Respawn Delay

ignoreAdministratorPlayers  default false
If enabled, player operators/administrators will not be put in spectator mode on death.

ignoreCreativePlayers  default true
If enabled, player in creative mode will not be put in spectator mode on death.

keepItemsOnDeath  default false
If enabled, players will keep their items on death, and no drop event will be ran. This will also ignore the 'dropItemsOnDeath' config.

dropItemsOnDeath  default true
If enabled, players will drop their items on death as normal vanilla behaviour.

respawnAtWorldSpawn  default true
If enabled, players will be respawned at the world spawn point. If disabled, they'll respawn wherever they're spectating.

respawnWhenPlayerLogsOut  default true
If enabled, players will respawn when they logout while waiting for a respawn. Prevents players from getting stuck in spectator mode.

respawnWhenPlayerLogsIn  default true
If enabled, players will respawn when they log in and are still in spectator mode. Prevents players from getting stuck in spectator mode.

respawnDelayInSeconds  default 10, min -1, max 3600
The delay in seconds after which a spectating player will respawn. A value of -1 makes players never respawn automatically. The '/respawnall' command can still be used.

onDeathMessage  default "You died! Your gamemode has been set to spectator."
The message which is sent to the player on death. Leave empty to disable.

onRespawnMessage  default "You respawned."
The message which is sent to players when they respawn. Leave empty to disable.

waitingForRespawnMessage  default "You will respawn in <seconds_left> seconds."
The message which is sent to players when they are waiting to be respawned. The text '<seconds_left>' will be replaced with the actual seconds left. Leave empty to disable.

lowestPossibleYCoordinate  default -10, min -50, max 256
When a player falls into the void, this determines the y position that's set after when a player enters spectator mode.