Problem/Bug Essentials Chat Prefix help

I'm trying to add a prefix to my donator group with their own Color chat, with out doing something like &3Hello. But it doesnt seem to work. my Group plugin is Groupmanager.


format: '<{DISPLAYNAME}> {MESSAGE}'
#format: '&7[{GROUP}]&f {DISPLAYNAME}&7:&f {MESSAGE}'

group-formats:
Apprentice: '&3[&2Apprentice&3]&f {DISPLAYNAME}&7:&3 {MESSAGE}'
Warrior: '&3[&7Warrior&3]&f {DISPLAYNAME}:&3 {MESSAGE}'
Knight: '&3[&8Knight&3]&f {DISPLAYNAME}:&3 {MESSAGE}'
Hero: '&3[&9Hero&3]&f {DISPLAYNAME}:&a {MESSAGE}'
Lord: '&3[&cLord&3]&f {DISPLAYNAME}:&a {MESSAGE}'
Legend: '&3[&dLegend&3]&f {DISPLAYNAME}:&b {MESSAGE'

# If you are using group formats make sure to remove the '#' to allow the setting to be read.

Factions Was blocking my essentials chat prefix / chat color But the only way i can get it to work is by deleting factions.

Please if anyone finds another way let me know.

EDIT by Timtower: merged posts

 

Use the formats in GroupManager, not essentials.

 

It probably wont work when your last line is {MESSAGE' without the other }.

And like @dave0smeg said, it would be better to use prefixes with GroupManager or PEX and then use EssentialsChat to format the chat. If that doesnt work for you I would recommend getting a chat manager plugin such as Herochat