diff --git a/docs/api/api.xml b/docs/api/api.xml
index d1440ac..9f78761 100644
--- a/docs/api/api.xml
+++ b/docs/api/api.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 <xs:element name="medals" version="00.01%" type="xs:page" index="false"/>
 <xs:element name="mrekk" version="97.56%" type="xs:user" index="true"/>
 <xs:element name="Akolibed" version="0.00%" type="xs:user" index="false"/>
+<xs:element name="credits" version="99.20" type:"xs:page" index="false"/>
 </xs:element>
 
 
diff --git a/docs/api/credits.json b/docs/api/credits.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72c3b08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/api/credits.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"exists":"true","name":"credits","markup":"html/markdown","author":"Windows_Me"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/api/index.md b/docs/api/index.md
index 1a8a95e..8de97a2 100644
--- a/docs/api/index.md
+++ b/docs/api/index.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ if `exists` is set to value `true`, this indicates that the endpoint exists. mar
 "group":"BSC" = Beatmap Spotlight Curators
 "group":"Beatmap Spotlight Curators" = Beatmap Spotlight Curators
 (note: "mode" + gamemode should be inputted after if the group is set to BN, TrialBN, NAT, or BSC)
-
+```
 
 
 ```sh
@@ -62,11 +62,3 @@ response:
 
 API progress can be seen [here](index.ts.json).\
 page completion progress can be seen [here](api.xml)
-
-###### Contributors
-
- <link rel="stylesheet" href="./contributor.css">
- 
-![Windows_Me](https://a.ppy.sh/28893698_q.jpeg#contributor)
-  
-[Windows_Me](https://osu.ppy.sh/u/Windows_Me)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/credit.md b/docs/credit.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5524860
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/credit.md
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+---
+title: [credits]
+nav_exclude: true
+author: Windows_Me
+show_author: false
+show_contributors: false
+---
+## Contribution Credits
+
+## Authors
+
+Author fields display the osu! profile of whoever authored the page. Rewritting a page entirely will result in a change of authorship.
+
+Section authors, if any, shall be credited at the contributor field.
+
+###### Example
+
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="./content/en//users/contributor.css">
+ 
+![Windows_Me](https://a.ppy.sh/28893698_q.jpeg#contributor) (Technical contributor)![Unknown](https://a.ppy.sh/02#contributor) (Section author, authored [example section](#none))
+
+if `show_author` is set to `false`, no author field will be shown. The author may still be named in the page's yaml data.
+
+## Contributors
+
+Contributor fields, self-explanatory (displays contributors). These do not show if `show_contributors` is set to false.
+
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index b554379..6508f73 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 ---
 title: [peppypedia]
 aliases: [index]
+show_author: false
+show_contributors: false
 ---
 <!-- I'm going to lose my fucking mind -->
 <!-- ## <tr> -->