diff --git a/TASKS.txt b/TASKS.txt
index ad5e2f25..6c155bdf 100644
--- a/TASKS.txt
+++ b/TASKS.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
  ..  role:: strike
 
+.. _howto_contribute:
+
 How to contribute to ``skimage``
 ======================================
 
diff --git a/doc/examples/README.txt b/doc/examples/README.txt
index 8a6c6bd5..d7169941 100644
--- a/doc/examples/README.txt
+++ b/doc/examples/README.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+.. _examples_gallery:
 
 General examples
 -------------------
diff --git a/doc/source/user_guide.txt b/doc/source/user_guide.txt
index b262581c..01344806 100644
--- a/doc/source/user_guide.txt
+++ b/doc/source/user_guide.txt
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ User Guide
    user_guide/data_types
    user_guide/plugins
    user_guide/tutorials
+   user_guide/getting_help