Can I create a custom field like the Description field?

[Maggie Stearns]

Hi:

I'm looking for the ability to create a JIRA custom field that allows for markup like the Description field. Maybe an add-on?

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Accepted solution]

It's built in.

Admin -> Custom fields -> add -> unlimited text

You may need to adjust the "field configuration" though - change the "renderer" to markup.

[Maggie Stearns]

thanks!!!

[Chana Linder]

I use jira 7.5.2 .

I need a field that allows markup like the Description field. (I want the tool bar of desigining the text. like it appears when editing the Description field )
I followed your instructions but I don't have the option markup in the "Renderer".

I only have "wiki style" renderer and when I choose it - it did not change anything.

[Electoral Roll API]

@Chana us too

[Pavel Bryukhanov]

Despite this is marked as "Solved", I spent quite a few hours trying to understand how to fix this. 

Here is 5 minute video which I have created on how to do this. 

https://youtu.be/QCNHPy88iKA

I hope it helps. 

[Gustavo Lupatelli]

Thanks for making the video, it helped a lot! :)

[Robert Nadon]

Love videos thanks so much

[Marta Szulczyk]

WOW thank you soooo much for the video

[bianca_moller]

Thanks for that! It actually worked hooray!

[Ila Piddington]

Thank you!  Quick learning to keep me moving on a jira request.

[maksym]

Sure it helps, Spasibo!

[Kirill_Boronin]

Thanks! Works as well on Jira Server v8.2.4

Это лучше оригинального решения, очевидно.

[Fuad Hasanli]

thanks for video

[Adeline Schmitt]

Thanks for the video, very useful!

[Ganesh]

Thanks a ton for this video! Saves a lot of time!!

[Ericka_Clements]

You're my hero! Thank you so much! 

[Dolev Sall]

Wow. No idea why this is not marked as the solution here. @Maggie Stearns would you be so kind and edit this for future generations :)?

Thanks

[VINAY KUMAR GOUNI]

Thanks for the video, It helped me.

[armando.sanchez]

Yes, thank you for the video!

[Alexander Revin]

Great! Thank you!

[thaiseer.tk-external]

Thanks, it works

[RJ]

Thanks, this was very helpful.

[Peter Mielke]

Exactly. Thank you.

[Anna]

The video is PERFECT !! Solved my pbm thank you so much :) 

[Tatiana Nemchenko]

Thank you for this video!!!

[Shadia Hasan]

You are a life saver...thank you

[Vasilis Gennaris]

Hi there, 

i am having the some request, but i can't find the unlimited text option in the new Jira UI..

Is there any other way to do that?

Thanks!

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

It hasn't moved.  You log in as an admin, go to the admin interface, select issues then custom fields and click add, which will ask you what type of field you want.

[Vasilis Gennaris]

I manage to do it but by changing the renderer to Wiki Style of the new multi-line renderer as shown in the screenshots

[Deleted user]

Many thanks, Vasilis ! Your answer helped me. :)

[hajeq]

I used video from the second comment and it worked :)