diff --git a/docs/reference/meta-tags.md b/docs/reference/meta-tags.md
index 38df1f4e8..7304472eb 100644
--- a/docs/reference/meta-tags.md
+++ b/docs/reference/meta-tags.md
@@ -85,6 +85,25 @@ extra:
 
 ## Customization
 
+### Displaying the metadata
+
+Sometimes it's useful to be able to display the medatada in the page body, e.g.
+print the name of the page author at the bottom of the page. To achieve that,
+you can [extend the theme][7] by adding the following contents to `main.html`:
+
+``` html
+{% extends "base.html" %}
+
+{% block content %}
+  {{ super() }}
+  {% if page and page.meta and page.meta.author %}
+    <p><small>Author: {{ page.meta.author }}</small></p>
+  {% endif %}
+{% endblock %}
+```
+
+  [7]: ../customization.md#extending-the-theme
+
 ### Custom meta tags
 
 #### on all pages
@@ -99,7 +118,6 @@ policies for search engines:
 {% endblock %}
 ```
 
-  [7]: ../customization.md#extending-the-theme
   [8]: ../customization.md#overriding-blocks-recommended
 
 #### on a single page