diff --git a/layouts/partials/recent.html b/layouts/partials/recent.html
index fc8585c..63ca9d5 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/recent.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/recent.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-
Archives
+
Archives
{{ $num_recent_posts := (index .Site.Params.sidebar "num_recent_posts" | default 5) }}
{{ range first $num_recent_posts (where .Site.RegularPages "Section" "in" .Site.Params.mainSections) }}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/sidebar.html b/layouts/partials/sidebar.html
index 7d2dea0..e3f6a5b 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/sidebar.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/sidebar.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
{{ if and (.Site.Params.sidebar) (isset .Site.Params.sidebar "about") }}
-
About
+
About
{{ .Site.Params.sidebar.about | markdownify }}
{{ end }}
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
{{ with .Site.Menus.sidebar }}