diff --git a/build_site.sh b/build_site.sh
index d923e02..9b0154a 100755
--- a/build_site.sh
+++ b/build_site.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,16 @@ buildPlugin()
     zipfile=$(realpath "$outdir/$plugin_id.zip")
     
     pushd "$dir" > /dev/null
-    zip -r "$zipfile" . > /dev/null
+    
+    # Check for .manifestignore file
+    if [ -f ".manifestignore" ]; then
+        # Use .manifestignore to exclude files
+        zip -r "$zipfile" . -x@.manifestignore > /dev/null
+    else
+        # If .manifestignore doesn't exist, include all files
+        zip -r "$zipfile" . > /dev/null
+    fi
+    
     popd > /dev/null
 
     name=$(grep "^name:" "$f" | head -n 1 | cut -d' ' -f2- | sed -e 's/\r//' -e 's/^"\(.*\)"$/\1/')
diff --git a/plugins/CompleteTheStash/.manifestignore b/plugins/CompleteTheStash/.manifestignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9535a56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/CompleteTheStash/.manifestignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+.template-stash\local-config.txt
+.template-stash\missing-stashdb-config.txt
+.template-stash\missing-tpdb-config.txt
+.gitignore
+fakeInput.py
+test_stash_e2e.py
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