diff --git a/mod/cal.php b/mod/cal.php
index 9e32b87d6f..8352917784 100644
--- a/mod/cal.php
+++ b/mod/cal.php
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ function cal_init(App $a)
 	$vcard_widget = Renderer::replaceMacros($tpl, [
 		'$name' => $profile['name'],
 		'$photo' => $profile['photo'],
-		'$addr' => (($profile['addr'] != "") ? $profile['addr'] : ""),
+		'$addr' => $profile['addr'] ?: '',
 		'$account_type' => $account_type,
-		'$pdesc' => (($profile['pdesc'] != "") ? $profile['pdesc'] : ""),
+		'$about' => $profile['about'] ?: '',
 	]);
 
 	$cal_widget = Widget\CalendarExport::getHTML();
diff --git a/mod/photos.php b/mod/photos.php
index 0733bbc960..13fa855c91 100644
--- a/mod/photos.php
+++ b/mod/photos.php
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ function photos_init(App $a) {
 			'$photo' => $profile['photo'],
 			'$addr' => $profile['addr'] ?? '',
 			'$account_type' => $account_type,
-			'$pdesc' => $profile['pdesc'] ?? '',
+			'$about' => $profile['about'] ?? '',
 		]);
 
 		$albums = Photo::getAlbums($a->data['user']['uid']);
diff --git a/mod/videos.php b/mod/videos.php
index 36ddef6814..b8119a6861 100644
--- a/mod/videos.php
+++ b/mod/videos.php
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ function videos_init(App $a)
 			'$photo' => $profile['photo'],
 			'$addr' => $profile['addr'] ?? '',
 			'$account_type' => $account_type,
-			'$pdesc' => $profile['pdesc'] ?? '',
+			'$about' => $profile['about'] ?? '',
 		]);
 
 		// If not there, create 'aside' empty
diff --git a/src/Model/Contact.php b/src/Model/Contact.php
index 051f94d3ef..02220750e0 100644
--- a/src/Model/Contact.php
+++ b/src/Model/Contact.php
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ class Contact
 			return;
 		}
 
-		$fields = ['name', 'photo', 'thumb', 'pdesc' => 'about', 'address', 'locality', 'region',
+		$fields = ['name', 'photo', 'thumb', 'about', 'address', 'locality', 'region',
 			'country-name', 'pub_keywords', 'xmpp', 'net-publish'];
 		$profile = DBA::selectFirst('profile', $fields, ['uid' => $uid]);
 		if (!DBA::isResult($profile)) {
diff --git a/src/Model/Profile.php b/src/Model/Profile.php
index 28491fb5f0..b06d951a65 100644
--- a/src/Model/Profile.php
+++ b/src/Model/Profile.php
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ class Profile
 				WHERE $publish AND NOT `user`.`blocked` AND NOT `user`.`account_removed`
 				AND ((`profile`.`name` LIKE ?) OR
 				(`user`.`nickname` LIKE ?) OR
-				(`profile`.`pdesc` LIKE ?) OR
+				(`profile`.`about` LIKE ?) OR
 				(`profile`.`locality` LIKE ?) OR
 				(`profile`.`region` LIKE ?) OR
 				(`profile`.`country-name` LIKE ?) OR
@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ class Profile
 			WHERE $publish AND NOT `user`.`blocked` AND NOT `user`.`account_removed` AND `contact`.`self`
 			AND ((`profile`.`name` LIKE ?) OR
 				(`user`.`nickname` LIKE ?) OR
-				(`profile`.`pdesc` LIKE ?) OR
+				(`profile`.`about` LIKE ?) OR
 				(`profile`.`locality` LIKE ?) OR
 				(`profile`.`region` LIKE ?) OR
 				(`profile`.`country-name` LIKE ?) OR
diff --git a/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Profile/Show.php b/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Profile/Show.php
index 2c50c53d50..c739ec694e 100644
--- a/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Profile/Show.php
+++ b/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Profile/Show.php
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class Show extends BaseApi
 			'profile_thumb'    => $profile_row['thumb'],
 			'publish'          => $profile_row['publish'] ? true : false,
 			'net_publish'      => $profile_row['net-publish'] ? true : false,
-			'description'      => $profile_row['pdesc'],
+			'description'      => $profile_row['about'],
 			'date_of_birth'    => $profile_row['dob'],
 			'address'          => $profile_row['address'],
 			'city'             => $profile_row['locality'],
diff --git a/src/Module/Directory.php b/src/Module/Directory.php
index 8335fb0cd4..56ec46303d 100644
--- a/src/Module/Directory.php
+++ b/src/Module/Directory.php
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class Directory extends BaseModule
 
