diff --git a/docs/source/api/python/index.rst b/docs/source/api/python/index.rst
index fbd05f9122a474968ae7bc86fc1282989e8f08ce..3490c7c58bb7cd9cdb70b3e5ede4a0ce6095bdc4 100644
--- a/docs/source/api/python/index.rst
+++ b/docs/source/api/python/index.rst
@@ -19,15 +19,6 @@ Matplotlib-like plotting interface
 
    mantidplot.pyplot <mantidplot/pyplot/index>
 
-Techniques
-----------
-
-.. toctree::
-   :glob:
-   :maxdepth: 1
-
-   techniques/*
-
 Reference
 ---------
 .. toctree::
diff --git a/docs/source/api/python/techniques/ISISPowder-GEM-v1.rst b/docs/source/techniques/ISISPowder-GEM-v1.rst
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rename from docs/source/api/python/techniques/ISISPowder-GEM-v1.rst
rename to docs/source/techniques/ISISPowder-GEM-v1.rst
index 43429385341e69c55cd6f7cd9fa9e5904e5d0e9a..70115d973e9d21c7b0cd5f07d0b85a5a1c7cac1a 100644
--- a/docs/source/api/python/techniques/ISISPowder-GEM-v1.rst
+++ b/docs/source/techniques/ISISPowder-GEM-v1.rst
@@ -697,3 +697,5 @@ On GEM this is set to the following:
                               (510, 19500),  # Bank 5
                               (510, 18000)   # Bank 6
                               ]
+
+.. categories:: Techniques
diff --git a/docs/source/api/python/techniques/ISISPowder-Index-v1.rst b/docs/source/techniques/ISISPowder-Index-v1.rst
similarity index 98%
rename from docs/source/api/python/techniques/ISISPowder-Index-v1.rst
rename to docs/source/techniques/ISISPowder-Index-v1.rst
index a59b20d6a17cbfca9e5cbfc3878ce07eda9f8132..869858e75c542c533f619ba05a1697c5284ddd26 100644
--- a/docs/source/api/python/techniques/ISISPowder-Index-v1.rst
+++ b/docs/source/techniques/ISISPowder-Index-v1.rst
@@ -52,3 +52,5 @@ Instrument Reference
 - :ref:`isis-powder-diffraction-gem-ref`
 - :ref:`isis-powder-diffraction-pearl-ref`
 - :ref:`isis-powder-diffraction-polaris-ref`
+
+.. categories:: Techniques
diff --git a/docs/source/api/python/techniques/ISISPowder-Pearl-v1.rst b/docs/source/techniques/ISISPowder-Pearl-v1.rst
similarity index 99%
rename from docs/source/api/python/techniques/ISISPowder-Pearl-v1.rst
rename to docs/source/techniques/ISISPowder-Pearl-v1.rst
index 3964f8a1661a37734227009604aab96607097ef4..691f4ecdc469c054d003a886757707c606f2a8bb 100644
--- a/docs/source/api/python/techniques/ISISPowder-Pearl-v1.rst
+++ b/docs/source/techniques/ISISPowder-Pearl-v1.rst
@@ -847,3 +847,5 @@ On PEARL this is set to the following:
     vanadium_tof_cropping: (1400, 19990)
   # Long mode ON:
     vanadium_tof_cropping: (20295, 39993)
+
+.. categories:: Techniques
diff --git a/docs/source/api/python/techniques/ISISPowder-Polaris-v1.rst b/docs/source/techniques/ISISPowder-Polaris-v1.rst
similarity index 99%
rename from docs/source/api/python/techniques/ISISPowder-Polaris-v1.rst
rename to docs/source/techniques/ISISPowder-Polaris-v1.rst
index 4806fd5a6542e49f4cdc51e96d39791293718ff4..176e724f852b429b04accc80f573cf3518316154 100644
--- a/docs/source/api/python/techniques/ISISPowder-Polaris-v1.rst
+++ b/docs/source/techniques/ISISPowder-Polaris-v1.rst
@@ -689,3 +689,5 @@ On POLARIS this is set to the following:
                               (800, 19995),  # Bank 4
                               (800, 19995),  # Bank 5
                              ]
+
+.. categories:: Techniques
diff --git a/docs/source/api/python/techniques/ISISPowder-SampleDetails-v1.rst b/docs/source/techniques/ISISPowder-SampleDetails-v1.rst
similarity index 99%
rename from docs/source/api/python/techniques/ISISPowder-SampleDetails-v1.rst
rename to docs/source/techniques/ISISPowder-SampleDetails-v1.rst
index 3d872cb11046276b0efea9c774d544fd88d345b9..21b55506307e661de46b95d0a4ea1c31c1e3a1b1 100644
--- a/docs/source/api/python/techniques/ISISPowder-SampleDetails-v1.rst
+++ b/docs/source/techniques/ISISPowder-SampleDetails-v1.rst
@@ -225,4 +225,6 @@ advanced properties and chemical properties).
 
 ..  code-block:: python
 
-    sample_obj.reset_sample_material()
\ No newline at end of file
+    sample_obj.reset_sample_material()
+
+.. categories:: Techniques
diff --git a/docs/source/api/python/techniques/ISISPowder-Tutorials.rst b/docs/source/techniques/ISISPowder-Tutorials.rst
similarity index 99%
rename from docs/source/api/python/techniques/ISISPowder-Tutorials.rst
rename to docs/source/techniques/ISISPowder-Tutorials.rst
index bad9ae6ebdcc7586923affe061506697f89c4113..87854e3d4e340815c210174a4e97b2d9c092259c 100644
--- a/docs/source/api/python/techniques/ISISPowder-Tutorials.rst
+++ b/docs/source/techniques/ISISPowder-Tutorials.rst
@@ -896,3 +896,5 @@ If you change a value within the advanced config file you will
 need to restart Mantid for it to take effect. If you are happy
 with the new value please ensure you forward it on to the Mantid
 development team to be distributed in future versions.
+
+.. categories:: Techniques
diff --git a/docs/source/api/python/techniques/calibration.rst b/docs/source/techniques/calibration.rst
similarity index 93%
rename from docs/source/api/python/techniques/calibration.rst
rename to docs/source/techniques/calibration.rst
index cb6a803a2951742e65bbaef74cd8f683ba4c9479..3e387978f1dc11f2a071764ce3b11cd00e14e00e 100644
--- a/docs/source/api/python/techniques/calibration.rst
+++ b/docs/source/techniques/calibration.rst
@@ -18,3 +18,5 @@ in:
    :maxdepth: 1
 
    calibration_implementation
+
+.. categories:: Techniques
diff --git a/docs/source/api/python/techniques/calibration_implementation.rst b/docs/source/techniques/calibration_implementation.rst
similarity index 94%
rename from docs/source/api/python/techniques/calibration_implementation.rst
rename to docs/source/techniques/calibration_implementation.rst
index a532201e9362a9dfb57134e377de6f6d79062926..c180d7584186fa2a56bef7164c0c402a2d07cef2 100644
--- a/docs/source/api/python/techniques/calibration_implementation.rst
+++ b/docs/source/techniques/calibration_implementation.rst
@@ -23,3 +23,5 @@ IdealTube
 
 .. autoclass:: ideal_tube.IdealTube
    :members:              
+
+.. categories:: Techniques