diff --git a/plugins/aggregators/basicstats/basicstats.go b/plugins/aggregators/basicstats/basicstats.go
index 458a9b9c9..6f4afabd1 100644
--- a/plugins/aggregators/basicstats/basicstats.go
+++ b/plugins/aggregators/basicstats/basicstats.go
@@ -57,26 +57,6 @@ type basicstats struct {
 	TIME     time.Time //intermediate value for rate
 }
 
-var sampleConfig = `
-  ## The period on which to flush & clear the aggregator.
-  period = "30s"
-
-  ## If true, the original metric will be dropped by the
-  ## aggregator and will not get sent to the output plugins.
-  drop_original = false
-
-  ## Configures which basic stats to push as fields
-  # stats = ["count", "min", "max", "mean", "stdev", "s2", "sum"]
-`
-
-func (*BasicStats) SampleConfig() string {
-	return sampleConfig
-}
-
-func (*BasicStats) Description() string {
-	return "Keep the aggregate basicstats of each metric passing through."
-}
-
 func (b *BasicStats) Add(in telegraf.Metric) {
 	id := in.HashID()
 	if _, ok := b.cache[id]; !ok {
diff --git a/plugins/aggregators/basicstats/basicstats_sample_config.go b/plugins/aggregators/basicstats/basicstats_sample_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c1c391e18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/aggregators/basicstats/basicstats_sample_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go --clean
+// DON'T EDIT; This file is used as a template by tools/generate_plugindata
+package basicstats
+
+func (*BasicStats) SampleConfig() string {
+	return `{{ .SampleConfig }}`
+}
diff --git a/plugins/aggregators/derivative/README.md b/plugins/aggregators/derivative/README.md
index 6d47dc4c1..124b96b24 100644
--- a/plugins/aggregators/derivative/README.md
+++ b/plugins/aggregators/derivative/README.md
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ Using `max_roll_over` with a value greater 0 may be important, if you need to de
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml
+# Calculates a derivative for every field.
 [[aggregators.derivative]]
   ## Specific Derivative Aggregator Arguments:
 
diff --git a/plugins/aggregators/derivative/derivative.go b/plugins/aggregators/derivative/derivative.go
index f9e9c33de..0b45ad30c 100644
--- a/plugins/aggregators/derivative/derivative.go
+++ b/plugins/aggregators/derivative/derivative.go
@@ -38,56 +38,6 @@ func NewDerivative() *Derivative {
 	return derivative
 }
 
-var sampleConfig = `
-	## The period in which to flush the aggregator.
-	period = "30s"
-	##
-	## If true, the original metric will be dropped by the
-	## aggregator and will not get sent to the output plugins.
-	drop_original = false
-	##
-	## This aggregator will estimate a derivative for each field, which is
-	## contained in both the first and last metric of the aggregation interval.
-	## Without further configuration the derivative will be calculated with
-	## respect to the time difference between these two measurements in seconds.
-	## The formula applied is for every field:
-	##
-	##               value_last - value_first
-	## derivative = --------------------------
-	##              time_difference_in_seconds
-	##
-	## The resulting derivative will be named *fieldname_rate*. The suffix
-	## "_rate" can be configured by the *suffix* parameter. When using a 
-	## derivation variable you can include its name for more clarity. 
-	# suffix = "_rate"
-	##
-	## As an abstraction the derivative can be calculated not only by the time
-	## difference but by the difference of a field, which is contained in the
-	## measurement. This field is assumed to be monotonously increasing. This
-	## feature is used by specifying a *variable*.
-	## Make sure the specified variable is not filtered and exists in the metrics 
-	## passed to this aggregator!
-	# variable = ""
-	##
-	## When using a field as the derivation parameter the name of that field will
-	## be used for the resulting derivative, e.g. *fieldname_by_parameter*.
-	##
-	## Note, that the calculation is based on the actual timestamp of the
-	## measurements. When there is only one measurement during that period, the
-	## measurement will be rolled over to the next period. The maximum number of
-	## such roll-overs can be configured with a default of 10.
-	# max_roll_over = 10
-	##
-`
-
-func (d *Derivative) SampleConfig() string {
-	return sampleConfig
-}
-
-func (d *Derivative) Description() string {
-	return "Calculates a derivative for every field."
-}
-
 func (d *Derivative) Add(in telegraf.Metric) {
 	id := in.HashID()
 	current, ok := d.cache[id]
diff --git a/plugins/aggregators/derivative/derivative_sample_config.go b/plugins/aggregators/derivative/derivative_sample_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb88dfa07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/aggregators/derivative/derivative_sample_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go --clean
+// DON'T EDIT; This file is used as a template by tools/generate_plugindata
+package derivative
+
+func (d *Derivative) SampleConfig() string {
+	return `{{ .SampleConfig }}`
+}
diff --git a/plugins/aggregators/final/README.md b/plugins/aggregators/final/README.md
index 10dc72139..c7e401d75 100644
--- a/plugins/aggregators/final/README.md
+++ b/plugins/aggregators/final/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ When a series has not been updated within the time defined in
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml
+# Report the final metric of a series
 [[aggregators.final]]
   ## The period on which to flush & clear the aggregator.
   period = "30s"
diff --git a/plugins/aggregators/final/final.go b/plugins/aggregators/final/final.go
index 3ef32a10a..09b244f17 100644
--- a/plugins/aggregators/final/final.go
+++ b/plugins/aggregators/final/final.go
@@ -8,17 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/aggregators"
 )
 
