id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc	stage	has_patch	needs_docs	needs_tests	needs_better_patch	easy	ui_ux
25174	Move some details of CheckMessage to the reference guide.	Jack Laxson	nobody	"https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.8/topics/checks/ doesn't say where django looks for these checks... it looks like checks.py is the right answer. 

edit: So It appears that you need to hook the checks into django yourself? (e.g. via Appconfig) This seems like a high bar of entry but it needs to be documented better"	Cleanup/optimization	closed	Documentation	1.8	Normal	fixed			Accepted	1	0	0	0	0	0