diff --git a/jenkins_jobs/modules/publishers.py b/jenkins_jobs/modules/publishers.py
index d4593515f..4b29366e5 100644
--- a/jenkins_jobs/modules/publishers.py
+++ b/jenkins_jobs/modules/publishers.py
@@ -1159,24 +1159,31 @@ def ftp(registry, xml_parent, data):
     Requires the Jenkins :jenkins-wiki:`Publish over FTP Plugin
     <Publish+Over+FTP+Plugin>`.
 
-    :arg str site: name of the ftp site
-    :arg str target: destination directory
+    :arg str site: name of the ftp site (required)
+    :arg str target: destination directory (required)
     :arg bool target-is-date-format: whether target is a date format. If true,
       raw text should be quoted (default false)
     :arg bool clean-remote: should the remote directory be deleted before
       transferring files (default false)
-    :arg str source: source path specifier
+    :arg str source: source path specifier (required)
     :arg str excludes: excluded file pattern (optional)
     :arg str remove-prefix: prefix to remove from uploaded file paths
       (optional)
     :arg bool fail-on-error: fail the build if an error occurs (default false).
     :arg bool flatten: only create files on the server, don't create
       directories (default false).
+    :arg bool verbose: adds lots of detail useful for debug to the console
+      but generally should be left off (default false)
 
-    Example:
+    Minimal Example:
 
-    .. literalinclude::  /../../tests/publishers/fixtures/ftp001.yaml
-       :language: yaml
+        .. literalinclude:: /../../tests/publishers/fixtures/ftp-minimal.yaml
+           :language: yaml
+
+    Full Example:
+
+        .. literalinclude::  /../../tests/publishers/fixtures/ftp-full.yaml
+           :language: yaml
 
     """
     console_prefix = 'FTP: '
@@ -1906,11 +1913,18 @@ def ssh(registry, xml_parent, data):
       before being sent to the remote server (defaults false)
     :arg bool flatten: only create files on the server, don't create
       directories (default false).
+    :arg bool verbose: adds lots of detail useful for debug to the console
+      but generally should be left off (default false)
 
-    Example:
+    Minimal Example:
 
-    .. literalinclude::  /../../tests/publishers/fixtures/ssh001.yaml
-       :language: yaml
+        .. literalinclude:: /../../tests/publishers/fixtures/ssh-minimal.yaml
+           :language: yaml
+
+    Full Example:
+
+        .. literalinclude::  /../../tests/publishers/fixtures/ssh-full.yaml
+           :language: yaml
     """
     console_prefix = 'SSH: '
     tag_prefix = 'jenkins.plugins.publish'
@@ -2674,7 +2688,8 @@ def base_publish_over(xml_parent, data, console_prefix,
 
     inner = XML.SubElement(publishers, publisher_tag)
     XML.SubElement(inner, 'configName').text = data['site']
-    XML.SubElement(inner, 'verbose').text = 'true'
+    XML.SubElement(inner, 'verbose').text = str(
+        data.get('verbose', False)).lower()
 
     transfers = XML.SubElement(inner, 'transfers')
     transfersset = XML.SubElement(transfers, transferset_tag)
@@ -2732,10 +2747,17 @@ def cifs(registry, xml_parent, data):
     :arg bool fail-on-error: fail the build if an error occurs (default false).
     :arg bool flatten: only create files on the server, don't create
         directories (default false).
+    :arg bool verbose: adds lots of detail useful for debug to the console
+      but generally should be left off (default false)
 
-    Example:
+    Minimal Example:
 
-        .. literalinclude::  /../../tests/publishers/fixtures/cifs001.yaml
+        .. literalinclude:: /../../tests/publishers/fixtures/cifs-minimal.yaml
+           :language: yaml
+
+    Full Example:
+
+        .. literalinclude::  /../../tests/publishers/fixtures/cifs-full.yaml
            :language: yaml
 
