diff --git a/docs/settings.rst b/docs/settings.rst
index f9576bf7..df093c60 100644
--- a/docs/settings.rst
+++ b/docs/settings.rst
@@ -728,12 +728,12 @@ Template pages
 
    The extensions to use when looking up template files from template names.
 
-.. data:: DIRECT_TEMPLATES = ['index', 'categories', 'authors', 'archives']
+.. data:: DIRECT_TEMPLATES = ['index', 'tags', 'categories', 'authors', 'archives']
 
    List of templates that are used directly to render content. Typically direct
    templates are used to generate index pages for collections of content (e.g.,
    tags and category index pages). If the tag and category collections are not
-   needed, set ``DIRECT_TEMPLATES = ['index', 'archives']``
+   needed, set ``DIRECT_TEMPLATES = ['index', 'authors', 'archives']``
 
    ``DIRECT_TEMPLATES`` are searched for over paths maintained in
    ``THEME_TEMPLATES_OVERRIDES``.