diff --git a/docs/reference/pathformat.rst b/docs/reference/pathformat.rst
index 26496f293..f9c0d7378 100644
--- a/docs/reference/pathformat.rst
+++ b/docs/reference/pathformat.rst
@@ -228,23 +228,24 @@ Library metadata:
 * mtime: The modification time of the audio file.
 * added: The date and time that the music was added to your library.
 
+
 .. _templ_plugins:
 
 Template functions and values provided by plugins
 -------------------------------------------------
 
-Remember to activate corresponding plugin before using one of those additional
-fields/functions :
+Beets plugins can provide additional fields and functions to templates. See
+the :doc:`/plugins/index` page for a full list of plugins. Some plugin-provided
+constructs include:
 
-* missing by :doc:`/plugins/missing`: number of missing tracks per album
-* ``%bucket{text}`` by :doc:`/plugins/bucket`: substitute a string by the 
-  range it belongs to
-* ``%the{text}`` by :doc:`/plugins/the`: moves english articles to end of
-  strings
+* ``$missing`` by :doc:`/plugins/missing`: The number of missing tracks per
+  album.
+* ``%bucket{text}`` by :doc:`/plugins/bucket`: Substitute a string by the
+  range it belongs to.
+* ``%the{text}`` by :doc:`/plugins/the`: Moves English articles to ends of
+  strings.
 
-In case you would need a field not mentioned hereabove,
-:doc:`/plugins/inline` lets you define template fields in your beets
-configuration file using python snippets.
-And for more advanced processing, you can go all-in and write a dedicated
-plugin to register your own fields/functions (see
-:ref:`writing-plugins`).
+The :doc:`/plugins/inline` lets you define template fields in your beets
+configuration file using Python snippets. And for more advanced processing,
+you can go all-in and write a dedicated plugin to register your own fields and
+functions (see :ref:`writing-plugins`).