diff --git a/website/docs/reference/model-configs.md b/website/docs/reference/model-configs.md
index 06830d0d32b..19391f1c763 100644
--- a/website/docs/reference/model-configs.md
+++ b/website/docs/reference/model-configs.md
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 ---
 title: Model configurations
 description: "Read this guide to understand model configurations in dbt."
+meta:
+  resource_type: Models
 ---
 
+import ConfigResource from '/snippets/_config-description-resource.md';
+import ConfigGeneral from '/snippets/_config-description-general.md';
+
 ## Related documentation
 * [Models](/docs/build/models)
 * [`run` command](/reference/commands/run)
@@ -10,6 +15,8 @@ description: "Read this guide to understand model configurations in dbt."
 ## Available configurations
 ### Model-specific configurations
 
+<ConfigResource meta={frontMatter.meta}/>
+
 <Tabs
   groupId="config-languages"
   defaultValue="project-yaml"
@@ -78,6 +85,8 @@ models:
 
 ### General configurations
 
+<ConfigGeneral />
+
 <Tabs
   groupId="config-languages"
   defaultValue="project-yaml"
diff --git a/website/docs/reference/seed-configs.md b/website/docs/reference/seed-configs.md
index 429aa9444ae..dd733795eef 100644
--- a/website/docs/reference/seed-configs.md
+++ b/website/docs/reference/seed-configs.md
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
 ---
 title: Seed configurations
 description: "Read this guide to learn about using seed configurations in dbt."
+meta:
+  resource_type: Seeds
 ---
 
+import ConfigResource from '/snippets/_config-description-resource.md';
+import ConfigGeneral from '/snippets/_config-description-general.md';
+
+
 ## Available configurations
 ### Seed-specific configurations
 
+<ConfigResource meta={frontMatter.meta} />
+
 <Tabs
   groupId="config-languages"
   defaultValue="project-yaml"
@@ -56,6 +64,8 @@ seeds:
 
 ### General configurations
 
+<ConfigGeneral />
+
 <Tabs
   groupId="config-languages"
   defaultValue="project-yaml"
diff --git a/website/docs/reference/snapshot-configs.md b/website/docs/reference/snapshot-configs.md
index 59f4e3c254e..d487219a69f 100644
--- a/website/docs/reference/snapshot-configs.md
+++ b/website/docs/reference/snapshot-configs.md
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 ---
 title: Snapshot configurations
 description: "Read this guide to learn about using snapshot configurations in dbt."
+meta:
+  resource_type: Snapshots
 ---
+
+import ConfigResource from '/snippets/_config-description-resource.md';
+import ConfigGeneral from '/snippets/_config-description-general.md';
+
+
 ## Related documentation
 * [Snapshots](/docs/build/snapshots)
 * The `dbt snapshot` [command](/reference/commands/snapshot)
@@ -15,6 +22,8 @@ Parts of a snapshot:
 ## Available configurations
 ### Snapshot-specific configurations
 
+<ConfigResource meta={frontMatter.meta} />
+
 <Tabs
   groupId="config-languages"
   defaultValue="project-yaml"
@@ -95,6 +104,8 @@ snapshots:
 
 ### General configurations
 
+<ConfigGeneral />
+
 <Tabs
   groupId="config-languages"
   defaultValue="project-yaml"
diff --git a/website/docs/reference/source-configs.md b/website/docs/reference/source-configs.md
index 7e8a547489a..64dda8bffde 100644
--- a/website/docs/reference/source-configs.md
+++ b/website/docs/reference/source-configs.md
@@ -4,12 +4,16 @@ description: "Learn how to use source configurations in dbt."
 id: source-configs
 ---
 
+import ConfigGeneral from '/snippets/_config-description-general.md';
+
 ## Available configurations
 
 Sources only support one configuration, [`enabled`](/reference/resource-configs/enabled).
 
 ### General configurations
 
+<ConfigGeneral />
+
 <Tabs
   groupId="config-languages"
   defaultValue="project-yaml"
diff --git a/website/docs/reference/test-configs.md b/website/docs/reference/test-configs.md
index 52f814b6ef1..960e8d5471a 100644
--- a/website/docs/reference/test-configs.md
+++ b/website/docs/reference/test-configs.md
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 ---
 title: Test configurations
 description: "Read this guide to learn about using test configurations in dbt."
+meta:
+  resource_type: Tests
 ---
+import ConfigResource from '/snippets/_config-description-resource.md';
+import ConfigGeneral from '/snippets/_config-description-general.md';
+
 
 ## Related documentation
 
@@ -20,6 +25,8 @@ Click the link on each configuration option to read more about what it can do.
 
 ### Test-specific configurations
 
+<ConfigResource meta={frontMatter.meta} />
+
 <Tabs
   groupId="config-languages"
   defaultValue="project-yaml"
@@ -114,6 +121,8 @@ This configuration mechanism is supported for specific instances of generic test
 
 ### General configurations
 
+<ConfigGeneral />
+
 <Tabs
   groupId="config-languages"
   defaultValue="project-yaml"
diff --git a/website/snippets/_config-description-general.md b/website/snippets/_config-description-general.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ef30901be7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/snippets/_config-description-general.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+General configurations provide broader operational settings applicable across multiple resource types. Like resource-specific configurations, these can also be set in the project file, property files, or within resource-specific files.
diff --git a/website/snippets/_config-description-resource.md b/website/snippets/_config-description-resource.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a0910631338
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/snippets/_config-description-resource.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Resource-specific configurations are applicable to only one dbt resource type rather than multiple resource types. You can define these settings in the project file (`dbt_project.yml`), a property file (`models/properties.yml` for models, similarly for other resources), or within the resource’s file using the `{{ config() }}` macro.<br />
+
+<span>The following resource-specific configurations are only available to {props.meta.resource_type}</span>: