diff --git a/default.nix b/default.nix
index 2d6ae88..abe0fa5 100644
--- a/default.nix
+++ b/default.nix
@@ -75,5 +75,9 @@ in {
     HOME=$(pwd)/garbage-tooling yarn build
   '';
 
-  installPhase = "mv dist $out";
+  installPhase = ''
+    mkdir -p $out
+    mv redirects.caddyfile $out
+    mv dist $out/site
+  '';
 })
diff --git a/redirects.caddyfile b/redirects.caddyfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c4e286
--- /dev/null
+++ b/redirects.caddyfile
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+redir /docs/configuration/getting-started* /docs/guide/install-setup permanent
+redir /docs/configuration/intro* /docs/guide/introduction permanent
+redir /docs/configuration/positioning* /docs/guide/size-position permanent
+redir /docs/configuration/qml-overview* /docs/guide/qml-language permanent
+redir /docs/configuration* /docs/guide permanent
diff --git a/src/components/navigation/sidebars/nav/RootNav.astro b/src/components/navigation/sidebars/nav/RootNav.astro
index 95330d8..6e9f22e 100644
--- a/src/components/navigation/sidebars/nav/RootNav.astro
+++ b/src/components/navigation/sidebars/nav/RootNav.astro
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
 export interface Props {
-  currentRoute: string;
-  currentModule: string;
-  currentClass: string;
+  currentRoute?: string;
+  currentModule?: string;
+  currentClass?: string;
 }
 
 const { currentRoute, currentModule, currentClass } = Astro.props;
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ function genGuideNav(base: string): TreeEntry[] | undefined {
 const guide = {
   title: "Usage Guide",
   link: "/docs/guide",
-  current: currentRoute.startsWith("guide"),
+  current: currentRoute?.startsWith("guide") ?? false,
   entries: genGuideNav(""),
 }
 
 const types = {
   title: "Quickshell Types",
   link: "/docs/types",
-  current: currentRoute.startsWith("types"),
+  current: currentRoute?.startsWith("types") ?? false,
   entries: Object.entries(groupedRoutes.types).map(
     ([module, items]) => ({
       title: module,
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ const types = {
 };
 ---
 <nav class="navtree">
+  <Link
+    title="About Quickshell"
+    link="/docs/about"
+    current={currentRoute === "about"}
+  />
   <Tree {...guide}/>
   <Tree {...types}/>
   <Link
diff --git a/src/config/io/markdown.ts b/src/config/io/markdown.ts
index 225c1fe..c32d13a 100644
--- a/src/config/io/markdown.ts
+++ b/src/config/io/markdown.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const remarkParseAtTypes: RemarkPlugin<[]> = () => {
         const node = rawNode as Md.Literal;
 
         node.value = node.value.replace(
-          /@@((?<module>([A-Z]\w*\.)*)(?<type>([A-Z]\w*))\.?)?((?<member>[a-z]\w*)((?<function>\(\))|(?<signal>\(s\)))?)?(?=[$.,;:)\s]|$)/g,
+          /@@((?<module>([A-Z]\w*\.)*)(?<type>([A-Z]\w*))(\.(?!\s|$))?)?((?<member>[a-z]\w*)((?<function>\(\))|(?<signal>\(s\)))?)?(?=[$.,;:)\s]|$)/g,
           (_full, ...args) => {
             type Capture = {
               module: string | undefined;
diff --git a/src/guide/faq.mdx b/src/guide/faq.mdx
index d87de4a..58f88f9 100644
--- a/src/guide/faq.mdx
+++ b/src/guide/faq.mdx
@@ -12,6 +12,28 @@ Make sure to also read the [Item Size and Position](/docs/guide/size-position) a
 
