diff --git a/docs/dev/plugins/autotagger.rst b/docs/dev/plugins/autotagger.rst
index 1a4fa6dd6..1cae5295e 100644
--- a/docs/dev/plugins/autotagger.rst
+++ b/docs/dev/plugins/autotagger.rst
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ Beets already ships with several metadata source plugins. Studying these
 implementations can help you follow conventions and avoid pitfalls. Good
 starting points include:
 
-- `spotify`
-- `deezer`
-- `discogs`
+- ``spotify``
+- ``deezer``
+- ``discogs``
 
 Migration guidance
 ------------------
diff --git a/docs/dev/plugins/other/config.rst b/docs/dev/plugins/other/config.rst
index e5581fe63..7c529af93 100644
--- a/docs/dev/plugins/other/config.rst
+++ b/docs/dev/plugins/other/config.rst
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ Read Configuration Options
 ==========================
 
 Plugins can configure themselves using the ``config.yaml`` file. You can read
-configuration values in two ways. The first is to use `self.config` within your
-plugin class. This gives you a view onto the configuration values in a section
-with the same name as your plugin's module. For example, if your plugin is in
-``greatplugin.py``, then `self.config` will refer to options under the
+configuration values in two ways. The first is to use ``self.config`` within
+your plugin class. This gives you a view onto the configuration values in a
+section with the same name as your plugin's module. For example, if your plugin
+is in ``greatplugin.py``, then ``self.config`` will refer to options under the
 ``greatplugin:`` section of the config file.
 
 For example, if you have a configuration value called "foo", then users can put
@@ -17,19 +17,19 @@ this in their ``config.yaml``:
         foo: bar
 
 To access this value, say ``self.config['foo'].get()`` at any point in your
-plugin's code. The `self.config` object is a *view* as defined by the Confuse_
+plugin's code. The ``self.config`` object is a *view* as defined by the Confuse_
 library.
 
 .. _confuse: https://confuse.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
 
 If you want to access configuration values *outside* of your plugin's section,
-import the `config` object from the `beets` module. That is, just put ``from
+import the ``config`` object from the ``beets`` module. That is, just put ``from
 beets import config`` at the top of your plugin and access values from there.
 
 If your plugin provides configuration values for sensitive data (e.g.,
 passwords, API keys, ...), you should add these to the config so they can be
 redacted automatically when users dump their config. This can be done by setting
-each value's `redact` flag, like so:
+each value's ``redact`` flag, like so:
 
 ::