Symptoms: Scoreboard updates are delayed, the TAB list refreshes slowly, the scoreboard flickers

Possible Causes

  • Too many PlaceholderAPI placeholders in use
  • Refresh interval set far too low (updating every tick)
  • Heavy PlaceholderAPI expansions loaded (the ones running database queries)

Step-by-Step Fix

Step 1

Raise the refresh interval in your TAB or scoreboard plugin (at least 20 ticks / 1 second)

bash
update-interval: 20

Step 2

Cut down the number of placeholders you use — at most 2-3 placeholders per line

Step 3

Remove the expansions that run database queries, or increase their cache durations

bash
/papi ecloud list installed

Step 4

If you are using the TAB plugin, try a lightweight alternative (e.g. TAB by NEZNAMY ships with optimized defaults)