diff --git a/layouts/partials/sidebar.html b/layouts/partials/sidebar.html
index 3ab3131..435517b 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/sidebar.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/sidebar.html
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 <aside class="col-sm-3 offset-sm-1 blog-sidebar">
+  {{ if isset .Site.Params.sidebar "about" }}
   <section class="sidebar-module sidebar-module-inset">
     <h4>About</h4>
-    <p>Etiam porta <em>sem malesuada magna</em> mollis euismod. Cras mattis consectetur purus sit amet fermentum. Aenean lacinia bibendum nulla sed consectetur.</p>
+    <p>{{ .Site.Params.sidebar.about | markdownify }}</p>
   </section>
+  {{ end }}
 
   {{ if isset .Site.Params.sidebar "num_recent_posts" }}
   <section class="sidebar-module">