WorldEdit |website=EngineHub |access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>

''WorldEdit'' has been featured on the ''Minecraft'' website as one of the most popular building tools.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/terrific-tools |title=Terrific Tools |last=Castello |first=Jay |date=20 February 2019 |website=[[Minecraft]] |access-date=1 February 2020 |department=Culture}}</ref> ''WorldEdit'' has also been cited in United States patents<ref name="patent1">{{Cite web |url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US10092836B2/en |title=System for storing display spatial data template created during video game play |website=[[Google Patents]] |access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref><ref name="patent2">{{Cite web |url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US20190366209A1/en |title=Method of automating application program operation in a visual display ecosystem |website=[[Google Patents]] |access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref><ref name="patent3">{{Cite web |url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US10384124B2/en |title=System for storing display spatial data template created during application program operation |website=[[Google Patents]] |access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref> and scientific papers.<ref name="jstor">{{Cite journal |last1=Nebel |first1=Steve |last2=Schneider |first2=Sascha |last3=Daniel |first3=Günter |date=April 2016 |title=Mining Learning and Crafting Scientific Experiments: A Literature Review on the Use of Minecraft in Education and Research |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/jeductechsoci.19.2.355.pdf |journal=Journal of Educational Technology & Society |volume=19 |issue=2 |pages=355–366 |jstor=jeductechsoci.19.2.355 |access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref><ref name="deepak">{{Cite thesis |url=https://open.library.ubc.ca/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/24/items/1.0166086 |title=An exploratory study of socio-technical congruence in an ecosystem of software developers |last=Deepak |first=Azad |date=2014 |publisher=[[University of British Columbia]] |doi=10.14288/1.0166086 |access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref> Many professional ''Minecraft'' builders and artists utilize ''WorldEdit'' in their projects.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=The artist behind this Minecraft sculpture makes a living building stuff for the game |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/minecraft/minecraft-sculpture |access-date=2020-02-24 |website=PCGamesN |date=2 January 2019 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/minecraft-art-sculptures/|title=Meet the Minecraft artist whose beautiful sculptures skyrocket to the top of Reddit|last=Winkie|first=Luke|date=2019-05-08|website=PC Gamer|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.onmsft.com/news/check-out-this-minecraft-model-an-18-year-old-built-of-downtown-chicago-and-download-it-yourself|title=Check out this Minecraft model an 18 year old built of downtown Chicago, and download it yourself|date=2017-02-17|website=OnMSFT.com|department=News|last=McDonald|first=Kit|language=en|access-date=2020-02-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cultofmac.com/311043/minecrafters-aim-recreate-westeros-entirety/|title=Minecrafters aim to re-create Westeros in its entirety|date=2015-02-04|website=Cult of Mac|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-24}}</ref>

''WorldEdit''<nowiki/>'s primary feature is to assist the player in building structures, a core [[Game mechanics|gameplay mechanic]] of ''Minecraft'', and in creating customized terrain. ''WorldEdit'' can be used to build almost anything through a variety of tools such as brushes, block replacers, and more.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.howtogeek.com/224190/make-building-in-minecraft-easier-with-worldedit/ |title=Make Building in Minecraft Easier with WorldEdit |last=Heddings |first=Anthony |date=5 August 2015 |website=How-To Geek |access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://worldedit.enginehub.org/en/latest/quickstart/|title=Quick Start — WorldEdit 7.1 documentation|website=worldedit.enginehub.org|access-date=2020-02-24}}</ref>

As of September 2019, ''WorldEdit'' can be used externally to ''Minecraft'' as standalone software. This has spawned non-''Minecraft'' projects such as ''WorldEdit Golf'', which is a challenge to perform a task with as few commands as possible.<ref name="me4502">{{Cite web |url=https://madelinemiller.dev/blog/introducing-worldeditcli/ |title=Introducing WorldEditCLI and WorldEdit Golf |date=29 September 2019 |website=Me4502's Blog |access-date=1 February 2020 |department=Minecraft}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=February 2020}}

==See also==
*[[Minecraft mod|''Minecraft'' mod]]
*[[Minecraft server|''Minecraft'' server]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|https://enginehub.org/worldedit/}}

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