 ## How do I
 
+### Reduce memory usage
+The main thing you can do to reduce the memory usage of a given configuration
+is to use loaders. Loaders can be used to create objects only when needed,
+and destroy them when not needed.
+
+- Use @@QtQuick.Loader when the component being loaded inherits from @@QtQuick.Item.
+- Use @@Quickshell.LazyLoader in other cases.
+
+### Show widgets conditionally
+The @@QtQuick.Item.visible property can be used to change the visibility of an
+Item conditionally, as well as Loaders.
+
+Note that you can change out a loader's component conditionally:
+```qml
+@@QtQuick.Loader {
+  readonly property Component thing1: ...
+  readonly property Component thing2: ...
+
+  sourceComponent: condition ? thing1 : thing2
+}
+```
+
 ### Make a rounded window
 Rounded windows are simply transparent square ones with a rounded rectangle
 inside of them.
@@ -29,3 +51,30 @@ inside of them.
   }
 }
 ```
+
+### Get rid of the purple/black icons
+The @@Quickshell.Quickshell.iconPath() function has three variants:
+- One draws a purple/black square if the icon is missing.
+- One allows you to specify a fallback icon if the desired one is missing.
+- One returns an empty string if the icon is missing.
+
+Either of the last two variants can be used to avoid the purple/black square.
+
+## Something is broken
+
+### There is a hole in my window
+If you set a Rectangle's color to `"transparent"` and touch its `border` property,
+you'll hit [QTBUG-137166](https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-137166), which
+causes everything under the transparent rectangle to become invisible.
+
+Adding a definition like `border.width: 0` seems to work around it, especially
+if the only border property you wanted to set was radius.
+
+### My window should not be opaque
+If a window is created with an opaque background color, Quickshell will use
+a window surface format that is opaque, which reduces the amount of processing
+the gpu must do to draw it. If you change the background color of your window
+between opaque and transparent colors, this may affect you.
+
+To tell Quickshell to always create a window capable of showing transparency,
+use @@Quickshell.QsWindow.surfaceFormat to set `opaque` to false.
diff --git a/src/guide/introduction.mdx b/src/guide/introduction.mdx
index 8a1b5cf..b7bc674 100644
--- a/src/guide/introduction.mdx
+++ b/src/guide/introduction.mdx
@@ -3,41 +3,27 @@ title: "Introduction"
 index: 2
 ---
 
-import Collapsible from "@components/Collapsible.astro";
-
 # {frontmatter.title}
 
-> [!NOTE]
-> This guide was created a long time ago, and is somewhat outdated.
-> Take a look at @@Quickshell.SystemClock after going through.
-
 This page will walk you through the process of creating a simple bar/panel, and
-introduce you to all the basic concepts involved.
+introduce you to all the basic concepts involved. You can use the
+[QML Language Reference](/docs/guide/qml-language) to learn about the syntax
+of the QML language.
 
-There are many links to the [QML Overview](/docs/guide/qml-language)
-and [Type Reference](/docs/types) which you should follow if you don't
-fully understand the concepts involved.
+Note that all the <a>Green Links</a> in code blocks will take you to the documentation
+for their respective types.
 
-## Shell Files
+## Config Files
+Quickshell searches the `quickshell` subfolder of every XDG standard config path
+for configs. Usually this is `~/.config/quickshell`.
 
-Every quickshell instance starts from a shell root file, conventionally named `shell.qml`.
-The default path is `~/.config/quickshell/shell.qml`.
-(where `~/.config` can be substituted with `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME` if present.)
+Each named subfolder containing a `shell.qml` file is considered to be a config.
+If the base `quickshell` folder contains a shell.qml file, subfolders will not be
+considered.
 
-Each shell file starts with the shell root object. Only one may exist per configuration.
+A specific config can be picked using the `--config` or `-c` argument to Quickshell.
 
-```qml
-// ~/.config/quickshell/shell.qml
-import Quickshell
-
-@@Quickshell.ShellRoot {
-  // ...
-}
-```
-
-The shell root is not a visual element but instead contains all of the visual
-and non visual objects in your shell. You can have multiple different shells
-with shared components and different shell roots.
+Configs at other paths, including raw qml files can be run with `--path` or `-p`.
 
 ## Creating Windows
 
@@ -48,25 +34,23 @@ Quickshell has two main window types available,
 We'll start with an example:
 
 ```qml
-import Quickshell // for ShellRoot and PanelWindow
+import Quickshell // for PanelWindow
 import QtQuick // for Text
 
-@@Quickshell.ShellRoot {
-  @@Quickshell.PanelWindow {
-    anchors {
-      top: true
-      left: true
-      right: true
-    }
+@@Quickshell.PanelWindow {
+  anchors {
+    top: true
+    left: true
+    right: true
+  }
 
-    implicitHeight: 30
+  implicitHeight: 30
 
-    @@QtQuick.Text {
-      // center the bar in its parent component (the window)
-      anchors.centerIn: parent
+  @@QtQuick.Text {
+    // center the bar in its parent component (the window)
+    anchors.centerIn: parent
 
-      text: "hello world"
-    }
+    text: "hello world"
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -74,13 +58,16 @@ import QtQuick // for Text
 The above example creates a bar/panel on your currently focused monitor with
 a centered piece of [text](https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qml-qtquick-text.html). It will also reserve space for itself on your monitor.
 
-More information about available properties is available in the [type reference](/docs/types/quickshell/panelwindow).
+More information about available properties is available in the [type reference](/docs/types/Quickshell/PanelWindow).
 
 ## Running a process
 
 Now that we have a piece of text, what if it did something useful?
 To start with lets make a clock. To get the time we'll use the `date` command.
 
+> [!note/Note]
+> Quickshell can do more than just run processes. Read until the end for more information.
+
 We can use a [Process](/docs/types/quickshell.io/process) object to run commands
 and return their results.
 
