diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4257f6f..b5dcbe1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -113,9 +113,10 @@ You can contribute your own status templates to the plugin!
     	]
     }
     ```
-4. Submit a Pull Request with your JSON file!
+4. Register your template in `constants/predefinedTemplates.ts` by adding an import and adding it to the `PREDEFINED_TEMPLATES` array.
+5. Submit a Pull Request!
 
-Once accepted, maintainers will include your template in the next plugin update.
+Once accepted, your template will be available in the marketplace for all users.
 
 ## Installation
 
diff --git a/constants/predefinedTemplates.ts b/constants/predefinedTemplates.ts
index 73acad1..eb27071 100644
--- a/constants/predefinedTemplates.ts
+++ b/constants/predefinedTemplates.ts
@@ -1,251 +1,18 @@
 import { StatusTemplate } from "types/pluginSettings";
+import academic from "../templates/academic.json";
+import colorful from "../templates/colorful.json";
+import creativeWriting from "../templates/creative-writing.json";
+import minimal from "../templates/minimal.json";
+import project from "../templates/project.json";
 
 /**
- * Predefined status templates generated from the templates directory
+ * Predefined status templates imported directly from the templates directory.
+ * This file serves as an index for the marketplace.
  */
 export const PREDEFINED_TEMPLATES: StatusTemplate[] = [
-	{
-		id: "academic",
-		name: "Academic research",
-		description: "Status workflow for academic research and writing",
-		author: "Obsidian Note Status",
-		github: "https://github.com/devonthesofa/obsidian-note-status",
-		statuses: [
-			{
-				name: "research",
-				icon: "🔍",
-				color: "#2196F3",
-				templateId: "academic",
-			},
-			{
-				name: "outline",
-				icon: "📑",
-				color: "#9E9E9E",
-				templateId: "academic",
-			},
-			{
-				name: "draft",
-				icon: "✏️",
-				color: "#FFC107",
-				templateId: "academic",
-			},
-			{
-				name: "review",
-				icon: "🔬",
-				color: "#9C27B0",
-				templateId: "academic",
-			},
-			{
-				name: "revision",
-				icon: "📝",
-				color: "#FF5722",
-				templateId: "academic",
-			},
-			{
-				name: "final",
-				icon: "📚",
-				color: "#4CAF50",
-				templateId: "academic",
-			},
-			{
-				name: "published",
-				icon: "🎓",
-				color: "#795548",
-				templateId: "academic",
-			},
-		],
-	},
-	{
-		id: "colorful",
-		name: "Colorful workflow",
-		description:
-			"A colorful set of workflow statuses with descriptive icons",
-		author: "Obsidian Note Status",
-		github: "https://github.com/devonthesofa/obsidian-note-status",
-		statuses: [
-			{
-				name: "idea",
-				icon: "💡",
-				color: "#FFEB3B",
-				templateId: "colorful",
-			},
-			{
-				name: "draft",
-				icon: "📝",
-				color: "#E0E0E0",
-				templateId: "colorful",
-			},
-			{
-				name: "inProgress",
-				icon: "🔧",
-				color: "#FFC107",
-				templateId: "colorful",
-			},
-			{
-				name: "editing",
-				icon: "🖊️",
-				color: "#2196F3",
-				templateId: "colorful",
-			},
-			{
-				name: "pending",
-				icon: "⏳",
-				color: "#9C27B0",
-				templateId: "colorful",
-			},
-			{
-				name: "onHold",
-				icon: "⏸",
-				color: "#9E9E9E",
-				templateId: "colorful",
-			},
-			{
-				name: "needsUpdate",
-				icon: "🔄",
-				color: "#FF5722",
-				templateId: "colorful",
-			},
-			{
-				name: "completed",
-				icon: "✅",
-				color: "#4CAF50",
-				templateId: "colorful",
-			},
-			{
-				name: "archived",
-				icon: "📦",
-				color: "#795548",
-				templateId: "colorful",
-			},
-		],
-	},
-	{
-		id: "creative-writing",
-		name: "Creative Writing",
-		description: "Workflow for novelists and creative writers",
-		author: "Obsidian Community",
-		github: "https://github.com/obsidian-community",
-		statuses: [
-			{
-				name: "idea",
-				icon: "🧠",
-				color: "#FFD700",