-var sampleConfig = `
-  ## The period on which to flush & clear the aggregator.
-  period = "30s"
-  ## If true, the original metric will be dropped by the
-  ## aggregator and will not get sent to the output plugins.
-  drop_original = false
-
-  ## The time that a series is not updated until considering it final.
-  series_timeout = "5m"
-`
-
 type Final struct {
 	SeriesTimeout config.Duration `toml:"series_timeout"`
 
@@ -33,14 +22,6 @@ func NewFinal() *Final {
 	}
 }
 
-func (m *Final) SampleConfig() string {
-	return sampleConfig
-}
-
-func (m *Final) Description() string {
-	return "Report the final metric of a series"
-}
-
 func (m *Final) Add(in telegraf.Metric) {
 	id := in.HashID()
 	m.metricCache[id] = in
diff --git a/plugins/aggregators/final/final_sample_config.go b/plugins/aggregators/final/final_sample_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..181fdfd4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/aggregators/final/final_sample_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go --clean
+// DON'T EDIT; This file is used as a template by tools/generate_plugindata
+package final
+
+func (m *Final) SampleConfig() string {
+	return `{{ .SampleConfig }}`
+}
diff --git a/plugins/aggregators/histogram/histogram.go b/plugins/aggregators/histogram/histogram.go
index a78e25d7f..7c0e39e26 100644
--- a/plugins/aggregators/histogram/histogram.go
+++ b/plugins/aggregators/histogram/histogram.go
@@ -82,57 +82,6 @@ func NewHistogramAggregator() *HistogramAggregator {
 	return h
 }
 