@@ -98,37 +85,35 @@ import Quickshell
 import Quickshell.Io // for Process
 import QtQuick
 
-@@Quickshell.ShellRoot {
-  @@Quickshell.PanelWindow {
-    anchors {
-      top: true
-      left: true
-      right: true
-    }
+@@Quickshell.PanelWindow {
+  anchors {
+    top: true
+    left: true
+    right: true
+  }
 
-    implicitHeight: 30
+  implicitHeight: 30
 
-    @@QtQuick.Text {
-      // give the text an ID we can refer to elsewhere in the file
-      id: clock
+  @@QtQuick.Text {
+    // give the text an ID we can refer to elsewhere in the file
+    id: clock
 
-      anchors.centerIn: parent
+    anchors.centerIn: parent
 
-      // create a process management object
-      @@Quickshell.Io.Process {
-        // the command it will run, every argument is its own string
-        command: ["date"]
+    // create a process management object
+    @@Quickshell.Io.Process {
+      // the command it will run, every argument is its own string
+      command: ["date"]
 
-        // run the command immediately
-        running: true
+      // run the command immediately
+      running: true
 
-        // process the stdout stream using a SplitParser
-        // which returns chunks of output after a delimiter
-        stdout: @@Quickshell.Io.SplitParser {
-          // listen for the read signal, which returns the data that was read
-          // from stdout, then write that data to the clock's text property
-          onRead: data => clock.text = data
-        }
+      // process the stdout stream using a SplitParser
+      // which returns chunks of output after a delimiter
+      stdout: @@Quickshell.Io.SplitParser {
+        // listen for the read signal, which returns the data that was read
+        // from stdout, then write that data to the clock's text property
+        onRead: data => clock.text = data
       }
     }
   }
@@ -145,48 +130,46 @@ import Quickshell
 import Quickshell.Io
 import QtQuick
 
-@@Quickshell.ShellRoot {
-  @@Quickshell.PanelWindow {
-    anchors {
-      top: true
-      left: true
-      right: true
+@@Quickshell.PanelWindow {
+  anchors {
+    top: true
+    left: true
+    right: true
+  }
+
+  implicitHeight: 30
+
+  @@QtQuick.Text {
+    id: clock
+    anchors.centerIn: parent
+
+    @@Quickshell.Io.Process {
+      // give the process object an id so we can talk
+      // about it from the timer
+      id: dateProc
+
+      command: ["date"]
+      running: true
+
+      stdout: @@Quickshell.Io.SplitParser {
+        onRead: data => clock.text = data
+      }
     }
 
-    implicitHeight: 30
+    // use a timer to rerun the process at an interval
+    @@QtQml.Timer {
+      // 1000 milliseconds is 1 second
+      interval: 1000
 
-    @@QtQuick.Text {
-      id: clock
-      anchors.centerIn: parent
+      // start the timer immediately
+      running: true
 
-      @@Quickshell.Io.Process {
-        // give the process object an id so we can talk
-        // about it from the timer
-        id: dateProc
+      // run the timer again when it ends
+      repeat: true
 
-        command: ["date"]
-        running: true
-
-        stdout: @@Quickshell.Io.SplitParser {
-          onRead: data => clock.text = data
-        }
-      }
-
-      // use a timer to rerun the process at an interval
-      @@QtQml.Timer {
-        // 1000 milliseconds is 1 second
-        interval: 1000
-
-        // start the timer immediately
-        running: true
-
-        // run the timer again when it ends
-        repeat: true
-
-        // when the timer is triggered, set the running property of the
-        // process to true, which reruns it if stopped.
-        onTriggered: dateProc.running = true
-      }
+      // when the timer is triggered, set the running property of the
+      // process to true, which reruns it if stopped.
+      onTriggered: dateProc.running = true
     }
   }
 }
@@ -217,47 +200,45 @@ import Quickshell
 import Quickshell.Io
 import QtQuick
 
-@@Quickshell.ShellRoot {
-  @@Quickshell.Variants {
-    model: Quickshell.screens;
+@@Quickshell.Variants {
+  model: Quickshell.screens;
 
-    delegate: @@QtQml.Component {
-      @@Quickshell.PanelWindow {
-        // the screen from the screens list will be injected into this
-        // property
-        property var modelData
+  delegate: @@QtQml.Component {
+    @@Quickshell.PanelWindow {
+      // the screen from the screens list will be injected into this
+      // property
+      property var modelData
 
-        // we can then set the window's screen to the injected property
-        screen: modelData
+      // we can then set the window's screen to the injected property
+      screen: modelData
 
-        anchors {
-          top: true
-          left: true
-          right: true
+      anchors {
+        top: true
+        left: true
+        right: true
+      }
+
+      implicitHeight: 30
+
+      @@QtQuick.Text {
+        id: clock
+        anchors.centerIn: parent
+
+        @@Quickshell.Io.Process {
+          id: dateProc
+          command: ["date"]
+          running: true
+
+          stdout: @@Quickshell.Io.SplitParser {
+            onRead: data => clock.text = data
+          }
         }
 
-        implicitHeight: 30
-
-        @@QtQuick.Text {
-          id: clock
-          anchors.centerIn: parent
-
-          @@Quickshell.Io.Process {
-            id: dateProc
-            command: ["date"]
-            running: true
-
-            stdout: @@Quickshell.Io.SplitParser {
-              onRead: data => clock.text = data
-            }
-          }
-
-          @@QtQml.Timer {
-            interval: 1000
-            running: true
-            repeat: true
-            onTriggered: dateProc.running = true
-          }
+        @@QtQml.Timer {
+          interval: 1000
+          running: true
+          repeat: true
+          onTriggered: dateProc.running = true
         }
       }
     }
@@ -276,8 +257,9 @@ due to the reactive nature of the
 (See: [Reactive Bindings](/docs/configuration/qml-overview/#reactive-bindings).)
 
 Now there's an important problem you might have noticed: when the window
-is created multiple times we also make a new Process and Timer. We can fix
-this by moving the Process and Timer outside of the window.
+is created multiple times we also make a new Process and Timer, which makes the
+bar less efficient than it could be. We can fix this by moving the
+Process and Timer outside of the window using @@Quickshell.Scope.
 
 > [!caution/Error]
 > This code will not work correctly.
@@ -287,7 +269,7 @@ import Quickshell
 import Quickshell.Io
 import QtQuick
 
-@@Quickshell.ShellRoot {
+@@Quickshell.Scope {
   @@Quickshell.Variants {
     model: Quickshell.screens
 
@@ -338,11 +320,11 @@ _What about the `clock` that the process references?_
 If you run the above example you'll see something like this in the console every second:
 
 ```
-file:///home/name/.config/quickshell/shell.qml:33: ReferenceError: clock is not defined
-file:///home/name/.config/quickshell/shell.qml:33: ReferenceError: clock is not defined
-file:///home/name/.config/quickshell/shell.qml:33: ReferenceError: clock is not defined
-file:///home/name/.config/quickshell/shell.qml:33: ReferenceError: clock is not defined
-file:///home/name/.config/quickshell/shell.qml:33: ReferenceError: clock is not defined
+WARN scene: **/shell.qml[36:-1]: ReferenceError: clock is not defined
+WARN scene: **/shell.qml[36:-1]: ReferenceError: clock is not defined
+WARN scene: **/shell.qml[36:-1]: ReferenceError: clock is not defined
+WARN scene: **/shell.qml[36:-1]: ReferenceError: clock is not defined
+WARN scene: **/shell.qml[36:-1]: ReferenceError: clock is not defined
 ```
 
 This is because the `clock` object, even though it has an ID, cannot be referenced
@@ -362,11 +344,11 @@ import Quickshell
 import Quickshell.Io
 import QtQuick
 
-@@Quickshell.ShellRoot {
+@@Quickshell.Scope {
   id: root
 
   // add a property in the root
-  property string time;
+  property string time
 
   @@Quickshell.Variants {
     model: Quickshell.screens
@@ -389,7 +371,7 @@ import QtQuick
 
           anchors.centerIn: parent
 
-          // bind the text to the root's time property
+          // bind the text to the root object's time property
           text: root.time
         }
       }
@@ -427,9 +409,6 @@ above code, but we can make it more concise:
    which means we can skip the `delegate:` part of the assignment.
    We're already using the default property of @@Quickshell.ShellRoot to store our
    Variants, Process, and Timer components among other things.
-3. The ShellRoot doesn't actually need an `id` property to talk about
-   the time property, as it is the outermost object in the file which
-   has [special scoping rules](/docs/configuration/qml-overview/#property-access-scopes).
 
 This is what our shell looks like with the above (optional) cleanup:
 
@@ -438,8 +417,9 @@ import Quickshell
 import Quickshell.Io
 import QtQuick
 
-@@Quickshell.ShellRoot {
-  property string time;
+@@Quickshell.Scope {
+  id: root
+  property string time
 
   @@Quickshell.Variants {
     model: Quickshell.screens
@@ -458,9 +438,7 @@ import QtQuick
 
       @@QtQuick.Text {
         anchors.centerIn: parent
-
-        // now just time instead of root.time
-        text: time
+        text: root.time
       }
     }
   }
@@ -471,8 +449,7 @@ import QtQuick
     running: true
 
     stdout: @@Quickshell.Io.SplitParser {
-      // now just time instead of root.time
-      onRead: data => time = data
+      onRead: data => root.time = data
     }
   }
 
@@ -496,7 +473,7 @@ To start with, let's move the entire bar into a new file.
 // shell.qml
 import Quickshell
 
