Technical Guides

Help your users succeed with comprehensive tutorials, step-by-step guides, and practical examples that drive product adoption and reduce support burden.

Technical guides are educational content that teaches users how to accomplish specific tasks, implement features, or solve problems with your product. Great technical content turns complex concepts into clear, actionable steps.

Types of Technical Guides

Name
Tutorials
Description
Step-by-step instructions that walk users through completing a specific task from start to finish.
Name
How-To Guides
Description
Problem-focused guides that show users how to solve specific challenges or achieve particular outcomes.
Name
Integration Guides
Description
Documentation for connecting your product with other tools, platforms, or services.
Name
Use Case Examples
Description
Real-world scenarios that demonstrate how different users apply your product to solve their unique problems.

Creating Effective Technical Guides

1. Understand Your Audience

Before writing, identify:

Skill level - Beginner, intermediate, or advanced
Goals - What they're trying to accomplish
Context - Their tech stack and constraints
Pain points - Common blockers they face

Write for one specific audience at a time. A guide for beginners should be different from one for advanced users.

2. Structure Your Guide

Follow this proven structure for technical content:

## Introduction
- What you'll learn
- Prerequisites
- Time to complete

## Overview
- High-level explanation
- Key concepts
- Architecture diagram

## Step-by-Step Instructions
1. First step with code example
2. Second step with screenshot
3. Third step with expected output

## Troubleshooting
- Common issues and solutions
- Error messages and fixes
- Where to get help

## Next Steps
- Related guides
- Advanced topics
- Additional resources

3. Generate Technical Guides with Waldium

Create comprehensive tutorials with AI assistance:

POST

/api/v1/posts/generate

curl -X POST https://api.waldium.com/api/v1/posts/generate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "topic": "How to Build a Custom Blog Theme with Waldium",
    "style": "technical",
    "length": "long",
    "tone": "instructional",
    "contentType": "tutorial"
  }'

Best Practices for Technical Content

Show, Don't Just Tell

Do - Provide working code examples

// Initialize the Waldium client
const waldium = new Waldium({
  apiKey: process.env.WALDIUM_API_KEY
});

// Create a new post
const post = await waldium.posts.create({
  title: 'My First Post',
  content: 'Hello, world!'
});

Don't - Use vague descriptions

"Use the API to create a post by calling the appropriate endpoint with your credentials and post data."

Use Visual Aids

Every technical guide should include:

Code examples - Syntax-highlighted, copy-pasteable
Screenshots - Annotated with arrows and labels
Diagrams - Architecture, flow charts, sequences
Videos - Screen recordings for complex workflows
Expected output - Show what success looks like

Test Your Instructions

Before publishing, have someone follow your guide exactly as written. If they get stuck or confused, revise those sections.

Tutorial Template

Use this template for comprehensive tutorials:

# How to [Accomplish Specific Task]

Learn how to [outcome] in [time estimate]. By the end of this tutorial, 
you'll be able to [specific capabilities].

## Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have:

- [ ] A Waldium account ([sign up here](https://app.waldium.com))
- [ ] Node.js 18+ installed
- [ ] Basic knowledge of JavaScript
- [ ] 30 minutes to complete

## What You'll Build

[Screenshot or demo of final result]

In this tutorial, you'll create [description of what they're building] 
that demonstrates [key concepts].

## Step 1: Set Up Your Environment

First, install the Waldium SDK:

\`\`\`bash
npm install @waldium/sdk
\`\`\`

Then create a new file called `index.js`:

\`\`\`js
// Your code here
\`\`\`

## Step 2: [Next Major Step]

[Detailed instructions with code examples]

## Step 3: [Final Step]

[Complete the implementation]

## Testing Your Implementation

Run your code to verify it works:

\`\`\`bash
node index.js
\`\`\`

You should see:

\`\`\`
Post created successfully!
ID: post_abc123
\`\`\`

## Troubleshooting

### Error: "Invalid API key"

Make sure you've set your API key correctly:

\`\`\`bash
export WALDIUM_API_KEY="your_key_here"
\`\`\`

### Error: "Rate limit exceeded"

[Solution to common error]

## Next Steps

Now that you've completed this tutorial:

- Try [related task]
- Learn about [advanced topic]
- Read the [API reference](/api-reference)

## Complete Code

Here's the full working example:

\`\`\`js
// Complete, copy-pasteable code
\`\`\`

Integration Guide Template

For integration guides, focus on the connection:

# Integrating Waldium with [Platform]

Connect Waldium to [platform] to [benefit]. This guide shows you 
how to set up the integration and sync your content.

## Overview

This integration allows you to:

- Automatically publish posts to [platform]
- Sync content bidirectionally
- Manage posts from one dashboard

## Architecture

[Diagram showing how the integration works]

## Step 1: Configure [Platform]

1. Log in to your [platform] account
2. Navigate to Settings > Integrations
3. Generate an API token

[Screenshot of where to find this]

## Step 2: Connect to Waldium

In your Waldium dashboard:

1. Go to Settings > Integrations
2. Click "Connect [Platform]"
3. Paste your API token

[Screenshot of Waldium integration page]

## Step 3: Test the Connection

Publish a test post to verify:

\`\`\`bash
curl -X POST https://api.waldium.com/api/v1/posts \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"title": "Test Post", "publish": true}'
\`\`\`

Check [platform] to confirm the post appears.

## Advanced Configuration

### Custom Field Mapping

Map Waldium fields to [platform] fields:

\`\`\`json
{
  "fieldMapping": {
    "title": "headline",
    "content": "body",
    "tags": "categories"
  }
}
\`\`\`

### Webhook Setup

Get notified when posts sync:

\`\`\`js
waldium.webhooks.create({
  url: 'https://your-app.com/webhook',
  events: ['post.published', 'post.synced']
});
\`\`\`

## Troubleshooting

[Common integration issues and solutions]

Use Case Examples

Show real-world applications:

# How [Company Type] Uses Waldium to [Outcome]

## The Challenge

[Company] needed to [problem they faced]...

## The Solution

They used Waldium to [how they solved it]:

1. [First step in their workflow]
2. [Second step]
3. [Result]

## The Results

- [Metric 1]: Improved by X%
- [Metric 2]: Reduced from Y to Z
- [Metric 3]: Increased by N

## How to Implement This Yourself

Here's how you can achieve similar results:

[Step-by-step instructions]

## Code Example

\`\`\`js
// Their actual implementation (simplified)
\`\`\`

Enhance Guides with Knowledge Base

Upload your product documentation, API references, and code examples to your knowledge base so AI-generated guides stay accurate and up-to-date.

Measuring Guide Effectiveness

Track these metrics for your technical guides:

Completion rate - % who reach the end
Time on page - Are users reading thoroughly?
Copy rate - Code example copy clicks
Support tickets - Did the guide reduce questions?
Feature adoption - Did users implement it?

Generate technical guides with AI

What's Next?

Complete your content strategy with other content types:

Brand Content - Build trust and credibility
Feature Launches - Announce updates
Knowledge Base - Power your AI generation
API Reference - Get started with the API