-var sampleConfig = `
-  ## The period in which to flush the aggregator.
-  period = "30s"
-
-  ## If true, the original metric will be dropped by the
-  ## aggregator and will not get sent to the output plugins.
-  drop_original = false
-
-  ## If true, the histogram will be reset on flush instead
-  ## of accumulating the results.
-  reset = false
-
-  ## Whether bucket values should be accumulated. If set to false, "gt" tag will be added.
-  ## Defaults to true.
-  cumulative = true
-
-  ## Expiration interval for each histogram. The histogram will be expired if 
-  ## there are no changes in any buckets for this time interval. 0 == no expiration.
-  # expiration_interval = "0m"
-
-  ## If true, aggregated histogram are pushed to output only if it was updated since
-  ## previous push. Defaults to false.
-  # push_only_on_update = false
-
-  ## Example config that aggregates all fields of the metric.
-  # [[aggregators.histogram.config]]
-  #   ## Right borders of buckets (with +Inf implicitly added).
-  #   buckets = [0.0, 15.6, 34.5, 49.1, 71.5, 80.5, 94.5, 100.0]
-  #   ## The name of metric.
-  #   measurement_name = "cpu"
-
-  ## Example config that aggregates only specific fields of the metric.
-  # [[aggregators.histogram.config]]
-  #   ## Right borders of buckets (with +Inf implicitly added).
-  #   buckets = [0.0, 10.0, 20.0, 30.0, 40.0, 50.0, 60.0, 70.0, 80.0, 90.0, 100.0]
-  #   ## The name of metric.
-  #   measurement_name = "diskio"
-  #   ## The concrete fields of metric
-  #   fields = ["io_time", "read_time", "write_time"]
-`
-
-// SampleConfig returns sample of config
-func (h *HistogramAggregator) SampleConfig() string {
-	return sampleConfig
-}
-
-// Description returns description of aggregator plugin
-func (h *HistogramAggregator) Description() string {
-	return "Create aggregate histograms."
-}
-
 // Add adds new hit to the buckets
 func (h *HistogramAggregator) Add(in telegraf.Metric) {
 	addTime := timeNow()
diff --git a/plugins/aggregators/histogram/histogram_sample_config.go b/plugins/aggregators/histogram/histogram_sample_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..34ef6869d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/aggregators/histogram/histogram_sample_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go --clean
+// DON'T EDIT; This file is used as a template by tools/generate_plugindata
+package histogram
+
+func (h *HistogramAggregator) SampleConfig() string {
+	return `{{ .SampleConfig }}`
+}
diff --git a/plugins/aggregators/merge/README.md b/plugins/aggregators/merge/README.md
index 79cad5cfb..ca0c03c96 100644
--- a/plugins/aggregators/merge/README.md
+++ b/plugins/aggregators/merge/README.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ be handled more efficiently by the output.
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml
+# Merge metrics into multifield metrics by series key
 [[aggregators.merge]]
   ## If true, the original metric will be dropped by the
   ## aggregator and will not get sent to the output plugins.
diff --git a/plugins/aggregators/merge/merge.go b/plugins/aggregators/merge/merge.go
index e11aad07a..e1c06bec0 100644
--- a/plugins/aggregators/merge/merge.go
+++ b/plugins/aggregators/merge/merge.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package seriesgrouper
+package merge
 
 import (
 	"time"
@@ -8,15 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/aggregators"
 )
 
-const (
-	description  = "Merge metrics into multifield metrics by series key"
-	sampleConfig = `
-  ## If true, the original metric will be dropped by the
-  ## aggregator and will not get sent to the output plugins.
-  drop_original = true
-`
-)
-
 type Merge struct {
 	grouper *metric.SeriesGrouper
 }
@@ -26,14 +17,6 @@ func (a *Merge) Init() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (a *Merge) Description() string {
-	return description
-}
-
-func (a *Merge) SampleConfig() string {
-	return sampleConfig
-}
-
 func (a *Merge) Add(m telegraf.Metric) {
 	a.grouper.AddMetric(m)
 }
diff --git a/plugins/aggregators/merge/merge_sample_config.go b/plugins/aggregators/merge/merge_sample_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..58a87a491
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/aggregators/merge/merge_sample_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go --clean
+// DON'T EDIT; This file is used as a template by tools/generate_plugindata
+package merge
+
+func (a *Merge) SampleConfig() string {
+	return `{{ .SampleConfig }}`
+}
diff --git a/plugins/aggregators/merge/merge_test.go b/plugins/aggregators/merge/merge_test.go
index 53a55f085..0569b03f0 100644
--- a/plugins/aggregators/merge/merge_test.go
+++ b/plugins/aggregators/merge/merge_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package seriesgrouper
+package merge
 
 import (
 	"testing"
diff --git a/plugins/aggregators/minmax/minmax.go b/plugins/aggregators/minmax/minmax.go
index fb0e72f65..5c3d70828 100644
--- a/plugins/aggregators/minmax/minmax.go
+++ b/plugins/aggregators/minmax/minmax.go
@@ -26,23 +26,6 @@ type minmax struct {
 	max float64
 }
 
