diff --git a/docs/_plugins/rhds.ts b/docs/_plugins/rhds.ts
index ce85cb4531..067b224e87 100644
--- a/docs/_plugins/rhds.ts
+++ b/docs/_plugins/rhds.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 /// <reference lib="ESNext.Array"/>
 
 import * as ChildProcess from 'node:child_process';
-import { readdirSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { join, dirname } from 'node:path';
 import { promisify } from 'node:util';
-import { readFile, writeFile, mkdir } from 'node:fs/promises';
+import { readdir, readFile, writeFile, mkdir } from 'node:fs/promises';
 import { makeDemoEnv } from '../../scripts/environment.js';
 
 import yaml from 'js-yaml';
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@ import slugify from 'slugify';
 import capitalize from 'capitalize';
 
 import RHDSAlphabetizeTagsPlugin from './alphabetize-tags.js';
-import RHDSShortcodesPlugin from './shortcodes.js';
 import RHDSElementDocsPlugin from './element-docs.ts';
 import RHDSElementDemosPlugin from './element-demos.js';
 
@@ -67,15 +65,13 @@ const COPY_CONTENT_EXTENSIONS = [
 /**
  * Generate a map of files per package which should be copied to the site dir
  */
-function getFilesToCopy() {
+async function getFilesToCopy() {
   // Copy element demo files
   const repoRoot = cwd;
-  const tagNames = readdirSync(join(repoRoot, 'elements'), { withFileTypes: true })
+  const tagNames = (await readdir(join(repoRoot, 'elements'), { withFileTypes: true }))
       .filter(ent => ent.isDirectory())
       .map(ent => ent.name);
 
-  const config = getPfeConfig();
-
   // Copy all component and core files to _site
   return Object.fromEntries(tagNames.flatMap(tagName => {
     const slug = getTagNameSlug(tagName);
@@ -95,7 +91,7 @@ interface Options {
  * @param opts
  * @param opts.tagsToAlphabetize
  */
-export default function(eleventyConfig: UserConfig, { tagsToAlphabetize }: Options) {
+export default async function(eleventyConfig: UserConfig, { tagsToAlphabetize }: Options) {
   eleventyConfig.on('eleventy.before', async ({ directories }) => {
     const outPath = join(directories.output, 'assets/javascript/repoStatus.json');
     await mkdir(dirname(outPath), { recursive: true });
@@ -120,11 +116,10 @@ export default function(eleventyConfig: UserConfig, { tagsToAlphabetize }: Optio
     await writeFile(outPath, await makeDemoEnv(), 'utf8');
   });
 
-  eleventyConfig.addDataExtension('yml, yaml', contents => yaml.load(contents));
+  eleventyConfig.addDataExtension('yml, yaml', (contents: string) => yaml.load(contents));
 
   eleventyConfig.addPlugin(RHDSAlphabetizeTagsPlugin, { tagsToAlphabetize });
 
-  eleventyConfig.addPlugin(RHDSShortcodesPlugin);
   eleventyConfig.addPlugin(RHDSElementDocsPlugin);
   eleventyConfig.addPlugin(RHDSElementDemosPlugin);
 
@@ -139,14 +134,13 @@ export default function(eleventyConfig: UserConfig, { tagsToAlphabetize }: Optio
     'node_modules/@patternfly/icons/': '/assets/packages/@patternfly/icons/',
   });
 
-  const filesToCopy = getFilesToCopy();
-  eleventyConfig.addPassthroughCopy(filesToCopy, {
+  eleventyConfig.addPassthroughCopy(await getFilesToCopy(), {
     filter: (path: string) => !path.endsWith('.html'),
   });
 
   eleventyConfig.addJavaScriptFunction('getTagNameSlug', getTagNameSlug);
 
-  eleventyConfig.addFilter('getPrettyElementName', function(tagName) {
+  eleventyConfig.addFilter('getPrettyElementName', function(tagName: string) {
     const slug = getTagNameSlug(tagName);
     const deslugify = eleventyConfig.getFilter('deslugify');
     return pfeconfig.aliases[tagName] || deslugify(slug);
@@ -156,7 +150,7 @@ export default function(eleventyConfig: UserConfig, { tagsToAlphabetize }: Optio
     return capitalize(slug.replace(/-/g, ' '));
   });
 
-  eleventyConfig.addFilter('makeSentenceCase', function(value) {
+  eleventyConfig.addFilter('makeSentenceCase', function(value: string) {
     return value.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + value.slice(1).toLowerCase();
   });
 
@@ -202,7 +196,7 @@ export default function(eleventyConfig: UserConfig, { tagsToAlphabetize }: Optio
   eleventyConfig.addWatchTarget('docs/patterns/**/patterns/*.html');
   eleventyConfig.addWatchTarget('docs/theming/**/patterns/*.html');
 
-  for (const tagName of readdirSync(join(cwd, './elements/'))) {
+  for (const tagName of await readdir(join(cwd, './elements/'))) {
     const dir = join(cwd, './elements/', tagName, 'docs/');
     eleventyConfig.addWatchTarget(dir);
   }
diff --git a/docs/_plugins/shortcodes.js b/docs/_plugins/shortcodes.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 005546c8b3..0000000000
--- a/docs/_plugins/shortcodes.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-import { RepoStatusList, RepoStatusChecklist, RepoStatusTable } from './shortcodes/repoStatus.js';
-
-export default function(eleventyConfig) {
-  eleventyConfig.addPlugin(RepoStatusList);
-  eleventyConfig.addPlugin(RepoStatusChecklist);
-  eleventyConfig.addPlugin(RepoStatusTable);
-};
diff --git a/docs/_plugins/shortcodes/repoStatus.js b/docs/_plugins/shortcodes/repoStatus.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 48b6a6fe69..0000000000
--- a/docs/_plugins/shortcodes/repoStatus.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-
-export function RepoStatusList(eleventyConfig) {
-  eleventyConfig.addShortcode('repoStatusList', function repoStatusList() {
-    return '';
-  });
-}
-
-export function RepoStatusChecklist(eleventyConfig) {
-  eleventyConfig.addShortcode('repoStatusChecklist', function repoStatusChecklist() {
-    return '';
-  });
-}
-
-export function RepoStatusTable(eleventyConfig) {
-  eleventyConfig.addShortcode('repoStatusTable', function repoStatusTable() {
-    return '';
-  });
-}
diff --git a/eleventy.config.ts b/eleventy.config.ts
index ce26084610..199438dfcb 100644
--- a/eleventy.config.ts
+++ b/eleventy.config.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const isWatch =
 const isLocal = !(process.env.CI || process.env.DEPLOY_URL);
 
 /** @param  eleventyConfig */
-export default function(eleventyConfig: UserConfig) {
+export default async function(eleventyConfig: UserConfig) {
   eleventyConfig.setQuietMode(true);
 
   eleventyConfig.on('eleventy.before', function({ runMode }) {
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ export default function(eleventyConfig: UserConfig) {
    * Collections to organize by 'order' value in front matter, then alphabetical by title;
    * instead of by date
    */
-  eleventyConfig.addPlugin(RHDSPlugin, {
+  await eleventyConfig.addPlugin(RHDSPlugin, {
     tagsToAlphabetize: [
       'component',
       'foundations',