diff --git a/.forestry/front_matter/templates/blog-post.yml b/.forestry/front_matter/templates/blog-post.yml
index 6c19ef55..e4420280 100644
--- a/.forestry/front_matter/templates/blog-post.yml
+++ b/.forestry/front_matter/templates/blog-post.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ fields:
     use the edition number: <em>/weekly-123/</em>'
 - type: text
   name: translationKey
-  label: translationKey
+  label: Translation Key
+  description: 'If this post will be translated, give it a unique name so it can be
+    paired with its translated equivalent. Could be the same as the permalink, just
+    without the slashes: <em>2022-09-23-descriptive-title</em>'
 - type: file
   name: header_image
   label: header_image