-var sampleConfig = `
-  ## General Aggregator Arguments:
-  ## The period on which to flush & clear the aggregator.
-  period = "30s"
-  ## If true, the original metric will be dropped by the
-  ## aggregator and will not get sent to the output plugins.
-  drop_original = false
-`
-
-func (m *MinMax) SampleConfig() string {
-	return sampleConfig
-}
-
-func (m *MinMax) Description() string {
-	return "Keep the aggregate min/max of each metric passing through."
-}
-
 func (m *MinMax) Add(in telegraf.Metric) {
 	id := in.HashID()
 	if _, ok := m.cache[id]; !ok {
diff --git a/plugins/aggregators/minmax/minmax_sample_config.go b/plugins/aggregators/minmax/minmax_sample_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4de3ba2ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/aggregators/minmax/minmax_sample_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go --clean
+// DON'T EDIT; This file is used as a template by tools/generate_plugindata
+package minmax
+
+func (m *MinMax) SampleConfig() string {
+	return `{{ .SampleConfig }}`
+}
diff --git a/plugins/aggregators/quantile/README.md b/plugins/aggregators/quantile/README.md
index 423857465..f6d44ea09 100644
--- a/plugins/aggregators/quantile/README.md
+++ b/plugins/aggregators/quantile/README.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ per metric it sees and emits the quantiles every `period`.
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml
+# Keep the aggregate quantiles of each metric passing through.
 [[aggregators.quantile]]
   ## General Aggregator Arguments:
   ## The period on which to flush & clear the aggregator.
diff --git a/plugins/aggregators/quantile/quantile.go b/plugins/aggregators/quantile/quantile.go
index cb58ef2e8..d724c61a4 100644
--- a/plugins/aggregators/quantile/quantile.go
+++ b/plugins/aggregators/quantile/quantile.go
@@ -26,41 +26,6 @@ type aggregate struct {
 
 type newAlgorithmFunc func(compression float64) (algorithm, error)
 
-var sampleConfig = `
-  ## General Aggregator Arguments:
-  ## The period on which to flush & clear the aggregator.
-  period = "30s"
-
-  ## If true, the original metric will be dropped by the
-  ## aggregator and will not get sent to the output plugins.
-  drop_original = false
-
-  ## Quantiles to output in the range [0,1]
-  # quantiles = [0.25, 0.5, 0.75]
-
-  ## Type of aggregation algorithm
-  ## Supported are:
-  ##  "t-digest" -- approximation using centroids, can cope with large number of samples
-  ##  "exact R7" -- exact computation also used by Excel or NumPy (Hyndman & Fan 1996 R7)
-  ##  "exact R8" -- exact computation (Hyndman & Fan 1996 R8)
-  ## NOTE: Do not use "exact" algorithms with large number of samples
-  ##       to not impair performance or memory consumption!
-  # algorithm = "t-digest"
-
-  ## Compression for approximation (t-digest). The value needs to be
-  ## greater or equal to 1.0. Smaller values will result in more
-  ## performance but less accuracy.
-  # compression = 100.0
-`
-
-func (q *Quantile) SampleConfig() string {
-	return sampleConfig
-}
-
-func (q *Quantile) Description() string {
-	return "Keep the aggregate quantiles of each metric passing through."
-}
-
 func (q *Quantile) Add(in telegraf.Metric) {
 	id := in.HashID()
 	if cached, ok := q.cache[id]; ok {
diff --git a/plugins/aggregators/quantile/quantile_sample_config.go b/plugins/aggregators/quantile/quantile_sample_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2329d2643
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/aggregators/quantile/quantile_sample_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go --clean
+// DON'T EDIT; This file is used as a template by tools/generate_plugindata
+package quantile
+
+func (q *Quantile) SampleConfig() string {
+	return `{{ .SampleConfig }}`
+}
diff --git a/plugins/aggregators/starlark/README.md b/plugins/aggregators/starlark/README.md
index 01bcf963c..b0a34256d 100644
--- a/plugins/aggregators/starlark/README.md
+++ b/plugins/aggregators/starlark/README.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ functions.
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml
+# Aggregate metrics using a Starlark script
 [[aggregators.starlark]]
   ## The Starlark source can be set as a string in this configuration file, or
   ## by referencing a file containing the script.  Only one source or script
diff --git a/plugins/aggregators/starlark/starlark.go b/plugins/aggregators/starlark/starlark.go
index 2823d1ed7..8c58b5afa 100644
--- a/plugins/aggregators/starlark/starlark.go
+++ b/plugins/aggregators/starlark/starlark.go
@@ -7,39 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"go.starlark.net/starlark"
 )
 
