diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/common/dynamic_preferences_registry.py b/api/funkwhale_api/common/dynamic_preferences_registry.py
index 2374de7c79fe841ae63d8c18354335cf6fd022b2..15b182671bbf386b401eeb541c3839889342e29d 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/common/dynamic_preferences_registry.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/common/dynamic_preferences_registry.py
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ class APIAutenticationRequired(
     help_text = (
         'If disabled, anonymous users will be able to query the API'
         'and access music data (as well as other data exposed in the API '
-        'without specific permissions)'
+        'without specific permissions).'
     )
diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/federation/dynamic_preferences_registry.py b/api/funkwhale_api/federation/dynamic_preferences_registry.py
index e86b9f6f2b8b30da1c82145ef288e591449aa9f3..8b1b2b03f9eb00f0eac1d467c099baf66d72d67d 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/federation/dynamic_preferences_registry.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/federation/dynamic_preferences_registry.py
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ class MusicCacheDuration(types.IntPreference):
         'locally? Federated files that were not listened in this interval '
         'will be erased and refetched from the remote on the next listening.'
     )
+    field_kwargs = {
+        'required': False,
+    }
 
 
 @global_preferences_registry.register
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ class Enabled(preferences.DefaultFromSettingMixin, types.BooleanPreference):
     verbose_name = 'Federation enabled'
     help_text = (
         'Use this setting to enable or disable federation logic and API'
-        ' globally'
+        ' globally.'
     )
 
 
@@ -41,8 +44,11 @@ class CollectionPageSize(
     setting = 'FEDERATION_COLLECTION_PAGE_SIZE'
     verbose_name = 'Federation collection page size'
     help_text = (
-        'How much items to display in ActivityPub collections'
+        'How much items to display in ActivityPub collections.'
     )
+    field_kwargs = {
+        'required': False,
+    }
 
 
 @global_preferences_registry.register
@@ -54,8 +60,11 @@ class ActorFetchDelay(
     verbose_name = 'Federation actor fetch delay'
     help_text = (
         'How much minutes to wait before refetching actors on '
-        'request authentication'
+        'request authentication.'
     )
+    field_kwargs = {
+        'required': False,
+    }
 
 
 @global_preferences_registry.register
@@ -66,6 +75,6 @@ class MusicNeedsApproval(
     setting = 'FEDERATION_MUSIC_NEEDS_APPROVAL'
     verbose_name = 'Federation music needs approval'
     help_text = (
-        'When true, other federation actors will require your approval'
+        'When true, other federation actors will need your approval'
         ' before being able to browse your library.'
     )
diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/instance/dynamic_preferences_registry.py b/api/funkwhale_api/instance/dynamic_preferences_registry.py
index 20679fd3dcff4cec208477487b6d245219abc273..8ccf80dd93448b4f2512ec2109cda32beaa33bf7 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/instance/dynamic_preferences_registry.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/instance/dynamic_preferences_registry.py
@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@ class InstanceName(types.StringPreference):
     section = instance
     name = 'name'
     default = ''
-    help_text = 'Instance public name'
-    verbose_name = 'The public name of your instance'
+    verbose_name = 'Public name'
+    help_text = 'The public name of your instance, displayed in the about page.'
+    field_kwargs = {
+        'required': False,
+    }
 
 
 @global_preferences_registry.register
@@ -23,7 +26,11 @@ class InstanceShortDescription(types.StringPreference):
     section = instance
     name = 'short_description'
     default = ''
-    verbose_name = 'Instance succinct description'
+    verbose_name = 'Short description'
+    help_text = 'Instance succinct description, displayed in the about page.'
+    field_kwargs = {
+        'required': False,
+    }
 
 
 @global_preferences_registry.register
@@ -31,31 +38,31 @@ class InstanceLongDescription(types.StringPreference):
     show_in_api = True
     section = instance
     name = 'long_description'
+    verbose_name = 'Long description'
     default = ''
-    help_text = 'Instance long description (markdown allowed)'
+    help_text = 'Instance long description, displayed in the about page (markdown allowed).'
+    widget = widgets.Textarea
     field_kwargs = {
-        'widget': widgets.Textarea
+        'required': False,
     }
 
+
 @global_preferences_registry.register
 class RavenDSN(types.StringPreference):
     show_in_api = True
     section = raven
     name = 'front_dsn'
     default = 'https://9e0562d46b09442bb8f6844e50cbca2b@sentry.eliotberriot.com/4'
-    verbose_name = (
-        'A raven DSN key used to report front-ent errors to '
-        'a sentry instance'
-    )
+    verbose_name = 'Raven DSN key (front-end)'
+
     help_text = (
-        'Keeping the default one will report errors to funkwhale developers'
+        'A Raven DSN key used to report front-ent errors to '
+        'a sentry instance. Keeping the default one will report errors to '
+        'Funkwhale developers.'
     )
-
-
-SENTRY_HELP_TEXT = (
-    'Error reporting is disabled by default but you can enable it if'
-    ' you want to help us improve funkwhale'
-)
+    field_kwargs = {
+        'required': False,
+    }
 
