HTML and custom field description

[Steve Johnson]

I have created a custom field (user picker). I would like the field description to be "bold" when displayed on screens. I put the description between <b>text</b> but that is how it is displayed on the screen. It does appear bold under the field on the Administration page. This is on Jira Software v 7.2.

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

Atlassian are removing the html from displays because it's a vector for security attacks.  They've not got around to the admin screens yet, as admins generally have to be trusted no matter what.

[Steve Johnson]

Thanks for quick reply. So there is no way to make the field description visually standout on my screens?

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

Not really, no.

[Nicolas_Dovran]

We're using panel to have a more visual description : 

{panel:title=Problem statement|titleBGColor=#444852|bgColor=#f5f5f5|titleColor=#FFFFFF|borderStyle=dashed|borderColor=#444852}
Your text goes here
{panel}

[dharper]

Hi @Nicolas_Dovran, do you have a screenshot of that in action? 

[Nicolas_Dovran]

@dharper here it is :)

[dharper]

@Nicolas_Dovran brilliant! Thank you.

[Mark Hostetler]

I had no idea this existed, thank you!

[Daniel]

@Nicolas_Dovran , unfortunately, this does not work here. See screenshot.  Jira Server v7.11.1. Should this work out of the box, without an add-on?
(Sorry, for some reason replying within the comment thread above did not work. "Reply" button was not clickable.)

[Nicolas_Dovran]

It's useable only in tickets' creation form. Not in custom field creation form

It's in the "Description" system field.

[Daniel]

Ah, too bad. I need formatting in the Custom Fields descriptions. :/

[Amit Girme]

Hi @Daniel,

Try to follow these steps:

- Open the associated field configuration

- Check for the field for which you want to have a custom message

- Click *Edit* and put something similar to below to the description of that field

<span style="color:#0747a6">THE CUSTOM MESSAGE</span>

- Click update

This shall work for most of the fields except the user picker as far as I know.

Feel free to let me know if it works or if you have any further questions.

Thanks,

-Amit

[Daniel Beahan]

Thanks @Amit Girme That worked for me.  Using a Field Configuration also allows you to provide customised descriptions for System fields such as Due Date.

[Daniel]

Thanks @Amit Girme Sorry for the late reply. For some reason I seem to have missed the notification about your interesting reply!
Your approach only works with certain field types.

I did a short test. it works with

• Text field (single line)
• Text Field (multi-line)
• Checkboxes
• Select List (Single Choice)
• Select List (multiple choices)

It does not work with:

• Select List (Single Choice) (strange: In some cases of such field type this worked, in some it didn't.)
• Multiple Issue Link Picker (this type comes from an add-on)

I don't have more custom field types to test with currently.

Strange: In the "Edit" dialog for all/some(?) custom field types, under the description field there is written "You can include HTML, make sure to close all your tags."

But why, if it doesn't work? :D

It seems, that where your approach works, also <a href...> HTML tags work, so links to documentation pages for using a field can be included. Too bad, I need such a link for the "Multiple Isse Link Picker" type, but just there it doesn't work.

Daniel

[Daniel]

@Nicolas_Dovran , Panel looks interesting. How to get that into Jira custom field descriptions? I don't know anything about Panel yet. Googleing showed me that it seems to be an add-on for Confluence, so I can nicely format text on Confluence pages?..

[Nicolas_Dovran]

https://jira.atlassian.com/secure/WikiRendererHelpAction.jspa?section=advanced

You can use it within field "description".

[Daniel]

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