diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index b46faf7..a7aff05 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ heading_anchors: true
 # appears at the bottom of every page's main content
 footer_content: "Copyright &copy; 2017-2019 Patrick Marsceill. Distributed by an <a href=\"https://github.com/pmarsceill/just-the-docs/tree/master/LICENSE.txt\">MIT license.</a>"
 
-This option is deprecated and will be removed in a future major release. Please use `footer_custom.html`.
+Note: This option is deprecated and will be removed in a future major release. Please use `_includes/footer_custom.html` for a more robust
+markup / liquid-based content experience.
 
 # Footer last edited timestamp
 last_edit_timestamp: true # show or hide edit time - page must have `last_modified_date` defined in the frontmatter