diff --git a/docs/reference/index.asciidoc b/docs/reference/index.asciidoc
index 3d38c9366023a..92a91c9ade934 100644
--- a/docs/reference/index.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/index.asciidoc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [[elasticsearch-reference]]
-= Elasticsearch Reference
+= Elasticsearch Guide
 
 :include-xpack:         true
 :es-test-dir:           {elasticsearch-root}/docs/src/test
diff --git a/docs/reference/links.asciidoc b/docs/reference/links.asciidoc
index 11b6629d8672f..fb5215a8036c3 100644
--- a/docs/reference/links.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/links.asciidoc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// These attributes define common links in the Elasticsearch Reference
+// These attributes define common links in the Elasticsearch Guide
 
 :ml-docs-setup:            {ml-docs}/setup.html[Set up {ml-features}]
 :ml-docs-setup-privileges: {ml-docs}/setup.html#setup-privileges[{ml-cap} security privileges]
diff --git a/docs/reference/redirects.asciidoc b/docs/reference/redirects.asciidoc
index aa4dd7194e8de..27b119ea8146b 100644
--- a/docs/reference/redirects.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/redirects.asciidoc
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ See <<cat-transforms>>.
 
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-({es-issue}55257[#55257]) from the {es} Reference
+({es-issue}55257[#55257]) from the {es} Guide
 because it was out of date and erroneously implied that it should be used by application developers.
 There is an issue ({es-issue}55258[#55258])
 for providing general testing guidance for applications that communicate with {es}.
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ for providing general testing guidance for applications that communicate with {e
 
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-({es-issue}55257[55257]) from the {es} Reference because it was out of date and
+({es-issue}55257[55257]) from the {es} Guide because it was out of date and
 erroneously implied that it should be used by application developers.
 
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@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ guidance for applications that communicate with {es}.
 
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-({es-issue}55257[55257]) from the {es} Reference
+({es-issue}55257[55257]) from the {es} Guide
 because it was out of date and erroneously implied that it should be used by application developers.
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 for providing general testing guidance for applications that communicate with {es}.
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ for providing general testing guidance for applications that communicate with {e
 
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-({es-issue}55257[55257]) from the {es} Reference
+({es-issue}55257[55257]) from the {es} Guide
 because it was out of date and erroneously implied that it should be used by application developers.
 There is an issue ({es-issue}55258[#55258])
 for providing general testing guidance for applications that communicate with {es}.
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ for providing general testing guidance for applications that communicate with {e
 
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-({es-issue}55257[55257]) from the {es} Reference
+({es-issue}55257[55257]) from the {es} Guide
 because it was out of date and erroneously implied that it should be used by application developers.
 There is an issue ({es-issue}55258[#55258])
 for providing general testing guidance for applications that communicate with {es}.
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ for providing general testing guidance for applications that communicate with {e
 
 This page was deleted.
 Information about the Java testing framework was removed
-({es-issue}55257[55257]) from the {es} Reference
+({es-issue}55257[55257]) from the {es} Guide
 because it was out of date and erroneously implied that it should be used by application developers.
 There is an issue ({es-issue}55258[#55258])
 for providing general testing guidance for applications that communicate with {es}.