diff --git a/.github/scripts/generate_descriptor_pages.main.kts b/.github/scripts/generate_descriptor_pages.main.kts
index dcb625c3c..243b4c989 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/generate_descriptor_pages.main.kts
+++ b/.github/scripts/generate_descriptor_pages.main.kts
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@ fun file(path: String): File {
 fun String.cleanup(): String {
   return this
     .cleanupElementLinks()
+    .fixWildcardLinks()
     .removeAttributeLinks()
     .removeDocProviderSpecificAttributes()
     .internalizeLinks()
@@ -401,6 +402,12 @@ fun String.cleanupElementLinks(): String {
   return replace("](#element:", "](#")
 }
 
+fun String.fixWildcardLinks(): String {
+  // reason: Writerside can't handle links with * and the error page is displayed
+  // [wildcard](path__to__*) -> [wildcard](#path__to__-)
+  return replace("__*", "__-")
+}
+
 fun String.removeAttributeLinks(): String {
   val attributeLinkRegex = Regex("\\[([^\\[\\]]*?)]\\(#attribute:.*?\\)")
   return attributeLinkRegex.replace(this) { matchResult ->
diff --git a/topics/basics/plugin_structure/plugin_configuration_file.md b/topics/basics/plugin_structure/plugin_configuration_file.md
index d092c330b..ac198c2ce 100644
--- a/topics/basics/plugin_structure/plugin_configuration_file.md
+++ b/topics/basics/plugin_structure/plugin_configuration_file.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Deprecated elements are omitted in the list below.
   - [`<depends>`](#idea-plugin__depends)
   - [`<incompatible-with>`](#idea-plugin__incompatible-with)
   - [`<extensions>`](#idea-plugin__extensions)
-    - [An Extension](#idea-plugin__extensions__*)
+    - [An Extension](#idea-plugin__extensions__-)
   - [`<extensionPoints>`](#idea-plugin__extensionPoints)
     - [`<extensionPoint>`](#idea-plugin__extensionPoints__extensionPoint)
       - [`<with>`](#idea-plugin__extensionPoints__extensionPoint__with)
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ Examples
     ```
 
 #### An Extension
-{#idea-plugin__extensions__*}
+{#idea-plugin__extensions__-}
 
 An extension instance registered under [`<extensions>`](#idea-plugin__extensions).
 
diff --git a/topics/basics/plugin_structure/plugin_extensions.md b/topics/basics/plugin_structure/plugin_extensions.md
index 1aa9c3032..e019e4f9f 100644
--- a/topics/basics/plugin_structure/plugin_extensions.md
+++ b/topics/basics/plugin_structure/plugin_extensions.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ See [](explore_api.md) for more information and strategies.
     * If the extension point was declared using the `beanClass` attribute, set all properties annotated with the [`@Attribute`](%gh-ic%/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/xmlb/annotations/Attribute.java) and [`Tag`](%gh-ic%/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/xmlb/annotations/Tag.java) annotations in the specified bean class.
 
    See the [](plugin_extension_points.md#declaring-extension-points) section for details.
-4. In addition to attributes defined by the extension point, the extension element can specify basic attributes (see the attributes list in [](plugin_configuration_file.md#idea-plugin__extensions__*) section).
+4. In addition to attributes defined by the extension point, the extension element can specify basic attributes (see the attributes list in [](plugin_configuration_file.md#idea-plugin__extensions__-) section).
 5. Implement the extension API as required (see [](#implementing-extension)).
 
 </procedure>