-@@Quickshell.ShellRoot {
+@@Quickshell.Scope {
   Bar {}
 }
 ```
@@ -508,7 +485,8 @@ import Quickshell.Io
 import QtQuick
 
 @@Quickshell.Scope {
-  property string time;
+  id: root
+  property string time
 
   @@Quickshell.Variants {
     model: Quickshell.screens
@@ -527,9 +505,7 @@ import QtQuick
 
       @@QtQuick.Text {
         anchors.centerIn: parent
-
-        // now just time instead of root.time
-        text: time
+        text: root.time
       }
     }
   }
@@ -540,8 +516,7 @@ import QtQuick
     running: true
 
     stdout: @@Quickshell.Io.SplitParser {
-      // now just time instead of root.time
-      onRead: data => time = data
+      onRead: data => root.time = data
     }
   }
 
@@ -589,7 +564,7 @@ import QtQuick
 
 @@Quickshell.Scope {
   id: root
-  property string time;
+  property string time
 
   @@Quickshell.Variants {
     model: Quickshell.screens
@@ -609,7 +584,6 @@ import QtQuick
       // the ClockWidget type we just created
       ClockWidget {
         anchors.centerIn: parent
-        // Warning: setting `time: time` will bind time to itself which is not what we want
         time: root.time
       }
     }
@@ -621,7 +595,7 @@ import QtQuick
     running: true
 
     stdout: @@Quickshell.Io.SplitParser {
-      onRead: data => time = data
+      onRead: data => root.time = data
     }
   }
 
@@ -646,7 +620,8 @@ import Quickshell.Io
 import QtQuick
 
 @@Quickshell.Scope {
-  property string time;
+  id: root
+  property string time
 
   @@Quickshell.Io.Process {
     id: dateProc
@@ -654,7 +629,7 @@ import QtQuick
     running: true
 
     stdout: @@Quickshell.Io.SplitParser {
-      onRead: data => time = data
+      onRead: data => root.time = data
     }
   }
 
@@ -721,6 +696,7 @@ import QtQuick
 
 // your singletons should always have Singleton as the type
 @@Quickshell.Singleton {
+  id: root
   property string time
 
   @@Quickshell.Io.Process {
@@ -729,7 +705,7 @@ import QtQuick
     running: true
 
     stdout: @@Quickshell.Io.SplitParser {
-      onRead: data => time = data
+      onRead: data => root.time = data
     }
   }
 
@@ -786,31 +762,39 @@ import Quickshell
 }
 ```
 
-## JavaScript APIs
+## Quickshell Support Libraries
+In addition to calling external processes, Quickshell comes with a large set of support libraries
+for common OS integrations and tasks. These libraries are indexed on the left sidebar.
 
-In addition to calling external processes, a [limited set of javascript interfaces] is available.
-We can use this to improve our clock by using the [Date API] instead of calling `date`.
+One of these integrations is @@Quickshell.SystemClock, which exposes the system time in an easy to
+use way.
 
-[limited set of javascript interfaces]: https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qtqml-javascript-functionlist.html
-[Date API]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date
+We can use @@Quickshell.SystemClock.date to get a Date object to display. The
+@@QtQml.Qt.formatDateTime() function can be used to easily format the date
+as shown below.
+
+@@Quickshell.SystemClock.precision can be set to `Minutes` to improve battery life if you don't
+show seconds on your clock, as Quickshell will have less work to do.
 
 ```qml
 // Time.qml
 pragma Singleton
 
 import Quickshell
-import Quickshell.Io
 import QtQuick
 
 @@Quickshell.Singleton {
-  property var date: new Date()
-  property string time: date.toLocaleString(Qt.locale())
+  id: root
+  // an expression can be broken across multiple lines using {}
+  readonly property string time: {
+    // The passed format string matches the default output of
+    // the `date` command.
+    Qt.formatDateTime(clock.date, "ddd MMM d hh:mm:ss AP t yyyy")
+  }
 
-  @@QtQml.Timer {
-    interval: 1000
-    running: true
-    repeat: true
-    onTriggered: date = new Date()
+  @@Quickshell.SystemClock {
+    id: clock
+    precision: SystemClock.Seconds
   }
 }
 ```
diff --git a/src/guide/qml-language.mdx b/src/guide/qml-language.mdx
index b9e0543..8bec9fb 100644
--- a/src/guide/qml-language.mdx
+++ b/src/guide/qml-language.mdx
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 title: "QML Language"
 index: 10
 ---
-import MD_Title from "@components/MD_Title.tsx"
 import Collapsible from "@components/Collapsible.astro";
 
 # {frontmatter.title}
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ This page explains what you need to know about QML to start using quickshell.
   Tutorial](https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qml-tutorial.html)
 </span>
 
-## <MD_Title titleVar={2}> Structure </MD_Title>
+## Structure
 
 Below is a QML document showing most of the syntax.
 Keep it in mind as you read the detailed descriptions below.
@@ -87,12 +86,17 @@ import "myjs.js" as MyJs
   function dub(x: int): int {
     return x * 2
   }
+
+  // Inline component
+  component MyComponent: Object {
+    // ...
+  }
 }
 ```
 
-### <MD_Title titleVar={3}> Imports </MD_Title>
+### Imports
 
-#### <MD_Title titleVar={4}> Manual imports </MD_Title>
+#### Manual imports
 
 Every QML File begins with a list of imports.
 Import statements tell the QML engine where
@@ -130,7 +134,7 @@ import "<filename>" as <Namespace>
 Note: All _Module_ and _Namespace_ names must start with an uppercase letter.
 Attempting to use a lowercase namespace is an error.
 
-##### <MD_Title titleVar={5}> Examples </MD_Title>
+##### Examples
 
 ```qml
 import QtQuick
@@ -158,7 +162,7 @@ specifying a version at least when importing quickshell modules.
   syntax](https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qtqml-syntax-imports.html)
 </span>
 
-#### <MD_Title titleVar={4}> Implicit imports </MD_Title>
+#### Implicit imports
 
 The QML engine will automatically import any [types](#creating-types) in neighboring files
 with names that start with an uppercase letter.
@@ -172,7 +176,7 @@ root
 In this example, `MyButton` will automatically be imported as a type usable from shell.qml
 or any other neighboring files.
 
