# Bio text field for contributors

**URL:** <https://community.podlove.org/t/bio-text-field-for-contributors/187>\
**Category:** Podlove Publisher\
**Created:** [June 29, 2015, 9:24pm UTC](https://community.podlove.org/t/bio-text-field-for-contributors/187 "2015-06-29T21:24:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![nicolasschabram](https://community.podlove.org/user_avatar/community.podlove.org/nicolasschabram/32/717_2.png) [@nicolasschabram](https://community.podlove.org/u/nicolasschabram)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2015, 9:24pm UTC](https://community.podlove.org/t/bio-text-field-for-contributors/187/1 "2015-06-29T21:24:42Z")

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Hey,

[back in the old Github forum](https://github.com/podlove/podlove-publisher/issues/489) I talked to @timpritlove about a bio text field for contributors. In my case, I need a 500 letter text that I want to display on a custom contributor page. Basic markdown support would be nice but that’s definitely not a must for me.

As the old topic was closed without further comments I just wanted to readdress this feature request. Did the developer team already make a decision about that?

Thanks and best regards,  
Nicolas

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**Author:** ![ericteubert](https://community.podlove.org/user_avatar/community.podlove.org/ericteubert/32/1568_2.png) [@ericteubert](https://community.podlove.org/u/ericteubert)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2015, 3:53am UTC](https://community.podlove.org/t/bio-text-field-for-contributors/187/2 "2015-07-01T03:53:27Z")

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> [@nicolasschabram](#):
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> Did the developer team already make a decision about that?

No. We still aim to get rid of the affiliation section. When we do this, introducing something like a “summary” or “biography” seems to make sense. No timeline for that yet, though.

> [@nicolasschabram](#):
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> Basic markdown support would be nice but that’s definitely not a must for me.

If markdown support is coming, then most probably via Twig filters, so it can be applied to any field. Example usage: `{{ contributor.biography|markdown }}`

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**Author:** ![nicolasschabram](https://community.podlove.org/user_avatar/community.podlove.org/nicolasschabram/32/717_2.png) [@nicolasschabram](https://community.podlove.org/u/nicolasschabram)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 12:00am UTC](https://community.podlove.org/t/bio-text-field-for-contributors/187/3 "2015-07-02T00:00:06Z")

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Alright, thank you! The twig filter sounds reasonable, this should work for me.