diff --git a/templates/website/src/fields/link.ts b/templates/website/src/fields/link.ts
index 74d64d865d7..344d551cdd6 100644
--- a/templates/website/src/fields/link.ts
+++ b/templates/website/src/fields/link.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export const link: LinkType = ({ appearances, disableLabel = false, overrides =
         condition: (_, siblingData) => siblingData?.type === 'reference',
       },
       label: 'Document to link to',
-      relationTo: ['pages'],
+      relationTo: ['pages', 'posts'],
       required: true,
     },
     {
diff --git a/templates/website/src/payload-types.ts b/templates/website/src/payload-types.ts
index 10cee117c1d..4663ca9feb9 100644
--- a/templates/website/src/payload-types.ts
+++ b/templates/website/src/payload-types.ts
@@ -106,10 +106,15 @@ export interface Page {
           link: {
             type?: ('reference' | 'custom') | null;
             newTab?: boolean | null;
-            reference?: {
-              relationTo: 'pages';
-              value: string | Page;
-            } | null;
+            reference?:
+              | ({
+                  relationTo: 'pages';
+                  value: string | Page;
+                } | null)
+              | ({
+                  relationTo: 'posts';
+                  value: string | Post;
+                } | null);
             url?: string | null;
             label: string;
             appearance?: ('default' | 'outline') | null;
@@ -132,6 +137,50 @@ export interface Page {
   createdAt: string;
   _status?: ('draft' | 'published') | null;
 }
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "posts".
+ */
+export interface Post {
+  id: string;
+  title: string;
+  heroImage?: (string | null) | Media;
+  content: {
+    root: {
+      type: string;
+      children: {
+        type: string;
+        version: number;
+        [k: string]: unknown;
+      }[];
+      direction: ('ltr' | 'rtl') | null;
+      format: 'left' | 'start' | 'center' | 'right' | 'end' | 'justify' | '';
+      indent: number;
+      version: number;
+    };
+    [k: string]: unknown;
+  };
+  relatedPosts?: (string | Post)[] | null;
+  categories?: (string | Category)[] | null;
+  meta?: {
+    title?: string | null;
+    image?: (string | null) | Media;
+    description?: string | null;
+  };
+  publishedAt?: string | null;
+  authors?: (string | User)[] | null;
+  populatedAuthors?:
+    | {
+        id?: string | null;
+        name?: string | null;
+      }[]
+    | null;
+  slug?: string | null;
+  slugLock?: boolean | null;
+  updatedAt: string;
+  createdAt: string;
+  _status?: ('draft' | 'published') | null;
+}
 /**
  * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
  * via the `definition` "media".
@@ -224,6 +273,43 @@ export interface Media {
     };
   };
 }
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "categories".
+ */
+export interface Category {
+  id: string;
+  title: string;
+  parent?: (string | null) | Category;
+  breadcrumbs?:
+    | {
+        doc?: (string | null) | Category;
+        url?: string | null;
+        label?: string | null;
+        id?: string | null;
+      }[]
+    | null;
+  updatedAt: string;
+  createdAt: string;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "users".
+ */
+export interface User {
+  id: string;
+  name?: string | null;
+  updatedAt: string;
+  createdAt: string;
+  email: string;
+  resetPasswordToken?: string | null;
+  resetPasswordExpiration?: string | null;
+  salt?: string | null;
+  hash?: string | null;
+  loginAttempts?: number | null;
+  lockUntil?: string | null;
+  password?: string | null;
+}
 /**
  * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
  * via the `definition` "CallToActionBlock".
@@ -249,10 +335,15 @@ export interface CallToActionBlock {
         link: {
           type?: ('reference' | 'custom') | null;
           newTab?: boolean | null;
-          reference?: {
-            relationTo: 'pages';
-            value: string | Page;
-          } | null;
+          reference?:
+            | ({
+                relationTo: 'pages';
+                value: string | Page;
+              } | null)
+            | ({
+                relationTo: 'posts';
+                value: string | Post;
+              } | null);
           url?: string | null;
           label: string;
           appearance?: ('default' | 'outline') | null;
@@ -291,10 +382,15 @@ export interface ContentBlock {
         link?: {
           type?: ('reference' | 'custom') | null;
           newTab?: boolean | null;
-          reference?: {
-            relationTo: 'pages';
-            value: string | Page;
-          } | null;
+          reference?:
+            | ({
+                relationTo: 'pages';
+                value: string | Page;
+              } | null)
+            | ({
+                relationTo: 'posts';
+                value: string | Post;
+              } | null);
           url?: string | null;
           label: string;
           appearance?: ('default' | 'outline') | null;
@@ -350,87 +446,6 @@ export interface ArchiveBlock {
   blockName?: string | null;
   blockType: 'archive';
 }
-/**
- * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
- * via the `definition` "categories".