-const (
-	description  = "Aggregate metrics using a Starlark script"
-	sampleConfig = `
-  ## The Starlark source can be set as a string in this configuration file, or
-  ## by referencing a file containing the script.  Only one source or script
-  ## should be set at once.
-  ##
-  ## Source of the Starlark script.
-  source = '''
-state = {}
-
-def add(metric):
-  state["last"] = metric
-
-def push():
-  return state.get("last")
-
-def reset():
-  state.clear()
-'''
-
-  ## File containing a Starlark script.
-  # script = "/usr/local/bin/myscript.star"
-
-  ## The constants of the Starlark script.
-  # [aggregators.starlark.constants]
-  #   max_size = 10
-  #   threshold = 0.75
-  #   default_name = "Julia"
-  #   debug_mode = true
-`
-)
-
 type Starlark struct {
 	common.StarlarkCommon
 }
@@ -72,14 +39,6 @@ func (s *Starlark) Init() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *Starlark) SampleConfig() string {
-	return sampleConfig
-}
-
-func (s *Starlark) Description() string {
-	return description
-}
-
 func (s *Starlark) Add(metric telegraf.Metric) {
 	parameters, found := s.GetParameters("add")
 	if !found {
diff --git a/plugins/aggregators/starlark/starlark_sample_config.go b/plugins/aggregators/starlark/starlark_sample_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..67d3483d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/aggregators/starlark/starlark_sample_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go --clean
+// DON'T EDIT; This file is used as a template by tools/generate_plugindata
+package starlark
+
+func (s *Starlark) SampleConfig() string {
+	return `{{ .SampleConfig }}`
+}
diff --git a/plugins/aggregators/valuecounter/README.md b/plugins/aggregators/valuecounter/README.md
index 1f74a4982..2d26bc1b6 100644
--- a/plugins/aggregators/valuecounter/README.md
+++ b/plugins/aggregators/valuecounter/README.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ limited set of values.
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml
+# Count the occurrence of values in fields.
 [[aggregators.valuecounter]]
   ## General Aggregator Arguments:
   ## The period on which to flush & clear the aggregator.
diff --git a/plugins/aggregators/valuecounter/valuecounter.go b/plugins/aggregators/valuecounter/valuecounter.go
index a25c9dcaf..5701b3435 100644
--- a/plugins/aggregators/valuecounter/valuecounter.go
+++ b/plugins/aggregators/valuecounter/valuecounter.go
@@ -27,27 +27,6 @@ func NewValueCounter() telegraf.Aggregator {
 	return vc
 }
 
-var sampleConfig = `
-  ## General Aggregator Arguments:
-  ## The period on which to flush & clear the aggregator.
-  period = "30s"
-  ## If true, the original metric will be dropped by the
-  ## aggregator and will not get sent to the output plugins.
-  drop_original = false
-  ## The fields for which the values will be counted
-  fields = []
-`
-
-// SampleConfig generates a sample config for the ValueCounter plugin
-func (vc *ValueCounter) SampleConfig() string {
-	return sampleConfig
-}
-
-// Description returns the description of the ValueCounter plugin
-func (vc *ValueCounter) Description() string {
-	return "Count the occurrence of values in fields."
-}
-
 // Add is run on every metric which passes the plugin
 func (vc *ValueCounter) Add(in telegraf.Metric) {
 	id := in.HashID()
diff --git a/plugins/aggregators/valuecounter/valuecounter_sample_config.go b/plugins/aggregators/valuecounter/valuecounter_sample_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8bc4a49ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/aggregators/valuecounter/valuecounter_sample_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go --clean
+// DON'T EDIT; This file is used as a template by tools/generate_plugindata
+package valuecounter
+
+func (vc *ValueCounter) SampleConfig() string {
+	return `{{ .SampleConfig }}`
+}