diff --git a/.github/workflows/links.yml b/.github/workflows/links.yml
index f3c761d2e..95aeb7469 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/links.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/links.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,16 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: Create plugins.json For All Plugins
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' }}
+        run: |
+          python ./ci/src/merge-manifest.py
+      
+      - name: Create plugins.json For New Plugins Only
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+        run: |
+          python ./ci/src/merge-manifest.py new-only
+
       - name: Link Checker
         id: lychee
         uses: lycheeverse/lychee-action@v2
diff --git a/ci/src/_utils.py b/ci/src/_utils.py
index b29ec75af..d6441827f 100644
--- a/ci/src/_utils.py
+++ b/ci/src/_utils.py
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 # -*-coding: utf-8 -*-
 import json
+import os
+import re
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Dict, List, TypeVar
-import re
-import os
+
+# If adding a third-party library here, check CI workflows Python files
+# that are dependant on this and require pip install.
 
 # path
 utils_path = Path(__file__).resolve()
@@ -17,7 +20,18 @@
 # constants
 id_name = "ID"
 language_name = "Language"
-language_list = ("csharp", "executable", "fsharp", "python", "javascript", "typescript", "python_v2", "executable_v2", "javascript_v2", "typescript_v2")
+language_list = (
+    "csharp",
+    "executable",
+    "fsharp",
+    "python",
+    "javascript",
+    "typescript",
+    "python_v2",
+    "executable_v2",
+    "javascript_v2",
+    "typescript_v2",
+)
 etag = "ETag"
 version = "Version"
 url_sourcecode = "UrlSourceCode"
@@ -51,12 +65,20 @@ def plugin_reader() -> P:
 
     return manifests
 
+
+def save_plugins_json_file(content: list[dict[str]]) -> None:
+    with open("plugins.json", "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        json.dump(content, f, indent=4, ensure_ascii=False)
+
+
 def get_plugin_file_paths() -> list[str]:
     return [os.path.join(plugin_dir, filename) for filename in get_plugin_filenames()]
 
+
 def get_plugin_filenames() -> list[str]:
     return os.listdir(plugin_dir)
 
+
 def etag_reader() -> ETagsType:
     with open(etag_file, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
         return json.load(f)
@@ -66,7 +88,8 @@ def plugin_writer(content: P):
     for plugin in content:
         with open(plugin_dir / f"{plugin[plugin_name]}-{plugin[id_name]}.json", "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
             json.dump(plugin, f, indent=4)
-        
+
+
 def etags_writer(content: ETagsType):
     with open(etag_file, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
         json.dump(content, f, indent=4)
@@ -75,10 +98,12 @@ def etags_writer(content: ETagsType):
 def clean(string: str, flag="-") -> str:
     return string.lower().replace(flag, "").strip()
 
+
 def version_tuple(version: str) -> tuple:
     version = clean(version, "v")
     return tuple(version.split("."))
 
+
 def check_url(url: str) -> bool:
     regex = re.compile(
         r"^(?:http|ftp)s?://"  # http:// or https://
@@ -100,3 +125,19 @@ def get_file_plugins_json_info(required_key: str = "") -> list[dict[str, str]]:
         return data
 
     return [{required_key: plugin[required_key]} for plugin in data]
+
+
+def get_new_plugin_submission_ids() -> list[str]:
+    plugins_json_ids = [item["ID"] for item in get_file_plugins_json_info("ID")]
+    existing_plugin_file_ids = [info["ID"] for info in plugin_reader()]
+
+    new_ids = []
+
+    for id in existing_plugin_file_ids:
+        # plugins.json would not contain new submission's ID.
+        if id in plugins_json_ids:
+            continue
+
+        new_ids.append(id)
+
+    return new_ids
diff --git a/ci/src/merge-manifest.py b/ci/src/merge-manifest.py
index da132d4fd..30a2568f6 100644
--- a/ci/src/merge-manifest.py
+++ b/ci/src/merge-manifest.py
@@ -1,15 +1,30 @@
-import glob
-import json
+import sys
 
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    plugins = sorted(glob.glob("plugins/*.json"))
+from _utils import get_new_plugin_submission_ids, plugin_reader, save_plugins_json_file
+
+
+def get_all_plugins() -> list[dict[str]]:
+    return plugin_reader()
+
+
+def get_new_plugins() -> list[dict[str]]:
+    ids = get_new_plugin_submission_ids()
+    plugins_from_plugins_dir = plugin_reader()
 
-    manifests = []
+    new_plugins = []
 
-    for plugin in plugins:
-        with open(plugin, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-            manifest = json.load(f)
-            manifests.append(manifest)
+    for id in ids:
+        for plugin in plugins_from_plugins_dir:
+            if plugin["ID"] == id:
+                new_plugins.append(plugin)
+                break
+
+    return new_plugins
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
 
-    with open("plugins.json", "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-        json.dump(manifests, f, indent=4, ensure_ascii=False)
+    if len(sys.argv) > 1 and str(sys.argv[1]) == "new-only":
+        save_plugins_json_file(get_new_plugins())
+    else:
+        save_plugins_json_file(get_all_plugins())
diff --git a/ci/src/validator.py b/ci/src/validator.py
index 6040a8a64..53469e4e6 100644
--- a/ci/src/validator.py
+++ b/ci/src/validator.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # -*-coding: utf-8 -*-
 import uuid
 
-from _utils import (check_url, clean, get_file_plugins_json_info, get_plugin_file_paths, get_plugin_filenames,
+from _utils import (check_url, clean, get_new_plugin_submission_ids, get_plugin_file_paths, get_plugin_filenames,
                     icon_path, id_name, language_list, language_name, plugin_reader)
 
 plugin_infos = plugin_reader()
@@ -22,16 +22,19 @@ def test_language_in_list():
     msg = f"The '{language_name}' is not in the list of {language_list}"
     assert set(language_list) >= set(languages), msg
 
+
 def test_valid_icon_url():
     for plugin in plugin_infos:
         msg = f"The URL in {icon_path} is not a valid URL."
         assert check_url(plugin[icon_path]), msg
 
+
 def test_file_type_json():
     incorrect_ext_files = [file_path for file_path in get_plugin_file_paths() if not file_path.endswith(".json")]
 
     assert len(incorrect_ext_files) == 0, f"Expected the following file to be of .json extension: {incorrect_ext_files}"
 
+
 def test_file_name_construct():
     filenames = get_plugin_filenames()
     for info in plugin_infos:
@@ -39,15 +42,9 @@ def test_file_name_construct():
             f"{info['Name']}-{info['ID']}.json" in filenames
         ), f"Plugin {info['Name']} with ID {info['ID']} does not have the correct filename. Make sure it's name + ID, i.e. {info['Name']}-{info['ID']}.json"
 
-def test_submitted_plugin_id_is_valid_uuid():
-    plugins_json_ids = [item["ID"] for item in get_file_plugins_json_info("ID")]
-    existing_plugin_file_ids = [info["ID"] for info in plugin_infos]
-
-    for id in existing_plugin_file_ids:
-        # plugins.json would not contain new submission's ID.
-        if id in plugins_json_ids:
-            continue
 
+def test_submitted_plugin_id_is_valid_uuid():
+    for id in get_new_plugin_submission_ids():
         try:
             uuid.UUID(id, version=4)
             outcome = True