- */
-export interface Category {
-  id: string;
-  title: string;
-  parent?: (string | null) | Category;
-  breadcrumbs?:
-    | {
-        doc?: (string | null) | Category;
-        url?: string | null;
-        label?: string | null;
-        id?: string | null;
-      }[]
-    | null;
-  updatedAt: string;
-  createdAt: string;
-}
-/**
- * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
- * via the `definition` "posts".
- */
-export interface Post {
-  id: string;
-  title: string;
-  heroImage?: (string | null) | Media;
-  content: {
-    root: {
-      type: string;
-      children: {
-        type: string;
-        version: number;
-        [k: string]: unknown;
-      }[];
-      direction: ('ltr' | 'rtl') | null;
-      format: 'left' | 'start' | 'center' | 'right' | 'end' | 'justify' | '';
-      indent: number;
-      version: number;
-    };
-    [k: string]: unknown;
-  };
-  relatedPosts?: (string | Post)[] | null;
-  categories?: (string | Category)[] | null;
-  meta?: {
-    title?: string | null;
-    image?: (string | null) | Media;
-    description?: string | null;
-  };
-  publishedAt?: string | null;
-  authors?: (string | User)[] | null;
-  populatedAuthors?:
-    | {
-        id?: string | null;
-        name?: string | null;
-      }[]
-    | null;
-  slug?: string | null;
-  slugLock?: boolean | null;
-  updatedAt: string;
-  createdAt: string;
-  _status?: ('draft' | 'published') | null;
-}
-/**
- * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
- * via the `definition` "users".
- */
-export interface User {
-  id: string;
-  name?: string | null;
-  updatedAt: string;
-  createdAt: string;
-  email: string;
-  resetPasswordToken?: string | null;
-  resetPasswordExpiration?: string | null;
-  salt?: string | null;
-  hash?: string | null;
-  loginAttempts?: number | null;
-  lockUntil?: string | null;
-  password?: string | null;
-}
 /**
  * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
  * via the `definition` "FormBlock".
@@ -1285,10 +1300,15 @@ export interface Header {
         link: {
           type?: ('reference' | 'custom') | null;
           newTab?: boolean | null;
-          reference?: {
-            relationTo: 'pages';
-            value: string | Page;
-          } | null;
+          reference?:
+            | ({
+                relationTo: 'pages';
+                value: string | Page;
+              } | null)
+            | ({
+                relationTo: 'posts';
+                value: string | Post;
+              } | null);
           url?: string | null;
           label: string;
         };
@@ -1309,10 +1329,15 @@ export interface Footer {
         link: {
           type?: ('reference' | 'custom') | null;
           newTab?: boolean | null;
-          reference?: {
-            relationTo: 'pages';
-            value: string | Page;
-          } | null;
+          reference?:
+            | ({
+                relationTo: 'pages';
+                value: string | Page;
+              } | null)
+            | ({
+                relationTo: 'posts';
+                value: string | Post;
+              } | null);
           url?: string | null;
           label: string;
         };
diff --git a/templates/website/src/plugins/index.ts b/templates/website/src/plugins/index.ts
index b8a3df19583..f958a52ac77 100644
--- a/templates/website/src/plugins/index.ts
+++ b/templates/website/src/plugins/index.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export const plugins: Plugin[] = [
   redirectsPlugin({
     collections: ['pages', 'posts'],
     overrides: {
-      // @ts-expect-error
+      // @ts-expect-error - This is a valid override, mapped fields don't resolve to the same type
       fields: ({ defaultFields }) => {
         return defaultFields.map((field) => {
           if ('name' in field && field.name === 'from') {
diff --git a/templates/with-vercel-website/src/fields/link.ts b/templates/with-vercel-website/src/fields/link.ts
index 74d64d865d7..344d551cdd6 100644
--- a/templates/with-vercel-website/src/fields/link.ts
+++ b/templates/with-vercel-website/src/fields/link.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export const link: LinkType = ({ appearances, disableLabel = false, overrides =
         condition: (_, siblingData) => siblingData?.type === 'reference',
       },
       label: 'Document to link to',
-      relationTo: ['pages'],
+      relationTo: ['pages', 'posts'],
       required: true,
     },
     {
diff --git a/templates/with-vercel-website/src/payload-types.ts b/templates/with-vercel-website/src/payload-types.ts
