Readded because of popular demand: default-stack-size for /give and /item, values below 1 return max stack size (or oversized stack size).

Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/ISettings.java

@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ public interface ISettings extends IConf
 
 	int getOversizedStackSize();
 	
+	int getDefaultStackSize();
+
 	double getHealCooldown();
 
 	Object getKit(String name);

Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Settings.java

@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ public class Settings implements ISettings
 		return config.getInt("oversized-stacksize", 64);
 	}
 	
+	@Override
+	public int getDefaultStackSize()
+	{
+		return config.getInt("default-stack-size", -1);
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public int getStartingBalance()
 	{

Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandgive.java

@@ -41,10 +41,21 @@ public class Commandgive extends EssentialsCommand
 		{
 			throw new Exception(ChatColor.RED + "You are not allowed to spawn the item " + itemname);
 		}
+
+		final User giveTo = getPlayer(server, args, 0);
+
 		if (args.length > 2 && Integer.parseInt(args[2]) > 0)
 		{
 			stack.setAmount(Integer.parseInt(args[2]));
 		}
+		else if (ess.getSettings().getDefaultStackSize() > 0)
+		{
+			stack.setAmount(ess.getSettings().getDefaultStackSize());
+		}
+		else if (ess.getSettings().getOversizedStackSize() > 0 && giveTo.isAuthorized("essentials.oversizedstacks"))
+		{
+			stack.setAmount(ess.getSettings().getOversizedStackSize());
+		}
 
 		if (args.length > 3)
 		{
@@ -74,12 +85,14 @@ public class Commandgive extends EssentialsCommand
 			throw new Exception(ChatColor.RED + "You can't give air.");
 		}
 
-		final User giveTo = getPlayer(server, args, 0);
 		final String itemName = stack.getType().toString().toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH).replace('_', ' ');
 		sender.sendMessage(ChatColor.BLUE + "Giving " + stack.getAmount() + " of " + itemName + " to " + giveTo.getDisplayName() + ".");
-		if (giveTo.isAuthorized("essentials.oversizedstacks")) {
+		if (giveTo.isAuthorized("essentials.oversizedstacks"))
+		{
 			InventoryWorkaround.addItem(giveTo.getInventory(), true, ess.getSettings().getOversizedStackSize(), stack);
-		} else {
+		}
+		else
+		{
 			InventoryWorkaround.addItem(giveTo.getInventory(), true, stack);
 		}
 		giveTo.updateInventory();

Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commanditem.java

@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ public class Commanditem extends EssentialsCommand
 		{
 			stack.setAmount(Integer.parseInt(args[1]));
 		}
+		else if (ess.getSettings().getDefaultStackSize() > 0)
+		{
+			stack.setAmount(ess.getSettings().getDefaultStackSize());
+		}
+		else if (ess.getSettings().getOversizedStackSize() > 0 && user.isAuthorized("essentials.oversizedstacks"))
+		{
+			stack.setAmount(ess.getSettings().getOversizedStackSize());
+		}
 
 		if (args.length > 2)
 		{
@@ -72,9 +80,12 @@ public class Commanditem extends EssentialsCommand
 
 		final String displayName = stack.getType().toString().toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH).replace('_', ' ');
 		user.sendMessage(_("itemSpawn", stack.getAmount(), displayName));
-		if (user.isAuthorized("essentials.oversizedstacks")) {
+		if (user.isAuthorized("essentials.oversizedstacks"))
+		{
 			InventoryWorkaround.addItem(user.getInventory(), true, ess.getSettings().getOversizedStackSize(), stack);
-		} else {
+		}
+		else
+		{
 			InventoryWorkaround.addItem(user.getInventory(), true, stack);
 		}
 		user.updateInventory();

Essentials/src/config.yml

@@ -224,6 +224,11 @@ no-god-in-worlds:
 # Give someone permission to teleport to a world with essentials.world.<worldname>
 world-teleport-permissions: false
 
+# The number of items given if the quantity parameter is left out in /item or /give.
+# If this number is below 1, the maximum stack size size is given. If oversized stacks
+# is not enabled, any number higher then the maximum stack size results in more than one stack.
+default-stack-size: -1
+
 # Oversized stacks are stacks that ignore the normal max stacksize.
 # They can be obtained using /give and /item, if the player has essentials.oversizedstacks permission.
 # How many items should be in a oversized stack?