-				templateId: "creative-writing",
-			},
-			{
-				name: "outline",
-				icon: "🗺️",
-				color: "#87CEEB",
-				templateId: "creative-writing",
-			},
-			{
-				name: "first-draft",
-				icon: "✍️",
-				color: "#FFA07A",
-				templateId: "creative-writing",
-			},
-			{
-				name: "revision",
-				icon: "🔍",
-				color: "#DA70D6",
-				templateId: "creative-writing",
-			},
-			{
-				name: "final-polish",
-				icon: "✨",
-				color: "#32CD32",
-				templateId: "creative-writing",
-			},
-		],
-	},
-	{
-		id: "minimal",
-		name: "Minimal workflow",
-		description: "A simplified set of essential workflow statuses",
-		author: "Obsidian Note Status",
-		github: "https://github.com/devonthesofa/obsidian-note-status",
-		statuses: [
-			{
-				name: "todo",
-				icon: "📌",
-				color: "#F44336",
-				templateId: "minimal",
-			},
-			{
-				name: "inProgress",
-				icon: "⚙️",
-				color: "#2196F3",
-				templateId: "minimal",
-			},
-			{
-				name: "review",
-				icon: "👀",
-				color: "#9C27B0",
-				templateId: "minimal",
-			},
-			{
-				name: "done",
-				icon: "✓",
-				color: "#4CAF50",
-				templateId: "minimal",
-			},
-		],
-	},
-	{
-		id: "project",
-		name: "Project management",
-		description: "Status workflow for project management and tracking",
-		author: "Obsidian Note Status",
-		github: "https://github.com/devonthesofa/obsidian-note-status",
-		statuses: [
-			{
-				name: "planning",
-				icon: "🗓️",
-				color: "#9E9E9E",
-				templateId: "project",
-			},
-			{
-				name: "backlog",
-				icon: "📋",
-				color: "#E0E0E0",
-				templateId: "project",
-			},
-			{
-				name: "ready",
-				icon: "🚦",
-				color: "#8BC34A",
-				templateId: "project",
-			},
-			{
-				name: "inDevelopment",
-				icon: "👨‍💻",
-				color: "#2196F3",
-				templateId: "project",
-			},
-			{
-				name: "testing",
-				icon: "🧪",
-				color: "#9C27B0",
-				templateId: "project",
-			},
-			{
-				name: "review",
-				icon: "👁️",
-				color: "#FFC107",
-				templateId: "project",
-			},
-			{
-				name: "approved",
-				icon: "👍",
-				color: "#4CAF50",
-				templateId: "project",
-			},
-			{
-				name: "live",
-				icon: "🚀",
-				color: "#3F51B5",
-				templateId: "project",
-			},
-		],
-	},
+	academic as StatusTemplate,
+	colorful as StatusTemplate,
+	creativeWriting as StatusTemplate,
+	minimal as StatusTemplate,
+	project as StatusTemplate,
 ];
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index f83eaba..7f0cec4 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
 		"lib": ["DOM", "ES5", "ES6", "ES7"],
 		"jsx": "react-jsx",
 		"esModuleInterop": true,
-		"allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true
+		"allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
+		"resolveJsonModule": true
 	},
 	"include": ["**/*.ts", "**/*.tsx"]
 }
diff --git a/utils/templateUtils.ts b/utils/templateUtils.ts
index 82f1f2a..d4f07b3 100644
--- a/utils/templateUtils.ts
+++ b/utils/templateUtils.ts
@@ -105,30 +105,3 @@ export const generateTemplateId = (
 	return id;
 };
 
-/**
- * Generate a GitHub URL to submit a template to the marketplace
- */
-export const getMarketplaceSubmissionUrl = (
-	template: StatusTemplate,
-): string => {
-	const baseUrl =
-		"https://github.com/devonthesofa/obsidian-note-status/new/master/templates";
-	const filename = `${template.id.replace(/^custom-/, "")}.json`;
-
-	// Create a clean version of the template for the marketplace
-	const marketplaceTemplate = {
-		...template,
-		// Ensure the ID doesn't have the 'custom-' prefix for the marketplace
-		id: template.id.replace(/^custom-/, ""),
-		// Ensure statuses use the new ID
-		statuses: template.statuses.map((s) => ({
-			...s,
-			templateId: template.id.replace(/^custom-/, ""),
-		})),
-	};
-
-	const value = encodeURIComponent(
-		JSON.stringify(marketplaceTemplate, null, 2),
-	);
-	return `${baseUrl}?filename=${filename}&value=${value}`;
-};