diff --git a/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt b/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt
index 5d76c52d2a..91b44dc3f3 100644
--- a/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ There are seven steps in activating the Django admin site:
 3. Add ``django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages`` to
    :setting:`TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS` and
    :class:`~django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware` to
-   :setting:`MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES`.
+   :setting:`MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES`. (These are both active by default, so
+   you only need to do this if you've manually tweaked the settings.)
 
 4. Determine which of your application's models should be editable in the
    admin interface.
@@ -42,6 +43,9 @@ There are seven steps in activating the Django admin site:
 
 7. Hook the ``AdminSite`` instance into your URLconf.
 
+After you've taken these steps, you'll be able to use your Django admin site
+by visiting the URL you hooked it into (``/admin/``, by default).
+
 Other topics
 ------------