index c273ffd4b5c..19a638fc1ad 100644
--- a/templates/with-vercel-website/src/payload-types.ts
+++ b/templates/with-vercel-website/src/payload-types.ts
@@ -106,10 +106,15 @@ export interface Page {
           link: {
             type?: ('reference' | 'custom') | null;
             newTab?: boolean | null;
-            reference?: {
-              relationTo: 'pages';
-              value: number | Page;
-            } | null;
+            reference?:
+              | ({
+                  relationTo: 'pages';
+                  value: number | Page;
+                } | null)
+              | ({
+                  relationTo: 'posts';
+                  value: number | Post;
+                } | null);
             url?: string | null;
             label: string;
             appearance?: ('default' | 'outline') | null;
@@ -132,6 +137,50 @@ export interface Page {
   createdAt: string;
   _status?: ('draft' | 'published') | null;
 }
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "posts".
+ */
+export interface Post {
+  id: number;
+  title: string;
+  heroImage?: (number | null) | Media;
+  content: {
+    root: {
+      type: string;
+      children: {
+        type: string;
+        version: number;
+        [k: string]: unknown;
+      }[];
+      direction: ('ltr' | 'rtl') | null;
+      format: 'left' | 'start' | 'center' | 'right' | 'end' | 'justify' | '';
+      indent: number;
+      version: number;
+    };
+    [k: string]: unknown;
+  };
+  relatedPosts?: (number | Post)[] | null;
+  categories?: (number | Category)[] | null;
+  meta?: {
+    title?: string | null;
+    image?: (number | null) | Media;
+    description?: string | null;
+  };
+  publishedAt?: string | null;
+  authors?: (number | User)[] | null;
+  populatedAuthors?:
+    | {
+        id?: string | null;
+        name?: string | null;
+      }[]
+    | null;
+  slug?: string | null;
+  slugLock?: boolean | null;
+  updatedAt: string;
+  createdAt: string;
+  _status?: ('draft' | 'published') | null;
+}
 /**
  * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
  * via the `definition` "media".
@@ -224,6 +273,43 @@ export interface Media {
     };
   };
 }
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "categories".
+ */
+export interface Category {
+  id: number;
+  title: string;
+  parent?: (number | null) | Category;
+  breadcrumbs?:
+    | {
+        doc?: (number | null) | Category;
+        url?: string | null;
+        label?: string | null;
+        id?: string | null;
+      }[]
+    | null;
+  updatedAt: string;
+  createdAt: string;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "users".
+ */
+export interface User {
+  id: number;
+  name?: string | null;
+  updatedAt: string;
+  createdAt: string;
+  email: string;
+  resetPasswordToken?: string | null;
+  resetPasswordExpiration?: string | null;
+  salt?: string | null;
+  hash?: string | null;
+  loginAttempts?: number | null;
+  lockUntil?: string | null;
+  password?: string | null;
+}
 /**
  * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
  * via the `definition` "CallToActionBlock".
@@ -249,10 +335,15 @@ export interface CallToActionBlock {
         link: {
           type?: ('reference' | 'custom') | null;
           newTab?: boolean | null;
-          reference?: {
-            relationTo: 'pages';
-            value: number | Page;
-          } | null;
+          reference?:
+            | ({
+                relationTo: 'pages';
+                value: number | Page;
+              } | null)
+            | ({
+                relationTo: 'posts';
+                value: number | Post;
+              } | null);
           url?: string | null;
           label: string;
           appearance?: ('default' | 'outline') | null;
@@ -291,10 +382,15 @@ export interface ContentBlock {
         link?: {
           type?: ('reference' | 'custom') | null;
           newTab?: boolean | null;
-          reference?: {
-            relationTo: 'pages';
-            value: number | Page;
-          } | null;
+          reference?:
+            | ({
+                relationTo: 'pages';
+                value: number | Page;
+              } | null)
+            | ({
+                relationTo: 'posts';
+                value: number | Post;
+              } | null);
           url?: string | null;
           label: string;
           appearance?: ('default' | 'outline') | null;
@@ -350,87 +446,6 @@ export interface ArchiveBlock {
   blockName?: string | null;
   blockType: 'archive';
 }
-/**
- * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
- * via the `definition` "categories".
