diff --git a/website/content/docs/api-gateway/configuration/gatewayclass.mdx b/website/content/docs/api-gateway/configuration/gatewayclass.mdx
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--- a/website/content/docs/api-gateway/configuration/gatewayclass.mdx
+++ b/website/content/docs/api-gateway/configuration/gatewayclass.mdx
@@ -17,15 +17,16 @@ The value of the `controllerName` field must be set to `hashicorp.com/consul-api
 
 When gateways are created from a `GatewayClass`, they use the parameters specified in the `GatewayClass` at the time of instantiation.
 
-The `GatewayClass` resource is a generic kubernetes gateway object. For configuration specific to Consul API Gateway, see [GatewayClassConfig](/docs/api-gateway/configuration/gatewayclassconfig).
+The `GatewayClass` resource is a generic Kubernetes gateway object. For configuration specific to Consul API Gateway, see [GatewayClassConfig](/docs/api-gateway/configuration/gatewayclassconfig).
 
 ## Configuration model
+The following outline shows how to format the configurations in the `GatewayClass` object. Click on a property name to view details about the configuration.
 
 * [`controllerName`](#controllername): string | required
 * [`parametersRef`](#parametersref): object | optional
-  * [`group`]([#parametersref-group): Group | required is parametersRef is set
-  * [`kind`](#parametersref-kind): Kind | required is parametersRef is set
-  * [`name`](#parametersref-name): string | required is parametersRef is set
+  * [`group`]([#parametersref-group): string | required is `parametersRef` is set
+  * [`kind`](#parametersref-kind): string | required is `parametersRef` is set
+  * [`name`](#parametersref-name): string | required is `parametersRef` is set
 * [`description`](#description): string | optional
 
 ## Specification
@@ -33,41 +34,39 @@ The `GatewayClass` resource is a generic kubernetes gateway object. For configur
 This topic provides details about the configuration parameters.
 
 ### controllerName
-The name of the controller that is managing the gateways of this class.
+Specifies the name of the controller that manages the gateways generated by this class. The value must alwasy be `'hashicorp.com/consul-api-gateway-controller'`.
+
 * Type: string
 * Required: required
 
-You must specify the following value:
-* `'hashicorp.com/consul-api-gateway-controller'`
-
 ### parametersRef
-An object that defines additional configuration required by the gateway controller.
+Defines an object that specifies additional configurations required by the gateway controller.
 * Type: object
 * Required: required
 
 ### parametersRef.group
-The Kubernetes group of the `parametersRef`. This value will always be the same across all deployments of Consul API Gateway.
-* Type: Group
-* Required: required
+Specifies the Kubernetes group that the `parametersRef` is a member of. The value must always be `api-gateway.consul.hashicorp.com`.
 
-You must specify the following value:
-* `api-gateway.consul.hashicorp.com`
+The `parametersRef.group` is always the same across all deployments of Consul API Gateway.
 
-### parametersRef.kind
-The Kubernetes kind of the `parametersRef`. This value will always be the same across all deployments of Consul API Gateway.
-* Type: Kind
+* Type: string
 * Required: required
 
-You must specify the following value:
-* `GatewayClassConfig`
+### parametersRef.kind
+Specifies the Kubernetes kind of entity that the `parametersRef` is. The value must always be `GatewayClassConfig`. 
+
+This `parametersRef.kind` is always the same across all deployments of Consul API Gateway.
+
+* Type: string
+* Required: required
 
 ### parametersRef.name
-The name of the `GatewayClassConfig` object
+Specfies the name of the `GatewayClassConfig` object.
 * Type: object
 * Required: required
 
 ### description
-Helps describe a gateway class with more details
+Specifies a human-readable description of the gateway class. We recommend including a description so that a record exists that describes the gateway class's purpose.
 * Type: string
 * Required: optional