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Everything we publish that is not a hero article. Supporting articles answer real questions inside a cluster, link to the hero article at the centre of it, and are held to a lighter maintenance commitment.
Default review cadence is every 6 to 12 months, or every 1 to 3 months for anything carrying pricing, specs, or fast-moving data. Rows are worked through the article maintenance process.

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The register

Add a row when the article is published, or earlier if it helps to see what is in flight. The first two rows are examples using Doughnut Labs, a company that sells Doughnut Technology. Delete them and fill in your own.

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Status values

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Rules for this register

  • Every supporting article names its hero. An article that belongs to no cluster is worth a second look: it is either the start of a new area or a piece that does not fit the library.
  • Retiring is normal here. Unlike the hero set, supporting articles are expected to be consolidated or retired as the subject moves on. Record the decision rather than deleting the row.
  • Retired rows stay. They are the record of what used to exist and where it now redirects.
  • Promotion frees nothing automatically. Moving an article into the hero set requires a free slot or a demotion, decided in the annual hero review.
Consolidating or retiring an article changes or removes a URL. Redirect to the closest equivalent page rather than the homepage, or every inbound link and citation pointing at it is lost, including the ones you never knew about.
Last modified on August 6, 2026