diff --git a/docs/_docs/configuration/default.md b/docs/_docs/configuration/default.md
index 13555b12..5d839f0d 100644
--- a/docs/_docs/configuration/default.md
+++ b/docs/_docs/configuration/default.md
@@ -7,12 +7,19 @@ Jekyll runs with the following configuration options by default. Alternative
 settings for these options can be explicitly specified in the configuration
 file or on the command-line.
 
+<div class="note info">
+  <h5>Be aware of directory paths</h5>
+  <p>
+    Make directory path values in configuration keys like `plugins_dir` relative to the current working directory, not the site source. 
+  </p>
+</div>
+
 ```yaml
 # Where things are
 source              : .
 destination         : ./_site
 collections_dir     : .
-plugins_dir         : _plugins
+plugins_dir         : _plugins # takes an array of strings and loads plugins in that order
 layouts_dir         : _layouts
 data_dir            : _data
 includes_dir        : _includes