diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index cbd1a69322..1425a598bc 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 #
 # GO Ontology documentation build configuration file, modeled after file created by
-# sphinx-quickstart for Apollo project. Wednesday 2017-05-24.
+# sphinx-quickstart. Wednesday 2017-08-04.
 #
 # by MMT
 #
@@ -14,30 +14,43 @@
 # All configuration values have a default; values that are commented out
 # serve to show the default.
 
-import sys
-import os
-
 # If extensions (or modules to document with autodoc) are in another directory,
 # add these directories to sys.path here. If the directory is relative to the
 # documentation root, use os.path.abspath to make it absolute, like shown here.
 #sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('.'))
 
+import sys
+import os
+sys.path.append(os.path.abspath('exts'))
+
+
 # -- General configuration ------------------------------------------------
 
 # If your documentation needs a minimal Sphinx version, state it here.
 #needs_sphinx = '1.0'
-sys.path.append(os.path.abspath('exts'))
 
 # Add any Sphinx extension module names here, as strings. They can be
 # extensions coming with Sphinx (named 'sphinx.ext.*') or your custom
 # ones.
-extensions = ['markdowntransform']
-
+extensions = [
+  'markdowntransform',
+  'alabaster',
+]
 
 # Add any paths that contain templates here, relative to this directory.
 templates_path = ['_templates']
 
 
+# The suffix(es) of source filenames.
+# You can specify multiple suffix as a list of string:
+#
+from recommonmark.parser import CommonMarkParser
+
+source_parsers = {
+    '.md': CommonMarkParser,
+}
+source_suffix = ['.rst', '.md']
+
 # The encoding of source files.
 # source_encoding = 'utf-8-sig'
 
@@ -45,8 +58,9 @@
 master_doc = 'index'
 
 # General information about the project.
-project = u'go-ontology'
-copyright = u'2017, go-ontology'
+project = u'GO Ontology'
+copyright = u'2017, Gene Ontology Consortium'
+author = u'The GOC Ontology Team'
 
 # The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for
 # |version| and |release|, also used in various other places throughout the
@@ -59,7 +73,7 @@
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
-#language = None
+language = None
 
 # There are two options for replacing |today|: either, you set today to some
 # non-false value, then it is used:
@@ -100,7 +114,7 @@
 
 # The theme to use for HTML and HTML Help pages.  See the documentation for
 # a list of builtin themes.
-html_theme = 'default'
+html_theme = 'alabaster'
 
 # Theme options are theme-specific and customize the look and feel of a theme
 # further.  For a list of options available for each theme, see the
@@ -178,7 +192,7 @@
 #html_file_suffix = None
 
 # Output file base name for HTML help builder.
-htmlhelp_basename = 'go-ontologydoc'
+htmlhelp_basename = 'go-ontology'
 
 
 # -- Options for LaTeX output ---------------------------------------------
@@ -258,13 +272,3 @@
 
 # If true, do not generate a @detailmenu in the "Top" node's menu.
 #texinfo_no_detailmenu = False
-
-# The suffix of source filenames.
-from recommonmark.parser import CommonMarkParser
-
-# The suffix of source filenames.
-source_suffix = ['.rst', '.md']
-
-source_parsers = {
-    '.md': CommonMarkParser,
-}