diff --git a/scripts/publish-plugins.ps1 b/scripts/publish-plugins.ps1
index 18a80fd..bf58aca 100644
--- a/scripts/publish-plugins.ps1
+++ b/scripts/publish-plugins.ps1
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 $current=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
 $version=$(node -e "console.log(require('./package.json').version);")
 $dist="plugins/v$($version)"
+
+echo "Publishing plugins: $current -> $dist (v$version)"
+
 $exists=$(git show-ref refs/heads/$dist)
 
 if  ($exists){
@@ -10,9 +13,7 @@ if  ($exists){
 git checkout --orphan $dist
 
 if(-Not $?){
-    # If checkout failed
-    echo "=========="
-    echo "Could not checkout branch dist! See the error above and fix it!"
+    echo "❌ ERROR: Failed to create branch $dist"
     exit 1
 }
 
@@ -20,18 +21,22 @@ git reset
 rm -r -fo .js
 npm run clean:multisrc
 npm run build:multisrc
+echo "Compiling TypeScript..."
 npx tsc --project tsconfig.production.json
 npm run build:manifest
 
 if (-not (Test-Path .dist) -or -not (Get-ChildItem -Path .dist -Force)) {
-    echo "=========="
-    echo "JSON files were not generated! See the error above and fix it!"
+    echo "❌ ERROR: Manifest generation failed - .dist is missing or empty"
     exit 1
 }
 
-git add -f public/static .dist .js/plugins total.svg
+# Copy plugins to legacy path (.js/src/plugins) for backward compatibility
+echo "Copying .js/plugins -> .js/src/plugins"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path .js/src | Out-Null
+Copy-Item -Path .js/plugins -Destination .js/src/plugins -Recurse -Force
+git add -f public/static .dist .js/src/plugins total.svg
 git commit -m "chore: Publish Plugins"
 git push -f origin $dist
-
 git checkout -f $current
+echo "✅ Published to $dist"
 
diff --git a/scripts/publish-plugins.sh b/scripts/publish-plugins.sh
index e5721a1..897e366 100755
--- a/scripts/publish-plugins.sh
+++ b/scripts/publish-plugins.sh
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ if [[ "$1" == "--all-branches" ]]; then
     fi
     git reset
     # Copy plugins to legacy path (.js/src/plugins) for backward compatibility
-    echo "Copying .js/plugins -> .js/src/plugins (backward compatibility)"
+    echo "Copying .js/plugins -> .js/src/plugins"
     mkdir -p .js/src
     cp -r .js/plugins .js/src/plugins
-    git add -f public/static .dist .js/plugins .js/src/plugins total.svg
+    git add -f public/static .dist .js/src/plugins total.svg
     git commit -m "chore: Publish Plugins From All Branches"
     git push -f origin $dist
     git checkout -f $branch
@@ -92,10 +92,10 @@ if [ ! -d ".dist" ] || [ -z "$(ls -A .dist)" ]; then
 fi
 
 # Copy plugins to legacy path (.js/src/plugins) for backward compatibility
-echo "Copying .js/plugins -> .js/src/plugins (backward compatibility)"
+echo "Copying .js/plugins -> .js/src/plugins"
 mkdir -p .js/src
 cp -r .js/plugins .js/src/plugins
-git add -f public/static .dist .js/plugins .js/src/plugins total.svg
+git add -f public/static .dist .js/src/plugins total.svg
 git commit -m "chore: Publish Plugins"
 git push -f origin $dist 2>&1
 git checkout -f $current 2>&1