diff --git a/docs/installation.rst b/docs/installation.rst
index ff0a7844..e97a81a5 100644
--- a/docs/installation.rst
+++ b/docs/installation.rst
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ Then, add ``django_plotly_dash`` to ``INSTALLED_APPS`` in the Django ``settings.
         ...
         ]
 
+Further, if the :ref:`header and footer <plotly_header_footer>` tags are in use
+then ``django_plotly_dash.middleware.BaseMiddleware`` should be added to ``MIDDLEWARE`` in the same file. This can be safely added now even if not used.
+
 The project directory name ``django_plotly_dash`` can also be used on its own if preferred, but this will stop the use of readable application names in
 the Django admin interface.
 
diff --git a/docs/template_tags.rst b/docs/template_tags.rst
index 1f59a9d9..f9474965 100644
--- a/docs/template_tags.rst
+++ b/docs/template_tags.rst
@@ -68,16 +68,18 @@ the page there are no arguments to control the size of the iframe.
 
 This tag should not appear more than once on a page. This rule however is not enforced at present.
 
-.. _plotly_message_pipe:
+If this tag is used, then the :ref:`header and footer <plotly_header_footer>` tags should also be
+added to the template. Note that these tags in turn have middleware requirements.
 
+.. _plotly_header_footer:
 
-The ``plotly_header`` and ``plotly_footer`` template tag
---------------------------------------------------------
+The ``plotly_header`` and ``plotly_footer`` template tags
+---------------------------------------------------------
 
 ``DjangoDash`` allows you to inject directly the html generated by ``Dash`` in
-the DOM of the page (without iframe). To include your app CSS and JS, you have
-to include 2 tags in your template ``plotly_header`` and ``plotly_footer``, as
-folllows:
+the DOM of the page without wrapping it in an iframe. To include your app CSS and JS, you have
+to include two tags in your template, namely ``plotly_header`` and ``plotly_footer``, as
+follows:
 
 .. code-block:: jinja
 
@@ -100,9 +102,26 @@ folllows:
         {% plotly_footer %}
     </html>
 
-This part in mandatory if you want to use ``plotly_direct`` tag.
+This part in mandatory if you want to use the :ref:`plotly_direct <plotly_direct>` tag, and these two tags can safely be included
+on any page that has loaded the ``plotly_dash`` template tag library with minimal overhead. Neither tag has
+any arguments.
+
+Note that if you are using any functionality that needs the use of these tags, then the associated middleware
+should be added in ``settings.py`` as mentioned in the :ref:`installation <installation>` section.
+
+.. code-block:: python
+
+                MIDDLEWARE = [
+                               ...
 
+                               'django_plotly_dash.middleware.BaseMiddleware',
 
+                             ]
+
+
+This middleware should appear low down the middleware list.
+
+.. _plotly_message_pipe:
 
 The ``plotly_message_pipe`` template tag
 ----------------------------------------