diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 35f2d43a9..fb5012541 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ node_modules
 package-lock.json
 tmp
 content/telegraf/v1/input-plugins
+content/telegraf/v1/output-plugins
+
diff --git a/build-telegraf/plugins.sh b/build-telegraf/plugins.sh
index c04ef11b2..f988fc3b1 100644
--- a/build-telegraf/plugins.sh
+++ b/build-telegraf/plugins.sh
@@ -3,38 +3,23 @@
 # Determine the root project directory
 ROOT_DIR=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
 
-# Clone an external repository
-git clone https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf.git "$ROOT_DIR/external/telegraf"
+# If the Telegraf repo isn't already cloned in ./external, clone it 
 
+if [ ! -d "$ROOT_DIR/external/telegraf" ]; then
+  git clone https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf.git "$ROOT_DIR/external/telegraf"
+fi
 # Update the external repository
 cd "$ROOT_DIR/external/telegraf"
 git pull origin master
 
 # Function to create a Hugo page
 create_page() {
-  local plugin_dir=$1
-  local dest_dir=$2
+  local dest_dir=$1
   local dest_file="$dest_dir/_index.md"
-  local parent=$3
+  local content=$2
 
-  # Check if the plugin directory exists
-  if [ -d "$plugin_dir" ]; then
-    mkdir -p "$dest_dir"
-    # Use a heredoc to write the frontmatter to the destination file
-    cat <<EOF > "$dest_file"
----
-description: "Telegraf plugin for collecting metrics from $plugin_dir"
-menu:
-  telegraf_v1_ref:
-    parent: $parent
-    name: $(basename "$plugin_dir")
-tags: [$(basename "$plugin_dir")]
----
-
-EOF
-  else
-    echo "Plugin directory not found: $plugin_dir"
-  fi
+  mkdir -p "$dest_dir"
+  echo "$content" > "$dest_file"
 }
 
 # Function to copy README.md content to _index.md
@@ -56,7 +41,7 @@ copy_readme() {
   fi
 
   # Copy the README.md content to _index.md
-  cat $src_readme >> $dest_file
+  cat "$src_readme" >> "$dest_file"
   echo "Copied $src_readme to $dest_file"
 }
 
@@ -69,39 +54,72 @@ semaphore() {
 }
 
 # Limit the number of concurrent processes
-MAX_CONCURRENT=10
+MAX_CONCURRENT=5
 
-build() {
-  # For each plugin in external/telegraf/plugins/inputs,
-  # copy the README.md file to content.
-  local input_plugins_dir="$ROOT_DIR/content/telegraf/v1/input-plugins"
-  cat <<EOF > "$input_plugins_dir/_index.md"
+# Function to generate frontmatter for input plugins
+input_plugin_frontmatter() {
+  local plugin_name=$1
+
+  cat <<EOF
 ---
-title: "Telegraf Input Plugins"
-description: "Telegraf input plugins collect metrics from the system, services, and third-party APIs."
+description: "Telegraf plugin for collecting metrics from $plugin_name"
 menu:
   telegraf_v1_ref:
-    name: Input Plugins
-    identifier: input-plugins
-    weight: 10
-tags: [input-plugins]
+    parent: input_plugins_reference
+    name: $plugin_name
+    identifier: "$plugin_name-input-plugin"
+tags: [$plugin_name, "input-plugins", "configuration"]
+related:
+  - /telegraf/v1/configure_plugins/
 ---
 
 EOF
+}
 
-  for plugin_dir in "$ROOT_DIR/external/telegraf/plugins/inputs"/*; do
+# Function to generate frontmatter for output plugins
+output_plugin_frontmatter() {
+  local plugin_name=$1
+
+  cat <<EOF
+---
+description: "Telegraf plugin for sending metrics to $plugin_name"
+menu:
+  telegraf_v1_ref:
+    parent: output_plugins_reference 
+    name: $plugin_name
+    identifier: "$plugin_name-output-plugin"
+tags: [$plugin_name, "output-plugins", "configuration"]
+related:
+  - /telegraf/v1/configure_plugins/
+---
+
+EOF
+}
+
+# Build function to create pages and copy README.md files
+build() {
+  local src_dir=$1
+  local dest_dir=$2
+  local frontmatter_func=$3
+  local main_frontmatter=$4
+
+  # Create the main index file for plugins
+  echo "$main_frontmatter" > "$dest_dir/_index.md"
+
+  for plugin_dir in "$src_dir"/*; do
+    # If the directory name is "all", then skip it
+    if [ "$(basename "$plugin_dir")" == "all" ]; then
+      continue
+    fi
+    local plugin_name=$(basename "$plugin_dir")
+    local plugin_dest_dir=$dest_dir/$plugin_name
     if [ -d "$plugin_dir" ]; then
-      # If the directory name is "all", then skip it
-      if [ "$(basename "$plugin_dir")" == "all" ]; then
-        continue
-      fi
-      local plugin_name=$(basename "$plugin_dir")
-      local dest_dir=$input_plugins_dir/$plugin_name
       semaphore "$MAX_CONCURRENT"
       (
-        create_page "$plugin_dir" "$dest_dir" "Input Plugins"
-        copy_readme "$plugin_dir" "$dest_dir"
-      ) & 
+        local frontmatter=$($frontmatter_func "$plugin_name")
+        create_page "$plugin_dest_dir" "$frontmatter"
+        copy_readme "$plugin_dir" "$plugin_dest_dir"
+      ) &
     fi
   done
 
@@ -109,4 +127,54 @@ EOF
   wait
 }
 
-build
+# Configuration for input plugins
+SRC_DIR_INPUT="$ROOT_DIR/external/telegraf/plugins/inputs"
+DEST_DIR_INPUT="$ROOT_DIR/content/telegraf/v1/input-plugins"
+FRONTMATTER_FUNC_INPUT="input_plugin_frontmatter"
+MAIN_FRONTMATTER_INPUT=$(cat <<EOF
+---
+title: "Telegraf Input Plugins"
+description: "Telegraf input plugins collect metrics from the system, services, and third-party APIs."
+menu:
+  telegraf_v1_ref:
+    name: Input plugins
+    identifier: input_plugins_reference
+    weight: 10
+tags: [input-plugins]
+---
+
+Telegraf input plugins collect metrics from the system, services, and third-party APIs.
+
+{{< children >}}
+
+EOF
+)
+
+# Run the build function for input plugins
+build "$SRC_DIR_INPUT" "$DEST_DIR_INPUT" "$FRONTMATTER_FUNC_INPUT" "$MAIN_FRONTMATTER_INPUT"
+
+# Configuration for output plugins
+SRC_DIR_OUTPUT="$ROOT_DIR/external/telegraf/plugins/outputs"
+DEST_DIR_OUTPUT="$ROOT_DIR/content/telegraf/v1/output-plugins"
+FRONTMATTER_FUNC_OUTPUT="output_plugin_frontmatter"
+MAIN_FRONTMATTER_OUTPUT=$(cat <<EOF
+---
+title: "Telegraf Output Plugins"
+description: "Telegraf output plugins send metrics to various destinations."
+menu:
+  telegraf_v1_ref:
+    name: Output plugins
+    identifier: output_plugins_reference
+    weight: 20
+tags: [output-plugins]
+---
+
+Telegraf output plugins send metrics to various destinations.
+
+{{< children >}}
+
+EOF
+)
+
+# Run the build function for output plugins
+build "$SRC_DIR_OUTPUT" "$DEST_DIR_OUTPUT" "$FRONTMATTER_FUNC_OUTPUT" "$MAIN_FRONTMATTER_OUTPUT"
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