diff --git a/docs/reference/meta-tags.md b/docs/reference/meta-tags.md
index 7304472eb..cf6927090 100644
--- a/docs/reference/meta-tags.md
+++ b/docs/reference/meta-tags.md
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ In order to add custom `meta` tags to your document, you can [extend the theme
policies for search engines:
``` html
+{% extends "base.html" %}
+
{% block extrahead %}
{% endblock %}
@@ -127,6 +129,8 @@ values for different pages, you can use the `page.meta` object inside your
template override, e.g.:
``` html
+{% extends "base.html" %}
+
{% block extrahead %}
{% if page and page.meta and page.meta.robots %}
diff --git a/docs/setup/adding-a-comment-system.md b/docs/setup/adding-a-comment-system.md
index 77c1e6430..2f41ec4e5 100644
--- a/docs/setup/adding-a-comment-system.md
+++ b/docs/setup/adding-a-comment-system.md
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ In order to integrate another JavaScript-based comment system provider, you can
[extend the theme][7] and [override the `disqus` block][8]:
``` html
+{% extends "base.html" %}
+
{% block disqus %}
{% endblock %}
diff --git a/docs/setup/setting-up-site-search.md b/docs/setup/setting-up-site-search.md
index b986e33a3..1f98ab986 100644
--- a/docs/setup/setting-up-site-search.md
+++ b/docs/setup/setting-up-site-search.md
@@ -180,9 +180,6 @@ Searching for [:octicons-search-24: ^^code blocks^^][12] yields:
[![Search highlighting][13]][13]
-
-
-
[11]: https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material/blob/master/src/assets/javascripts/components/search/highlight/index.ts
[12]: ../reference/code-blocks.md?h=code+blocks
[13]: ../assets/screenshots/search-highlighting.png
@@ -312,6 +309,8 @@ customize the `transform` function, you can do this by [overriding the
`config` block][24]:
``` html
+{% extends "base.html" %}
+
{% block config %}
{{ super() }}