diff --git a/example-manifests/green-hosting.yaml b/example-manifests/green-hosting.yaml
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+name: green-hosting-demo
+description: example manifest invoking green-hosting plugin
+tags:
+initialize:
+  outputs:
+    - yaml
+  plugins:
+    'green-hosting':
+      method: GreenHosting
+      path: '@tngtech/if-webpage-plugins'
+tree:
+  children:
+    child:
+      pipeline:
+        compute:
+          - green-hosting
+      inputs:
+        - url: www.thegreenwebfoundation.org
+        - url: www.tngtech.com
diff --git a/example-manifests/shell.yaml b/example-manifests/shell.yaml
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+name: exec-shell-command-demo
+description: example manifest invoking exec-shell-command
+tags:
+initialize:
+  outputs:
+    - yaml
+  plugins:
+    exec-command:
+      method: ShellExecCommand
+      path: '@tngtech/if-webpage-plugins'
+      config:
+        command: 'echo "Hello, World!"'
+tree:
+  children:
+    child:
+      pipeline:
+        compute:
+          - exec-command
+      inputs:
diff --git a/example-manifests/timer.yaml b/example-manifests/timer.yaml
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+name: timer-demo
+description: example manifest invoking timer plugins
+tags:
+initialize:
+  outputs:
+    - yaml
+  plugins:
+    timer-start:
+      method: TimerStart
+      path: '@tngtech/if-webpage-plugins'
+    timer-stop:
+      method: TimerStop
+      path: '@tngtech/if-webpage-plugins'
+    exec-command:
+      method: ShellExecCommand
+      path: '@tngtech/if-webpage-plugins'
+      config:
+        command: 'sleep 10'
+tree:
+  children:
+    child:
+      pipeline:
+        compute:
+          - timer-start
+          - exec-command
+          - timer-stop
+      inputs:
+        - timestamp: 2024-02-25T00:00 # some placeholder timestamp that will be substituted by timer-start
+          duration: 1 # if reset = true this will be overwritten, otherwise it will be added to
+          resets: [true]
diff --git a/example-manifests/measure-webpage.yml b/example-manifests/webpage-impact.yaml
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rename from example-manifests/measure-webpage.yml
rename to example-manifests/webpage-impact.yaml