---
title: How-to guides
description: Find practical guides for common documentation tasks. Learn how to write good issues for documentation. Learn how to update Integrations documentation,...
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/contribute-docs/how-to
---

# How-to guides
Find practical guides for common documentation tasks.

## Write good issues

Learn how to [write good issues](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/contribute-docs/how-to/good-issues) for documentation.

## Update Integrations documentation

Learn how to [update Integrations documentation](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/contribute-docs/how-to/update-integrations-docs), which follows a different workflow than other Elastic documentation.

## Write cumulative documentation

<note>
  This content is still in development.
  If you have questions about how to write cumulative documentation while contributing,
  reach out to **@elastic/docs** in the related GitHub issue or PR.
</note>

Learn about the cumulative documentation model and how to tag content for different versions and deployments.
- [Write cumulative documentation](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/contribute-docs/how-to/cumulative-docs) - Overview and when to tag content
- [Guidelines](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/contribute-docs/how-to/cumulative-docs/guidelines) - Detailed tagging guidance
- [Badge placement](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/contribute-docs/how-to/cumulative-docs/badge-placement) - Where to place applies_to tags
- [Example scenarios](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/contribute-docs/how-to/cumulative-docs/example-scenarios) - Common contribution scenarios
- [Reference](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/contribute-docs/how-to/cumulative-docs/reference) - Complete applies_to syntax reference