 
 @global_preferences_registry.register
@@ -65,8 +72,7 @@ class RavenEnabled(types.BooleanPreference):
     name = 'front_enabled'
     default = False
     verbose_name = (
-        'Wether error reporting to a Sentry instance using raven is enabled'
-        ' for front-end errors'
+        'Report front-end errors with Raven'
     )
 
 
@@ -78,7 +84,7 @@ class InstanceNodeinfoEnabled(types.BooleanPreference):
     default = True
     verbose_name = 'Enable nodeinfo endpoint'
     help_text = (
-        'This endpoint is needed for your about page to work.'
+        'This endpoint is needed for your about page to work. '
         'It\'s also helpful for the various monitoring '
         'tools that map and analyzize the fediverse, '
         'but you can disable it completely if needed.'
@@ -91,10 +97,10 @@ class InstanceNodeinfoPrivate(types.BooleanPreference):
     section = instance
     name = 'nodeinfo_private'
     default = False
-    verbose_name = 'Enable nodeinfo endpoint'
+    verbose_name = 'Private mode in nodeinfo'
     help_text = (
-        'Indicate in the nodeinfo endpoint that you do not want your instance'
-        'to be tracked by third-party services.'
+        'Indicate in the nodeinfo endpoint that you do not want your instance '
+        'to be tracked by third-party services. '
         'There is no guarantee these tools will honor this setting though.'
     )
 
@@ -107,6 +113,6 @@ class InstanceNodeinfoStatsEnabled(types.BooleanPreference):
     default = True
     verbose_name = 'Enable usage and library stats in nodeinfo endpoint'
     help_text = (
-        'Disable this f you don\'t want to share usage and library statistics'
+        'Disable this if you don\'t want to share usage and library statistics '
         'in the nodeinfo endpoint but don\'t want to disable it completely.'
     )
diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/playlists/dynamic_preferences_registry.py b/api/funkwhale_api/playlists/dynamic_preferences_registry.py
index 21140fa1495adb734aa64e41be4bae218ba74304..b717177a2368ccfb267f651bd76def8c6e9fc443 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/playlists/dynamic_preferences_registry.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/playlists/dynamic_preferences_registry.py
@@ -13,3 +13,6 @@ class MaxTracks(preferences.DefaultFromSettingMixin, types.IntegerPreference):
     name = 'max_tracks'
     verbose_name = 'Max tracks per playlist'
     setting = 'PLAYLISTS_MAX_TRACKS'
+    field_kwargs = {
+        'required': False,
+    }
diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/providers/acoustid/dynamic_preferences_registry.py b/api/funkwhale_api/providers/acoustid/dynamic_preferences_registry.py
index da785df4065aff76cf8d1a4e9d19967b0b7bfa9c..33c9643b00b4ec96665a7e8cbcfae13098d13a04 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/providers/acoustid/dynamic_preferences_registry.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/providers/acoustid/dynamic_preferences_registry.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from django import forms
+
 from dynamic_preferences.types import StringPreference, Section
 from dynamic_preferences.registries import global_preferences_registry
 
@@ -11,3 +13,7 @@ class APIKey(StringPreference):
     default = ''
     verbose_name = 'Acoustid API key'
     help_text = 'The API key used to query AcoustID. Get one at https://acoustid.org/new-application.'
+    widget = forms.PasswordInput
+    field_kwargs = {
+        'required': False,
+    }
diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/providers/youtube/dynamic_preferences_registry.py b/api/funkwhale_api/providers/youtube/dynamic_preferences_registry.py
index fc7f7d793e5a535f344d63678f418b0736ae2862..ac5fc4bde29a313429b7644b51846fa3e33b0465 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/providers/youtube/dynamic_preferences_registry.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/providers/youtube/dynamic_preferences_registry.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from django import forms
+
 from dynamic_preferences.types import StringPreference, Section
 from dynamic_preferences.registries import global_preferences_registry
 
@@ -11,3 +13,7 @@ class APIKey(StringPreference):
     default = 'CHANGEME'
     verbose_name = 'YouTube API key'
     help_text = 'The API key used to query YouTube. Get one at https://console.developers.google.com/.'
+    widget = forms.PasswordInput
+    field_kwargs = {
+        'required': False,
+    }
diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/users/dynamic_preferences_registry.py b/api/funkwhale_api/users/dynamic_preferences_registry.py
index 16d79da143cb3139f9a92137044b6092288e1b40..4f736053088df4fad3ccd804744c8dec826d388f 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/users/dynamic_preferences_registry.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/users/dynamic_preferences_registry.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ class RegistrationEnabled(types.BooleanPreference):
     section = users
     name = 'registration_enabled'
     default = False
-    verbose_name = (
-        'Can visitors open a new account on this instance?'
+    verbose_name = 'Open registrations to new users'
+    help_text = (
+        'When enabled, new users will be able to register on this instance.'
     )