diff --git a/client/ayon_core/pipeline/create/creator_plugins.py b/client/ayon_core/pipeline/create/creator_plugins.py
index 667f70c27d..93e1f6f5cb 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/pipeline/create/creator_plugins.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/pipeline/create/creator_plugins.py
@@ -857,16 +857,18 @@ class Creator(BaseCreator):
         version = instance.get("version")
         if version is not None:
             template_data = {"version": version}
+        else:
+            template_data = {}
 
         staging_dir_info = get_staging_dir_info(
-            create_ctx.host_name,
             create_ctx.get_current_project_entity(),
             create_ctx.get_current_folder_entity(),
             create_ctx.get_current_task_entity(),
             product_type,
             product_name,
-            create_ctx.get_current_project_anatomy(),
-            create_ctx.get_current_project_settings(),
+            create_ctx.host_name,
+            anatomy=create_ctx.get_current_project_anatomy(),
+            project_settings=create_ctx.get_current_project_settings(),
             always_return_path=False,
             logger=self.log,
             template_data=template_data,
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/pipeline/publish/lib.py b/client/ayon_core/pipeline/publish/lib.py
index 8d56deec04..4c36f473d1 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/pipeline/publish/lib.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/pipeline/publish/lib.py
@@ -653,12 +653,12 @@ def get_custom_staging_dir_info(
         DeprecationWarning,
     )
     tr_data = get_staging_dir_config(
-        host_name,
         project_name,
         task_type,
         task_name,
         product_type,
         product_name,
+        host_name,
         project_settings=project_settings,
         anatomy=anatomy,
         log=log,
@@ -698,12 +698,12 @@ def get_instance_staging_dir(instance):
         template_data["workfile_name"] = workfile_name
 
     staging_dir_info = get_staging_dir_info(
-        context.data["hostName"],
         context.data["projectEntity"],
         instance.data.get("folderEntity"),
         instance.data.get("taskEntity"),
         instance.data["productType"],
         instance.data["productName"],
+        context.data["hostName"],
         anatomy=context.data["anatomy"],
         project_settings=context.data["project_settings"],
         template_data=template_data,
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/pipeline/stagingdir.py b/client/ayon_core/pipeline/stagingdir.py
index 2dd5c2f3eb..c7cc95ff55 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/pipeline/stagingdir.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/pipeline/stagingdir.py
@@ -184,12 +184,12 @@ def get_staging_dir_info(
 
     # get staging dir config
     staging_dir_config = get_staging_dir_config(
-        host_name,
         project_entity["name"],
-        task_entity.get("type"),
+        task_entity.get("taskType"),
         task_entity.get("name"),
         product_type,
         product_name,
+        host_name,
         project_settings=project_settings,
         anatomy=anatomy,
         log=log,
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ def get_staging_dir_info(
 
     return {
         "stagingDir": StringTemplate.format_template(
-            staging_dir_config["template"], ctx_data
+            staging_dir_config["template"]["directory"], ctx_data
         ),
         "stagingDir_persistent": staging_dir_config["persistence"],
     }
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/collect_managed_staging_dir.py b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/collect_managed_staging_dir.py
index ca6d5161c1..1034b9a716 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/collect_managed_staging_dir.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/collect_managed_staging_dir.py
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ class CollectManagedStagingDir(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.4990
 
     def process(self, instance):
+        """ Collect the staging data and stores it to the instance.
 
+        Args:
+            instance (object): The instance to inspect.
+        """
         staging_dir_path = get_instance_staging_dir(instance)
         persistance = instance.data.get("stagingDir_persistent", False)
 
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_burnin.py b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_burnin.py
index 3eb4254a5e..8e8764fc33 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_burnin.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_burnin.py
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ class ExtractBurnin(publish.Extractor):
             if do_convert:
                 new_staging_dir = get_temp_dir(
                     project_name=instance.context.data["projectName"],
-                    make_local=True,
+                    use_local_temp=True,
                 )
                 repre["stagingDir"] = new_staging_dir
 
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_color_transcode.py b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_color_transcode.py
index 4f0053c426..3c11a016ec 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_color_transcode.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_color_transcode.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class ExtractOIIOTranscode(publish.Extractor):
                 original_staging_dir = new_repre["stagingDir"]
                 new_staging_dir = get_temp_dir(
                     project_name=instance.context.data["projectName"],
-                    make_local=True,
+                    use_local_temp=True,
                 )
                 new_repre["stagingDir"] = new_staging_dir
 
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_review.py b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_review.py
index 26cd2ef0b2..7c38b0453b 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_review.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_review.py
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ class ExtractReview(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
             if do_convert:
                 new_staging_dir = get_temp_dir(
                     project_name=instance.context.data["projectName"],
-                    make_local=True,
+                    use_local_temp=True,
                 )
                 repre["stagingDir"] = new_staging_dir