diff --git a/docs/content/templates/content.md b/docs/content/templates/content.md
index e4a9334a1..3b552eee0 100644
--- a/docs/content/templates/content.md
+++ b/docs/content/templates/content.md
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ It makes use of [partial templates](/layout/partials/)
     </div>
     {{ end }}
 
-    {{ partial "footer.html" }}
+    {{ partial "footer.html" . }}
 
 Notice how the project/single.html template uses an additional parameter unique
 to this template. This doesn't need to be defined ahead of time. If the key is
diff --git a/docs/content/templates/homepage.md b/docs/content/templates/homepage.md
index 412857ce0..e58fd842f 100644
--- a/docs/content/templates/homepage.md
+++ b/docs/content/templates/homepage.md
@@ -75,4 +75,4 @@ It makes use of [partial templates](/templates/partials/) and uses a similar app
       </div>
     </section>
 
-    {{ partial "footer.html" }}
+    {{ partial "footer.html" . }}
diff --git a/docs/content/templates/terms.md b/docs/content/templates/terms.md
index 5bb91b84b..dc72d0362 100644
--- a/docs/content/templates/terms.md
+++ b/docs/content/templates/terms.md
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ content tagged with each tag.
       </div>
     </section>
 
-    {{ partial "footer.html" }}
+    {{ partial "footer.html" . }}
 
 
 Another example listing the content for each term (ordered by Date):
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ Another example listing the content for each term (ordered by Date):
       </div>
     </section>
 
-    {{ partial "footer.html" }}
+    {{ partial "footer.html" . }}
 
 
 ## Ordering
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ Hugo can order the meta data in two different ways. It can be ordered:
         </ul>
       </div>
     </section>
-    {{ partial "footer.html" }}
+    {{ partial "footer.html" . }}
 
 ### Example terms.html file (ordered by popularity)
 
@@ -160,4 +160,4 @@ Hugo can order the meta data in two different ways. It can be ordered:
       </div>
     </section>
 
-    {{ partial "footer.html" }}
+    {{ partial "footer.html" . }}