diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index d5e2784..ad2ca04 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ aux_links:
   "Just the Docs on GitHub":
     - "//github.com/pmarsceill/just-the-docs"
 
+# Footer content 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>"
 
 # Color scheme currently only supports "dark" or nil (default)
diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index 4a4caef..3b79750 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ aux_links:
       - "//github.com/pmarsceill/just-the-docs"
 ```
 
+## Footer content
+
+```yaml
+# Footer content 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>"
+```
+
 ## Color scheme
 
 ```yaml