     """
diff --git a/tests/builders/fixtures/publish-over-ssh.xml b/tests/builders/fixtures/publish-over-ssh.xml
index 91f05241e..b347ba1f8 100644
--- a/tests/builders/fixtures/publish-over-ssh.xml
+++ b/tests/builders/fixtures/publish-over-ssh.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
           <publishers>
             <jenkins.plugins.publish__over__ssh.BapSshPublisher>
               <configName>server.example.com</configName>
-              <verbose>true</verbose>
+              <verbose>false</verbose>
               <transfers>
                 <jenkins.plugins.publish__over__ssh.BapSshTransfer>
                   <remoteDirectory>dest/dir</remoteDirectory>
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/cifs-full.xml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/cifs-full.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..363348be8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/publishers/fixtures/cifs-full.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<project>
+  <publishers>
+    <jenkins.plugins.publish__over__cifs.CifsPublisherPlugin>
+      <consolePrefix>CIFS: </consolePrefix>
+      <delegate>
+        <publishers>
+          <jenkins.plugins.publish__over__cifs.CifsPublisher>
+            <configName>cifs.share</configName>
+            <verbose>true</verbose>
+            <transfers>
+              <jenkins.plugins.publish__over__cifs.CifsTransfer>
+                <remoteDirectory>'dest/dir/'yyyyMMddHHmmss</remoteDirectory>
+                <sourceFiles>base/source/dir/**</sourceFiles>
+                <excludes>**/*.excludedfiletype</excludes>
+                <removePrefix>base/source/dir</removePrefix>
+                <remoteDirectorySDF>true</remoteDirectorySDF>
+                <flatten>true</flatten>
+                <cleanRemote>true</cleanRemote>
+              </jenkins.plugins.publish__over__cifs.CifsTransfer>
+            </transfers>
+            <useWorkspaceInPromotion>false</useWorkspaceInPromotion>
+            <usePromotionTimestamp>false</usePromotionTimestamp>
+          </jenkins.plugins.publish__over__cifs.CifsPublisher>
+        </publishers>
+        <continueOnError>false</continueOnError>
+        <failOnError>true</failOnError>
+        <alwaysPublishFromMaster>false</alwaysPublishFromMaster>
+        <hostConfigurationAccess class="jenkins.plugins.publish_over_cifs.CifsPublisherPlugin" reference="../.."/>
+      </delegate>
+    </jenkins.plugins.publish__over__cifs.CifsPublisherPlugin>
+  </publishers>
+</project>
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/cifs001.yaml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/cifs-full.yaml
similarity index 55%
rename from tests/publishers/fixtures/cifs001.yaml
rename to tests/publishers/fixtures/cifs-full.yaml
index 7d01766b1..830e28d19 100644
--- a/tests/publishers/fixtures/cifs001.yaml
+++ b/tests/publishers/fixtures/cifs-full.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 publishers:
   - cifs:
       site: 'cifs.share'
-      target: 'dest/dir'
+      target: "'dest/dir/'yyyyMMddHHmmss"
+      target-is-date-format: true
+      clean-remote: true
       source: 'base/source/dir/**'
-      remove-prefix: 'base/source/dir'
       excludes: '**/*.excludedfiletype'
+      remove-prefix: 'base/source/dir'
+      fail-on-error: true
       flatten: true
+      verbose: true
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/cifs001.xml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/cifs-minimal.xml
similarity index 87%
rename from tests/publishers/fixtures/cifs001.xml
rename to tests/publishers/fixtures/cifs-minimal.xml
index 41e52bc61..145261435 100644
--- a/tests/publishers/fixtures/cifs001.xml
+++ b/tests/publishers/fixtures/cifs-minimal.xml
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@
         <publishers>
           <jenkins.plugins.publish__over__cifs.CifsPublisher>
             <configName>cifs.share</configName>
-            <verbose>true</verbose>
+            <verbose>false</verbose>
             <transfers>
               <jenkins.plugins.publish__over__cifs.CifsTransfer>
                 <remoteDirectory>dest/dir</remoteDirectory>
                 <sourceFiles>base/source/dir/**</sourceFiles>
-                <excludes>**/*.excludedfiletype</excludes>
-                <removePrefix>base/source/dir</removePrefix>
+                <excludes/>
+                <removePrefix/>
                 <remoteDirectorySDF>false</remoteDirectorySDF>
-                <flatten>true</flatten>
+                <flatten>false</flatten>
                 <cleanRemote>false</cleanRemote>
               </jenkins.plugins.publish__over__cifs.CifsTransfer>
             </transfers>
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/cifs-minimal.yaml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/cifs-minimal.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dafe42941
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/publishers/fixtures/cifs-minimal.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+publishers:
+  - cifs:
+      site: 'cifs.share'
+      target: 'dest/dir'
+      source: 'base/source/dir/**'
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/ftp-full.xml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/ftp-full.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e36cad8be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/publishers/fixtures/ftp-full.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<project>
+  <publishers>
+    <jenkins.plugins.publish__over__ftp.BapFtpPublisherPlugin>
+      <consolePrefix>FTP: </consolePrefix>
+      <delegate>
+        <publishers>
+          <jenkins.plugins.publish__over__ftp.BapFtpPublisher>
+            <configName>ftp.example.com</configName>
+            <verbose>true</verbose>
+            <transfers>
+              <jenkins.plugins.publish__over__ftp.BapFtpTransfer>
+                <remoteDirectory>'dest/dir/'yyyyMMddHHmmss</remoteDirectory>
+                <sourceFiles>base/source/dir/**</sourceFiles>
+                <excludes>**/*.excludedfiletype</excludes>
+                <removePrefix>base/source/dir</removePrefix>
+                <remoteDirectorySDF>true</remoteDirectorySDF>
+                <flatten>true</flatten>
+                <cleanRemote>true</cleanRemote>
+                <asciiMode>false</asciiMode>
+              </jenkins.plugins.publish__over__ftp.BapFtpTransfer>
+            </transfers>
+            <useWorkspaceInPromotion>false</useWorkspaceInPromotion>
+            <usePromotionTimestamp>false</usePromotionTimestamp>
+          </jenkins.plugins.publish__over__ftp.BapFtpPublisher>
+        </publishers>
+        <continueOnError>false</continueOnError>
+        <failOnError>true</failOnError>
+        <alwaysPublishFromMaster>false</alwaysPublishFromMaster>
+        <hostConfigurationAccess class="jenkins.plugins.publish_over_ftp.BapFtpPublisherPlugin" reference="../.."/>
+      </delegate>
+    </jenkins.plugins.publish__over__ftp.BapFtpPublisherPlugin>
+  </publishers>
+</project>
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/ftp-full.yaml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/ftp-full.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bd6da1854
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/publishers/fixtures/ftp-full.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+publishers:
+  - ftp:
+      site: 'ftp.example.com'
+      target: "'dest/dir/'yyyyMMddHHmmss"
+      target-is-date-format: true
+      clean-remote: true
+      source: 'base/source/dir/**'
+      excludes: '**/*.excludedfiletype'
+      remove-prefix: 'base/source/dir'
+      fail-on-error: true
+      flatten: true
+      verbose: true
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/ftp001.xml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/ftp-minimal.xml
similarity index 87%
rename from tests/publishers/fixtures/ftp001.xml
rename to tests/publishers/fixtures/ftp-minimal.xml
index c6431528a..c5a24b0cb 100644
--- a/tests/publishers/fixtures/ftp001.xml
+++ b/tests/publishers/fixtures/ftp-minimal.xml
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@
         <publishers>
           <jenkins.plugins.publish__over__ftp.BapFtpPublisher>
             <configName>ftp.example.com</configName>
-            <verbose>true</verbose>
+            <verbose>false</verbose>
             <transfers>
               <jenkins.plugins.publish__over__ftp.BapFtpTransfer>
                 <remoteDirectory>dest/dir</remoteDirectory>
                 <sourceFiles>base/source/dir/**</sourceFiles>
-                <excludes>**/*.excludedfiletype</excludes>
-                <removePrefix>base/source/dir</removePrefix>
+                <excludes/>
+                <removePrefix/>
                 <remoteDirectorySDF>false</remoteDirectorySDF>
-                <flatten>true</flatten>
+                <flatten>false</flatten>
                 <cleanRemote>false</cleanRemote>
                 <asciiMode>false</asciiMode>
               </jenkins.plugins.publish__over__ftp.BapFtpTransfer>
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/ftp-minimal.yaml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/ftp-minimal.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..90f0d66c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/publishers/fixtures/ftp-minimal.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+publishers:
+  - ftp:
+      site: 'ftp.example.com'
+      target: 'dest/dir'
+      source: 'base/source/dir/**'
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/ftp001.yaml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/ftp001.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 368aa7d18..000000000
--- a/tests/publishers/fixtures/ftp001.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-publishers:
-- ftp:
-    site: 'ftp.example.com'
-    target: 'dest/dir'
-    source: 'base/source/dir/**'
-    remove-prefix: 'base/source/dir'
-    excludes: '**/*.excludedfiletype'
-    flatten: true
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/ssh001.xml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/ssh-full.xml
