add directory `articles` to hold all tech articles

3 files changed, 22 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/doc/articles/index.md b/doc/articles/index.md
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index 00000000000..43599b1b926
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+++ b/doc/articles/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Technical Articles
+
+[Technical Articles](../../development/writing_documentation.md#technical-articles) are
+topic-related documentation, written with an user-friendly approach and language, aiming
+to provide the community with guidance on specific processes to achieve certain objectives.
+
+They are written by members of the GitLab Team and by
+[Community Writers](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/technical-writing/community-writers/).
+
+## GitLab Pages
+
+- **GitLab Pages from A to Z**
+  - [Part 1: Static sites and GitLab Pages domains](../../user/project/pages/getting_started_part_one.md)
+  - [Part 2: Quick start guide - Setting up GitLab Pages](../../user/project/pages/getting_started_part_two.md)
+  - [Part 3: Setting Up Custom Domains - DNS Records and SSL/TLS Certificates](../../user/project/pages/getting_started_part_three.md)
+  - [Part 4: Creating and tweaking `.gitlab-ci.yml` for GitLab Pages](../../user/project/pages/getting_started_part_four.md)
diff --git a/doc/development/doc_styleguide.md b/doc/development/doc_styleguide.md
index bb78a0de0c5..1e81905c081 100644
--- a/doc/development/doc_styleguide.md
+++ b/doc/development/doc_styleguide.md
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ The table below shows what kind of documentation goes where.
 | `doc/legal/` | Legal documents about contributing to GitLab. |
 | `doc/install/`| Probably the most visited directory, since `installation.md` is there. Ideally this should go under `doc/administration/`, but it's best to leave it as-is in order to avoid confusion (still debated though). |
 | `doc/update/` | Same with `doc/install/`. Should be under `administration/`, but this is a well known location, better leave as-is, at least for now. |
-| `doc/topics/` | Indexes per Topic (`doc/topics/topic-name/index.md`); Technical Articles: user guides, admin guides, technical overviews, tutorials (`doc/topics/topic-name/`). |
+| `doc/topics/` | Indexes per Topic (`doc/topics/topic-name/index.md`): all resources for that topic (user and admin documentation, articles, and third-party docs) |
+| `doc/articles/` | [Technical Articles](writing_documentation.md#technical-articles): user guides, admin guides, technical overviews, tutorials (`doc/articles/article-title/index.md`). |
 
 ---
 
@@ -61,8 +62,8 @@ The table below shows what kind of documentation goes where.
          located at `doc/user/admin_area/settings/visibility_and_access_controls.md`.
 1. The `doc/topics/` directory holds topic-related technical content. Create
    `doc/topics/topic-name/subtopic-name/index.md` when subtopics become necessary.
-   Note that `topics` holds the index page per topic, and technical articles. General
-   user- and admin- related documentation, should be placed accordingly.
+   General user- and admin- related documentation, should be placed accordingly.
+1. For technical articles, place their images under `doc/articles/article-title/img/`.
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/doc/development/writing_documentation.md b/doc/development/writing_documentation.md
index 482ec54207b..f23b9cb3d9d 100644
--- a/doc/development/writing_documentation.md
+++ b/doc/development/writing_documentation.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   - **General Documentation**: written by the developers responsible by creating features. Should be submitted in the same merge request containing code. Feature proposals (by GitLab contributors) should also be accompanied by its respective documentation. They can be later improved by PMs and Technical Writers.
   - **Technical Articles**: written by any [GitLab Team](https://about.gitlab.com/team/) member, GitLab contributors, or [Community Writers](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/technical-writing/community-writers/).
-  - **Indexes per topic**: initially prepared by the Technical Writing Team, and kept up-to-date by developers and PMs, in the same merge request containing code.
+  - **Indexes per topic**: initially prepared by the Technical Writing Team, and kept up-to-date by developers and PMs in the same merge request containing code. They gather all resources for that topic in a single page (user and admin documentation, articles, and third-party docs).
 
 ## Distinction between General Documentation and Technical Articles
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ They are topic-related documentation, written with an user-friendly approach and
 
 A technical article guides users and/or admins to achieve certain objectives (within guides and tutorials), or provide an overview of that particular topic or feature (within technical overviews). It can also describe the use, implementation, or integration of third-party tools with GitLab.
 
-They live under `doc/topics/topic-name/`, and can be searched per topic, within "Indexes per Topic" pages. The topics are listed on the main [Indexes per Topic](../topics/index.md) page.
+They live under `doc/articles/article-title/index.md`, and their images should be placed under `doc/articles/article-title/img/`.
 
 #### Types of Technical Articles