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 ### Guide Templates
 
-We welcome contributions to add a guide to this documentation repository. Please follow the templates provided [here](./source/contributing/template) and use proper `rst` style syntax. 
+We welcome contributions to add a guide to this documentation repository. Please reference the template [here](template.rst) and use proper `rst` style syntax. 
 
 All images should be placed in `./source/_static/images` with descriptive labeling.