- */
-export interface Category {
-  id: number;
-  title: string;
-  parent?: (number | null) | Category;
-  breadcrumbs?:
-    | {
-        doc?: (number | null) | Category;
-        url?: string | null;
-        label?: string | null;
-        id?: string | null;
-      }[]
-    | null;
-  updatedAt: string;
-  createdAt: string;
-}
-/**
- * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
- * via the `definition` "posts".
- */
-export interface Post {
-  id: number;
-  title: string;
-  heroImage?: (number | null) | Media;
-  content: {
-    root: {
-      type: string;
-      children: {
-        type: string;
-        version: number;
-        [k: string]: unknown;
-      }[];
-      direction: ('ltr' | 'rtl') | null;
-      format: 'left' | 'start' | 'center' | 'right' | 'end' | 'justify' | '';
-      indent: number;
-      version: number;
-    };
-    [k: string]: unknown;
-  };
-  relatedPosts?: (number | Post)[] | null;
-  categories?: (number | Category)[] | null;
-  meta?: {
-    title?: string | null;
-    image?: (number | null) | Media;
-    description?: string | null;
-  };
-  publishedAt?: string | null;
-  authors?: (number | User)[] | null;
-  populatedAuthors?:
-    | {
-        id?: string | null;
-        name?: string | null;
-      }[]
-    | null;
-  slug?: string | null;
-  slugLock?: boolean | null;
-  updatedAt: string;
-  createdAt: string;
-  _status?: ('draft' | 'published') | null;
-}
-/**
- * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
- * via the `definition` "users".
- */
-export interface User {
-  id: number;
-  name?: string | null;
-  updatedAt: string;
-  createdAt: string;
-  email: string;
-  resetPasswordToken?: string | null;
-  resetPasswordExpiration?: string | null;
-  salt?: string | null;
-  hash?: string | null;
-  loginAttempts?: number | null;
-  lockUntil?: string | null;
-  password?: string | null;
-}
 /**
  * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
  * via the `definition` "FormBlock".
@@ -1300,10 +1315,15 @@ export interface Header {
         link: {
           type?: ('reference' | 'custom') | null;
           newTab?: boolean | null;
-          reference?: {
-            relationTo: 'pages';
-            value: number | Page;
-          } | null;
+          reference?:
+            | ({
+                relationTo: 'pages';
+                value: number | Page;
+              } | null)
+            | ({
+                relationTo: 'posts';
+                value: number | Post;
+              } | null);
           url?: string | null;
           label: string;
         };
@@ -1324,10 +1344,15 @@ export interface Footer {
         link: {
           type?: ('reference' | 'custom') | null;
           newTab?: boolean | null;
-          reference?: {
-            relationTo: 'pages';
-            value: number | Page;
-          } | null;
+          reference?:
+            | ({
+                relationTo: 'pages';
+                value: number | Page;
+              } | null)
+            | ({
+                relationTo: 'posts';
+                value: number | Post;
+              } | null);
           url?: string | null;
           label: string;
         };
diff --git a/templates/with-vercel-website/src/plugins/index.ts b/templates/with-vercel-website/src/plugins/index.ts
index b8a3df19583..f958a52ac77 100644
--- a/templates/with-vercel-website/src/plugins/index.ts
+++ b/templates/with-vercel-website/src/plugins/index.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export const plugins: Plugin[] = [
   redirectsPlugin({
     collections: ['pages', 'posts'],
     overrides: {
-      // @ts-expect-error
+      // @ts-expect-error - This is a valid override, mapped fields don't resolve to the same type
       fields: ({ defaultFields }) => {
         return defaultFields.map((field) => {
           if ('name' in field && field.name === 'from') {