-### <MD_Title titleVar={3}> Objects </MD_Title>
+### Objects
 
 Objects are instances of a type from an imported module.
 The name of an object must start with an uppercase letter.
@@ -191,12 +195,12 @@ Every object can contain [properties](#properties), [functions](#functions),
 and [signals](#signals). You can find out what properties are available for a type
 by looking it up in the [Type Reference](/docs/types/).
 
-#### <MD_Title titleVar={4}> Properties </MD_Title>
+#### Properties
 
 Every object may have any number of property assignments (only one per specific property).
 Each assignment binds the named property to the given expression.
 
-##### <MD_Title titleVar={5}> Property bindings </MD_Title>
+##### Property bindings
 
 Expressions are snippets of javascript code assigned to a property. The last (or only) line
 can be the return value, or an explicit return statement (multiline expressions only) can be used.
@@ -235,7 +239,7 @@ on is updated, the expression is re-evaluated and the property is updated.
 Note that it is an error to try to assign to a property that does not exist.
 (See: [property definitions](#property-definitions))
 
-##### <MD_Title titleVar={5}> Property definitions </MD_Title>
+##### Property definitions
 
 Properties can be defined inside of objects with the following syntax:
 
@@ -267,7 +271,7 @@ Properties can be defined inside of objects with the following syntax:
 Defining a property with the same name as one provided by the current object will override
 the property of the type it is derived from in the current context.
 
-##### <MD_Title titleVar={5}> The default property </MD_Title>
+##### The default property
 
 Types can have a _default property_ which must accept either an object or a list of objects.
 
@@ -302,7 +306,7 @@ would put a single object in:
 }
 ```
 
-##### <MD_Title titleVar={5}> The `id` property </MD_Title>
+##### The `id` property
 
 Every object has a special property called `id` that can be assigned to give
 the object a name it can be referred to throughout the current file. The id must be lowercase.
@@ -330,7 +334,7 @@ definition rules. The name `id` is always reserved for the id property.
 
 </Collapsible>
 
-##### <MD_Title titleVar={5}> Property access scopes </MD_Title>
+##### Property access scopes
 
 Properties are "in scope" and usable in two cases.
 
@@ -343,6 +347,9 @@ or make sure the property you are accessing is from the current object using `th
 The `parent` property is also defined for all objects, but may not always point to what it
 looks like it should. Use the `id` property if `parent` does not do what you want.
 
+In general, you should only access properties of the *current* object without an id. For
+all other objects, you should refer to them by id when accessing properties.
+
 ```qml
 @@QtQuick.Item {
   property string rootDefinition
@@ -384,7 +391,7 @@ looks like it should. Use the `id` property if `parent` does not do what you wan
   Resolution](https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qtqml-documents-scope.html)
 </span>
 
-#### <MD_Title titleVar={4}> Functions </MD_Title>
+#### Functions
 
 Functions in QML can be declared everywhere [properties](#properties) can, and follow
 the same [scoping rules](#property-access-scopes).
@@ -424,7 +431,7 @@ In this example, every time the button is clicked, the label's count increases
 by one, as `clicks` is changed, which triggers a re-evaluation of `text` through
 `makeClicksLabel`.
 
-##### <MD_Title titleVar={5}> Lambdas </MD_Title>
+##### Lambdas
 
 Functions can also be values, and you can assign them to properties or pass them to
 other functions (callbacks). There is a shorter way to write these functions, known
@@ -485,7 +492,7 @@ An overcomplicated click counter using a lambda callback:
 }
 ```
 
-#### <MD_Title titleVar={4}> Signals </MD_Title>
+#### Signals
 
 A signal is basically an event emitter you can connect to and receive updates from.
 They can be declared everywhere [properties](#properties) and [functions](#functions)
@@ -496,7 +503,7 @@ can, and follow the same [scoping rules](#property-access-scopes).
   System](https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qtqml-syntax-signals.html)
 </span>
 
-##### <MD_Title titleVar={5}> Signal definitions </MD_Title>
+##### Signal definitions
 
 A signal can be explicitly defined with the following syntax:
 
@@ -504,7 +511,7 @@ A signal can be explicitly defined with the following syntax:
 signal <name>(<paramname>: <type>[, ...])
 ```
 
-##### <MD_Title titleVar={5}> Making connections </MD_Title>
+##### Making connections
 
 Signals all have a `connect(<function>)` method which invokes the given function
 or signal when the signal is emitted.
@@ -544,7 +551,7 @@ When the button is clicked, the button emits the @@QtQuick.Controls.Button.click
 signal which we connected to `updateText`. The signal then invokes `updateText`
 which updates the counter and the text on the label.
 
