diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 2eb7d467ec..1ffacf2f3a 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -248,7 +248,9 @@ def setup(app):
 # further.  For a list of options available for each theme, see the
 # documentation.
 #
-html_theme_options = {}
+html_theme_options = {
+    "header_links_before_dropdown": 6
+}
 
 # Add any paths that contain custom themes here, relative to this directory.
 html_theme_path = []
diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index 4f71a891aa..f0fb74b0fa 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@
    learn
    examples
    outreach
+   api
    installation
    development
    faq
    babel
    cli
-   api
    citations
    governance/ROADMAP
    release-notes