diff --git a/archetypes/publication.md b/archetypes/publication.md
index 58347b9e..2a4069d1 100644
--- a/archetypes/publication.md
+++ b/archetypes/publication.md
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ selected = false
 
 # Projects (optional).
 #   Associate this publication with one or more of your projects.
-#   Simply enter the filename (excluding '.md') of your project file in `content/project/`.
-#   E.g. `projects = ["deep-learning"]` references `content/project/deep-learning.md`.
+#   Simply enter the filename of your project file in `content/project/`.
+#   E.g. `projects = ["deep-learning.md"]` references `content/project/deep-learning.md`.
+#   Otherwise, set `projects = []`.
 projects = []
 
 # Tags (optional).
diff --git a/archetypes/talk.md b/archetypes/talk.md
index c3104672..81d5b945 100644
--- a/archetypes/talk.md
+++ b/archetypes/talk.md
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ selected = false
 
 # Projects (optional).
 #   Associate this talk with one or more of your projects.
-#   Simply enter the filename (excluding '.md') of your project file in `content/project/`.
-#   E.g. `projects = ["deep-learning"]` references `content/project/deep-learning.md`.
+#   Simply enter the filename of your project file in `content/project/`.
+#   E.g. `projects = ["deep-learning.md"]` references `content/project/deep-learning.md`.
+#   Otherwise, set `projects = []`.
 projects = []
 
 # Tags (optional).
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/publication/clothing-search.md b/exampleSite/content/publication/clothing-search.md
index 8a1437ec..8a1140da 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/publication/clothing-search.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/publication/clothing-search.md
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ selected = true
 
 # Projects (optional).
 #   Associate this publication with one or more of your projects.
-#   Simply enter the filename (excluding '.md') of your project file in `content/project/`.
-projects = ["example-external-project"]
+#   Simply enter the filename of your project in `content/project/`.
+#   Otherwise, set `projects = []`.
+projects = ["example-external-project.md"]
 
 # Links (optional).
 url_pdf = "http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/352095/1/Cushen-IMV2013.pdf"
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/talk/example-talk.md b/exampleSite/content/talk/example-talk.md
index 31fecfa3..631c892a 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/talk/example-talk.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/talk/example-talk.md
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ selected = false
 
 # Projects (optional).
 #   Associate this talk with one or more of your projects.
-#   Simply enter the filename (excluding '.md') of your project file in `content/project/`.
-projects = ["deep-learning"]
+#   Simply enter the filename of your project file in `content/project/`.
+#   Otherwise, set `projects = []`.
+projects = ["deep-learning.md"]
 
 # Links (optional).
 url_pdf = ""