-##### <MD_Title titleVar={5}> Signal handlers </MD_Title>
+##### Signal handlers
 
 Signal handlers are a more concise way to make a connections, and prior examples have used them.
 
@@ -576,7 +583,7 @@ this time using the implicit signal handler property to handle @@QtQuick.Control
 }
 ```
 
-##### <MD_Title titleVar={5}> Indirect signal handlers </MD_Title>
+##### Indirect signal handlers
 
 When it is not possible or not convenient to directly define a signal handler, before resorting
 to `.connect`ing the properties, a @@QtQml.Connections object can be used to access them.
@@ -600,7 +607,7 @@ This is especially useful to connect to signals of singletons.
 }
 ```
 
-##### <MD_Title titleVar={5}> Property change signals </MD_Title>
+##### Property change signals
 
 Every property has an associated signal, which powers QML's [reactive bindings](#reactive-bindings).
 The signal is named `<propertyname>Changed` and works exactly the same as any other signal.
@@ -673,7 +680,7 @@ And the function can also be inlined to an expression:
 
 You can also remove the return statement if you wish.
 
-##### <MD_Title titleVar={5}> Attached objects </MD_Title>
+##### Attached objects
 
 Attached objects are additional objects that can be associated with an object
 as decided by internal library code. The documentation for a type will
@@ -695,7 +702,7 @@ which is attached to every object and often used to run code when an object init
 
 In this example, the text property is set inside the `Component.onCompleted` attached signal handler.
 
-#### <MD_Title titleVar={4}> Creating types </MD_Title>
+#### Creating types
 
 Every QML file with an uppercase name is implicitly a type, and can be used from
 neighboring files or imported (See [Imports](#imports).)
@@ -741,7 +748,35 @@ are not visible outside the file.
 }
 ```
 
-##### <MD_Title titleVar={5}> Singletons </MD_Title>
+##### Inline Components
+
+Inline components work the same as any other type, but are created inside
+another QML file. These components only work within the file, and can reference
+IDs inside the file.
+
+While inline components can be created anywhere inside a QML file, they are
+scoped to the file itself and cannot be nested.
+
+Example of an inline component:
+```qml
+@@QtQuick.Layouts.ColumnLayout {
+  id: layout
+  property real textPointSize: 10
+
+  MyText { text: "Thing 1" }
+  MyText { text: "Thing 2" }
+  MyText { text: "Thing 3" }
+
+  component MyText: @@QtQuick.Text {
+    // applied to all MyText instances
+    color: "red"
+    // references an id outside of the component
+    font.pointSize: layout.textPointSize
+  }
+}
+```
+
+##### Singletons
 
 QML Types can be easily made into a singleton, meaning there is only one instance
 of the type.
@@ -762,9 +797,9 @@ import ...
 once a type is a singleton, its members can be accessed by name from neighboring
 files.
 
-## <MD_Title titleVar={2}> Concepts </MD_Title>
+## Concepts
 
-### <MD_Title titleVar={3}> Reactive bindings </MD_Title>
+### Reactive bindings
 
 <span class="small">
   This section assumes knowledge of: [Properties](#properties),
@@ -779,7 +814,7 @@ are then re-evaluated and so forth.
 
 Bindings can be created in two different ways:
 
-##### <MD_Title titleVar={5}> Automatic bindings </MD_Title>
+##### Automatic bindings
 
 A reactive binding occurs automatically when you use one or more properties in the definition
 of another property. .
@@ -798,7 +833,7 @@ of another property. .
 In this example, the button's @@QtQuick.Controls.Button.text property is re-evaluated
 every time the button is clicked, because the `clicks` property has changed.
 
-###### <MD_Title titleVar={6}> Avoiding creation </MD_Title>
+###### Avoiding creation
 
 To avoid creating a binding, do not use any other properties in the definition of a property.
 
@@ -816,7 +851,7 @@ as assignments to properties do not create binding.
 }
 ```
 
-##### <MD_Title titleVar={5}> Manual bindings </MD_Title>
+##### Manual bindings
 
 Sometimes (not often) you need to create a binding inside of a function, signal, or expression.
 If you need to change or attach a binding at runtime, the `Qt.binding` function can be used to
@@ -848,7 +883,7 @@ In this example, `boundText`'s `text` property is bound to the button's pressed
 when the button is first clicked. When you press or unpress the button the text will
 be updated.
 
-##### <MD_Title titleVar={5}> Removing bindings </MD_Title>
+##### Removing bindings
 
 To remove a binding, just assign a new value to the property without using `Qt.binding`.
 
