diff --git a/docs/contributing/index.rst b/docs/contributing/index.rst
index 77499458d..71adb238c 100644
--- a/docs/contributing/index.rst
+++ b/docs/contributing/index.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-Contributing to LDMS
-====
+.. _contributing:
 
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
diff --git a/docs/deployment/index.rst b/docs/deployment/index.rst
index 54dee431b..ddf9cfd47 100644
--- a/docs/deployment/index.rst
+++ b/docs/deployment/index.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-LDMS Deployment
-===============
+.. _deployment:
+
 This section covers how to deploy and test LDMS
 
 .. toctree::
diff --git a/docs/ldms_man/index.rst b/docs/ldms_man/index.rst
index be58cdc9d..ac1bc24fa 100644
--- a/docs/ldms_man/index.rst
+++ b/docs/ldms_man/index.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-LDMS Man Pages
-=====
-
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1
    :glob:
diff --git a/docs/sampler_man/index.rst b/docs/sampler_man/index.rst
index 8f9a64e88..ac1bc24fa 100644
--- a/docs/sampler_man/index.rst
+++ b/docs/sampler_man/index.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-Sampler Man Pages
-=================
-
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1
    :glob:
diff --git a/docs/store_man/index.rst b/docs/store_man/index.rst
index 4ac4f424b..ac1bc24fa 100644
--- a/docs/store_man/index.rst
+++ b/docs/store_man/index.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-Store Plugin Man Pages
-======================
-
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1
    :glob: