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diff --git a/docs/ref/settings.txt b/docs/ref/settings.txt
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@@ -283,7 +283,8 @@ CACHE_MIDDLEWARE_ALIAS
Default: ``default``
-The cache connection to use for the cache middleware.
+The cache connection to use for the :ref:`cache middleware
+<the-per-site-cache>`.
.. setting:: CACHE_MIDDLEWARE_ANONYMOUS_ONLY
@@ -312,7 +313,9 @@ CACHE_MIDDLEWARE_KEY_PREFIX
Default: ``''`` (Empty string)
-The cache key prefix that the cache middleware should use.
+A string which will be prefixed to the cache keys generated by the :ref:`cache
+middleware <the-per-site-cache>`. This prefix is combined with the
+:setting:`KEY_PREFIX <CACHES-KEY_PREFIX>` setting; it does not replace it.
See :doc:`/topics/cache`.
@@ -323,8 +326,8 @@ CACHE_MIDDLEWARE_SECONDS
Default: ``600``
-The default number of seconds to cache a page when the caching middleware or
-``cache_page()`` decorator is used.
+The default number of seconds to cache a page for the :ref:`cache middleware
+<the-per-site-cache>`.
See :doc:`/topics/cache`.