@@ -871,7 +906,7 @@ When the button is first pressed, the text will be updated, but once `onClicked`
 the text will be unbound, and even though it contains a reference to the `pressed` property,
 it will not be updated further by the binding.
 
-### <MD_Title titleVar={3}> Lazy loading </MD_Title>
+### Lazy loading
 
 Often not all of your interface needs to load immediately. By default the QML
 engine initializes every object in the scene before showing anything onscreen.
@@ -879,7 +914,7 @@ For parts of the interface you don't need to be immediately visible, load them
 asynchronously using a @@Quickshell.LazyLoader.
 See its documentation for more information.
 
-#### <MD_Title titleVar={4}> Components </MD_Title>
+#### Components
 
 Another delayed loading mechanism is the @@QtQml.Component type.
 This type can be used to create multiple instances of objects or lazily load them. It's used by types such
diff --git a/src/layouts/GuideLayout.astro b/src/layouts/GuideLayout.astro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86f7c9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/layouts/GuideLayout.astro
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+---
+import DocsLayout from "@layouts/DocsLayout.astro";
+import TOC from "@components/navigation/sidebars/TOC.astro";
+import TOCIntersectionObserver from "@src/components/hooks/TOCIntersectionObserver.astro";
+import type { ConfigHeading } from "@src/components/navigation/sidebars/types";
+
+export interface Props {
+  headings: ConfigHeading[];
+  title: string;
+  description: string;
+}
+
+const { title, description, headings } = Astro.props;
+---
+<DocsLayout title={title} description={description} headings={headings}>
+  <div class="docs">
+    <div class="docs-content">
+      <hr>
+      <slot/>
+    </div>
+    <TOC mobile={false} headings={headings} data-pagefind-ignore/>
+  </div>
+</DocsLayout>
+
+<TOCIntersectionObserver/>
diff --git a/src/layouts/GuideMdLayout.astro b/src/layouts/GuideMdLayout.astro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8cbaaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/layouts/GuideMdLayout.astro
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+import GuideLayout from "@layouts/GuideLayout.astro";
+import type { ConfigHeading } from "@src/components/navigation/sidebars/types";
+
+export interface Props {
+  headings: ConfigHeading[];
+  frontmatter: {
+    title: string;
+    description?: string;
+  }
+}
+
+const { headings, frontmatter: { title, description } } = Astro.props;
+---
+<GuideLayout title={title} description={description ?? ""} headings={headings}>
+  <slot/>
+</GuideLayout>
diff --git a/src/pages/docs/about.mdx b/src/pages/docs/about.mdx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba3e003
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pages/docs/about.mdx
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+---
+layout: "@layouts/GuideMdLayout.astro"
+title: "About Quickshell"
+---
+# {frontmatter.title}
+Quickshell is a toolkit for building a desktop shell, which is to say components
+of your desktop like bars, widgets, lock screens, display managers, and the like.
+
+Quickshell is based on QtQuick and configured with QML, the QtQuick interface
+description language. It provides integrations for common shell functionality,
+as well as support for hot reloading and tools to work with processes,
+sockets, files, and more.
+
+Built-in integrations are currently provided for:
+- Wayland and X11 for windowing
+- Wayland for window management and screen recording
+- Workspace management in Hyprland, I3, and Sway
+- Pipewire for audio controls
+- Pam for authentication and building lockscreens
+- Greetd for building a display manager
+- UPower for monitoring battery statistics
+- Power Profiles Daemon
+- MPRIS compatible media players
+- StatusNotifierItem compatible system tray clients
+
+Quickshell is actively developed and will still receive breaking changes.
+A tagged release is planned soon, however there will be breakage before
+that point.
+
+See the [Usage Guide](/docs/guide) to learn how to set up and use Quickshell
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/pages/docs/guide/[...id].astro b/src/pages/docs/guide/[...id].astro
index 4640bf8..861f1d7 100644
--- a/src/pages/docs/guide/[...id].astro
+++ b/src/pages/docs/guide/[...id].astro
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 ---
-import DocsLayout from "@layouts/DocsLayout.astro";
-import TOC from "@components/navigation/sidebars/TOC.astro";
-import TOCIntersectionObserver from "@src/components/hooks/TOCIntersectionObserver.astro";
+import GuideLayout from "@layouts/GuideLayout.astro";
 
 import { getCollection, render } from "astro:content";
 
@@ -17,14 +15,6 @@ export async function getStaticPaths() {
 const { page } = Astro.props;
 const { Content, headings } = await render(page);
 ---
-<DocsLayout title={page.data.title} description="" headings={headings}>
-  <div class="docs">
-    <div class="docs-content">
-      <hr>
-      <Content/>
-    </div>
-    <TOC mobile={false} headings={headings} data-pagefind-ignore/>
-  </div>
-</DocsLayout>
-
-<TOCIntersectionObserver/>
+<GuideLayout title={page.data.title} description="" headings={headings}>
+  <Content/>
+</GuideLayout>