diff --git a/website/developer-docs/docs/writing-documentation.md b/website/developer-docs/docs/writing-documentation.md
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+---
+title: Writing documentation
+---
+
+Writing documentation for authentik is a great way for both new and experienced users to improve and contribute to the project. Here are a few guidelines to ensure
+the documentation is easy to read and uses similar phrasing.
+
+# General guidelines
+
+- authentik should always be stylized as `authentik` (with a lower-case a and ending with a k)
+- Documentation should use American english
+- Feel free to use Docusaurus-specific features, see [here](https://docusaurus.io/docs/next/markdown-features)
+- Use abbreviations where it makes sense (for commonly used terms like SAML and OAuth)
+- Phrasing should never blame the user, and should be subjective, i.e
+
+    - **DON'T** `You may never click x.`
+    - **DO** `x should never be clicked.`
+
+- When referring to other objects in authentik, use cursive text, and link to the corresponding documentation if possible.
+- When referring to external tools, give an example how to use the tools or explain how the user can use them.
+- Make sure to add the documentation to add to the sidebar, if adding a new page.
+- Test how the documentation renders using the Netlify Preview, especially when using Docusaurus-specific features.
+
+If you find any documentation that doesn't match these guidelines, feel free to either open an Issue or a PR so they can be fixed.
+
+## Integration guidelines
+
+These guidelines apply in addition to the ones above.
+
+- For placeholders, use angle brackets (`<placeholder-name>`).
+
+    Make sure to also define if the placeholder is something the user needs to define, something another system defines, or randomly generated.
+
+    If you're adding configuration snippets to the documentation, and the snippet is in a language that supports comments,
+    other placeholders may be used, for example comments referencing an earlier step.
+
+- For placeholder domains, use `authentik.company` and `app-name.company`, where `app-name` is the name of the application you are writing documentation for.
+- Try to order the documentation in the order that makes it easiest for the user to configure.
diff --git a/website/developer-docs/translation.md b/website/developer-docs/translation.md
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@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 ---
-title: Translation
+title: Translations
 ---
 
 Translation in authentik is done in two places. Most of the text is defined in the frontend in `web/`, and a subset of messages is defined in the backend.
 
 The frontend uses [lingui](https://lingui.js.org/), and the backend uses the built-in django translation tools.
 
+:::info
+Please review the [Writing documentation](./docs/writing-documentation) guidelines as they apply to documentation too.
+:::
+
 ## Online translation
 
 To simplify translation you can use https://www.transifex.com/beryjuorg/authentik/, which has no local requirements.
diff --git a/website/sidebarsDev.js b/website/sidebarsDev.js
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--- a/website/sidebarsDev.js
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@@ -26,5 +26,9 @@ module.exports = {
             type: "doc",
             id: "translation",
         },
+        {
+            type: "doc",
+            id: "docs/writing-documentation",
+        },
     ],
 };