similarity index 83%
rename from tests/publishers/fixtures/ssh001.xml
rename to tests/publishers/fixtures/ssh-full.xml
index 44c82d5b8..5a5264908 100644
--- a/tests/publishers/fixtures/ssh001.xml
+++ b/tests/publishers/fixtures/ssh-full.xml
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@
             <verbose>true</verbose>
             <transfers>
               <jenkins.plugins.publish__over__ssh.BapSshTransfer>
-                <remoteDirectory>dest/dir</remoteDirectory>
+                <remoteDirectory>'dest/dir/'yyyyMMddHHmmss</remoteDirectory>
                 <sourceFiles>base/source/dir/**</sourceFiles>
                 <excludes>**/*.excludedfiletype</excludes>
                 <removePrefix>base/source/dir</removePrefix>
-                <remoteDirectorySDF>false</remoteDirectorySDF>
+                <remoteDirectorySDF>true</remoteDirectorySDF>
                 <flatten>true</flatten>
-                <cleanRemote>false</cleanRemote>
+                <cleanRemote>true</cleanRemote>
                 <execCommand>rm -r jenkins_$BUILD_NUMBER</execCommand>
                 <execTimeout>1800000</execTimeout>
                 <usePty>true</usePty>
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
           </jenkins.plugins.publish__over__ssh.BapSshPublisher>
         </publishers>
         <continueOnError>false</continueOnError>
-        <failOnError>false</failOnError>
-        <alwaysPublishFromMaster>false</alwaysPublishFromMaster>
+        <failOnError>true</failOnError>
+        <alwaysPublishFromMaster>true</alwaysPublishFromMaster>
         <hostConfigurationAccess class="jenkins.plugins.publish_over_ssh.BapSshPublisherPlugin" reference="../.."/>
       </delegate>
     </jenkins.plugins.publish__over__ssh.BapSshPublisherPlugin>
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/ssh001.yaml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/ssh-full.yaml
similarity index 59%
rename from tests/publishers/fixtures/ssh001.yaml
rename to tests/publishers/fixtures/ssh-full.yaml
index 344dfd098..fe6e94a1e 100644
--- a/tests/publishers/fixtures/ssh001.yaml
+++ b/tests/publishers/fixtures/ssh-full.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 publishers:
   - ssh:
       site: 'server.example.com'
-      target: 'dest/dir'
+      target: "'dest/dir/'yyyyMMddHHmmss"
+      target-is-date-format: true
+      clean-remote: true
       source: 'base/source/dir/**'
-      remove-prefix: 'base/source/dir'
-      excludes: '**/*.excludedfiletype'
-      use-pty: true
       command: 'rm -r jenkins_$BUILD_NUMBER'
       timeout: 1800000
+      use-pty: true
+      excludes: '**/*.excludedfiletype'
+      remove-prefix: 'base/source/dir'
+      fail-on-error: true
+      always-publish-from-master: true
       flatten: true
+      verbose: true
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/ssh-minimal.xml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/ssh-minimal.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d277f616
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/publishers/fixtures/ssh-minimal.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<project>
+  <publishers>
+    <jenkins.plugins.publish__over__ssh.BapSshPublisherPlugin>
+      <consolePrefix>SSH: </consolePrefix>
+      <delegate>
+        <publishers>
+          <jenkins.plugins.publish__over__ssh.BapSshPublisher>
+            <configName>server.example.com</configName>
+            <verbose>false</verbose>
+            <transfers>
+              <jenkins.plugins.publish__over__ssh.BapSshTransfer>
+                <remoteDirectory>dest/dir/</remoteDirectory>
+                <sourceFiles>base/source/dir/**</sourceFiles>
+                <excludes/>
+                <removePrefix/>
+                <remoteDirectorySDF>false</remoteDirectorySDF>
+                <flatten>false</flatten>
+                <cleanRemote>false</cleanRemote>
+              </jenkins.plugins.publish__over__ssh.BapSshTransfer>
+            </transfers>
+            <useWorkspaceInPromotion>false</useWorkspaceInPromotion>
+            <usePromotionTimestamp>false</usePromotionTimestamp>
+          </jenkins.plugins.publish__over__ssh.BapSshPublisher>
+        </publishers>
+        <continueOnError>false</continueOnError>
+        <failOnError>false</failOnError>
+        <alwaysPublishFromMaster>false</alwaysPublishFromMaster>
+        <hostConfigurationAccess class="jenkins.plugins.publish_over_ssh.BapSshPublisherPlugin" reference="../.."/>
+      </delegate>
+    </jenkins.plugins.publish__over__ssh.BapSshPublisherPlugin>
+  </publishers>
+</project>
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/ssh-minimal.yaml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/ssh-minimal.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f06eb4d89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/publishers/fixtures/ssh-minimal.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+publishers:
+  - ssh:
+      site: 'server.example.com'
+      target: 'dest/dir/'
+      source: 'base/source/dir/**'