diff --git a/source/_components/automation.markdown b/source/_components/automation.markdown
index 42ecbb4ea45..0c841d24b6f 100644
--- a/source/_components/automation.markdown
+++ b/source/_components/automation.markdown
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ automation:
 
 #### {% linkable_title Template trigger %}
 
-Template triggers work by evaluating a [template] on each state change. The trigger will fire if the state change caused the template to render 'true'.
+Template triggers work by evaluating a [template] on each state change. The trigger will fire if the state change caused the template to render 'true'. This is achieved by having the template result in a true boolean expression (`{% raw %}{{ is_state('device_tracker.paulus', 'home') }}{% endraw %}`) or by having the template render 'true' (example below).
 
 ```yaml
 automation:
@@ -244,14 +244,16 @@ automation:
 
 #### {% linkable_title Template condition %}
 
-The template condition will test if [given template][template] renders a value equal to true.
+The template condition will test if [given template][template] renders a value equal to true. This is achieved by having the template result in a true boolean expression or by having the template render 'true'.
 
 
 ```yaml
 automation:
   condition:
     platform: template
-    value_template: '{% raw %}{{ state.attributes.battery }}{% endraw %}'
+    value_template: '{% raw %}{{ state.attributes.battery > 50 }}{% endraw %}'
+    # Or value_template could be:
+    # {% raw %}{% if state.attributes.battery > 50 %}true{% else %}false{% endif %}{% endraw %}
 ```
 
 #### {% linkable_title Time condition %}
diff --git a/source/_components/sensor.arest.markdown b/source/_components/sensor.arest.markdown
index 2b95d576628..89326f3db32 100644
--- a/source/_components/sensor.arest.markdown
+++ b/source/_components/sensor.arest.markdown
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ sensor:
   monitored_variables:
     - name: temperature
       unit_of_measurement: '°C'
+      value_template: '{% raw %}{{ value | round(1) }}{% endraw %}'
     - name: humidity
       unit_of_measurement: '%'
   pins:
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ Configuration variables:
 - **monitored_variables** array (*Optional*): List of exposed variables.
   - **name** (*Required*): The name of the variable you wish to monitor.
   - **unit** (*Optional*): Defines the units of measurement of the sensor, if any.
+  - **value_template** (*Optional*): Defines a [template](/getting-started/templating/) to extract a value from the payload.
 - **pins** array (*Optional*): List of pins to monitor. Analog pins need a leading **A** for the pin number.
   - **name** (*Optional*): The name of the variable you wish to monitor.
   - **unit_of_measurement** (*Optional*): Defines the unit of measurement of the sensor, if any.