diff --git a/page/page.go b/page/page.go
index 08e29d4..4560382 100644
--- a/page/page.go
+++ b/page/page.go
@@ -37,3 +37,8 @@ func (sp *StaticPage) SanitizeHost(cfg *config.Config) {
 		sp.Host = cfg.Server.HiddenHost
 	}
 }
+
+func (sp StaticPage) OfficialVersion() string {
+	p := strings.Split(sp.Version, "-")
+	return p[0]
+}
diff --git a/templates/include/footer.tmpl b/templates/include/footer.tmpl
index b7291bf..e92878a 100644
--- a/templates/include/footer.tmpl
+++ b/templates/include/footer.tmpl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 			{{if .SingleUser}}
 			<nav>
 				<a class="home" href="/">{{.SiteName}}</a>
-				<a href="https://writefreely.org/guide" target="guide">writer's guide</a>
+				<a href="https://writefreely.org/guide/{{.OfficialVersion}}" target="guide">writer's guide</a>
 				<a href="https://developers.write.as/" title="Build on Write Freely with our open developer API.">developers</a>
 				<a href="https://github.com/writeas/writefreely">source code</a>
 				<a href="https://writefreely.org">writefreely {{.Version}}</a>
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 					<div class="half">
 						<h3><a href="https://writefreely.org" style="color:#444;text-transform:lowercase;">WriteFreely</a></h3>
 						<ul>
-							<li><a href="https://writefreely.org/guide" target="guide">writer's guide</a></li>
+							<li><a href="https://writefreely.org/guide/{{.OfficialVersion}}" target="guide">writer's guide</a></li>
 							<li><a href="https://developers.write.as/" title="Build on Write Freely with our open developer API.">developers</a></li>
 							<li><a href="https://github.com/writeas/writefreely">source code</a></li>
 							<li style="margin-top:0.8em">{{.Version}}</li>
diff --git a/templates/user/include/footer.tmpl b/templates/user/include/footer.tmpl
index 62cc571..36a69fa 100644
--- a/templates/user/include/footer.tmpl
+++ b/templates/user/include/footer.tmpl
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 			<a class="home" href="/">{{.SiteName}}</a>
 			<a href="/about">about</a>
 			{{if and (not .SingleUser) .LocalTimeline}}<a href="/read">reader</a>{{end}}
-			<a href="https://writefreely.org/guide" target="guide">writer's guide</a>
+			<a href="https://writefreely.org/guide/{{.OfficialVersion}}" target="guide">writer's guide</a>
 			<a href="/privacy">privacy</a>
 			<a href="https://writefreely.org">writefreely {{.Version}}</a>
 		</nav>