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The Better Portals addon integrates Dimensions with the BetterPortals plugin to render a real-time view of the destination world directly inside the portal frame. When a player approaches a portal, they see a live window showing what is on the other side — before they step through.
This addon requires the BetterPortals plugin to be installed on your server. You can find it on SpigotMC: https://www.spigotmc.org/resources/betterportals.75409/Once BetterPortals is installed alongside the Better Portals addon, the integration is enabled automatically for all Dimensions portals — no extra configuration is needed to turn it on.

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Disabling for a Specific Portal

If you want to turn off the BetterPortals rendering for one particular portal while leaving it active on others, add the following to that portal’s .yml file: 
Addon:
  EnableBetterPortals: false
Setting EnableBetterPortals: false tells Dimensions to skip the BetterPortals integration for that portal only. All other portals on the server continue to use the live view.

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Setup Summary

1

Install BetterPortals on your server

Download BetterPortals and place the .jar in your server’s plugins/ folder.
2

Install the Better Portals addon for Dimensions

Place the Better Portals addon .jar in your plugins/ folder alongside Dimensions.
3

Restart your server

Start (or restart) the server. The integration activates automatically — no additional config required.
4

Disable selectively if needed

For any portal where you do not want the live view, add EnableBetterPortals: false under the Addon: key in that portal’s .yml file.
The see-through effect is most impactful on portals that lead to visually distinct worlds — for example, a desert portal that reveals a snowy tundra through the frame. Consider the destination environment when deciding which portals to enable this on.