 		$profile_link = $contact['profile_url'];
 
-		$pdesc = (($contact['pdesc']) ? $contact['pdesc'] . '<br />' : '');
+		$about = (($contact['about']) ? $contact['about'] . '<br />' : '');
 
 		$details = '';
 		if (strlen($contact['locality'])) {
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class Directory extends BaseModule
 			'profile'      => $profile,
 			'location'     => $location_e,
 			'tags'         => $contact['pub_keywords'],
-			'pdesc'        => $pdesc,
+			'about'        => $about,
 			'homepage'     => $homepage,
 			'photo_menu'   => $photo_menu,
 
diff --git a/src/Module/NoScrape.php b/src/Module/NoScrape.php
index 53b3fc4e3e..fa7cd9c5b2 100644
--- a/src/Module/NoScrape.php
+++ b/src/Module/NoScrape.php
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class NoScrape extends BaseModule
 		$json_info['last-activity'] = date('o-W', $last_active);
 
 		//These are optional fields.
-		$profile_fields = ['pdesc', 'locality', 'region', 'postal-code', 'country-name'];
+		$profile_fields = ['about', 'locality', 'region', 'postal-code', 'country-name'];
 		foreach ($profile_fields as $field) {
 			if (!empty($a->profile[$field])) {
 				$json_info["$field"] = $a->profile[$field];
diff --git a/src/Module/Profile/Profile.php b/src/Module/Profile/Profile.php
index 690f4ee979..b4bac371cb 100644
--- a/src/Module/Profile/Profile.php
+++ b/src/Module/Profile/Profile.php
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ class Profile extends BaseProfile
 			}
 		}
 
-		if ($a->profile['pdesc']) {
-			$basic_fields += self::buildField('pdesc', DI::l10n()->t('Description:'), HTML::toLink($a->profile['pdesc']));
+		if ($a->profile['about']) {
+			$basic_fields += self::buildField('about', DI::l10n()->t('Description:'), BBCode::convert($a->profile['about']));
 		}
 
 		if ($a->profile['xmpp']) {
diff --git a/src/Module/Settings/Profile/Index.php b/src/Module/Settings/Profile/Index.php
index d8227d4aea..15a010e282 100644
--- a/src/Module/Settings/Profile/Index.php
+++ b/src/Module/Settings/Profile/Index.php
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class Index extends BaseSettings
 
 		$namechanged = $profile['name'] != $name;
 
-		$pdesc = Strings::escapeTags(trim($_POST['pdesc']));
+		$about = Strings::escapeTags(trim($_POST['about']));
 		$address = Strings::escapeTags(trim($_POST['address']));
 		$locality = Strings::escapeTags(trim($_POST['locality']));
 		$region = Strings::escapeTags(trim($_POST['region']));
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class Index extends BaseSettings
 			'profile',
 			[
 				'name'         => $name,
-				'pdesc'        => $pdesc,
+				'about'        => $about,
 				'dob'          => $dob,
 				'address'      => $address,
 				'locality'     => $locality,
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ class Index extends BaseSettings
 			'$baseurl' => DI::baseUrl()->get(true),
 			'$nickname' => $a->user['nickname'],
 			'$name' => ['name', DI::l10n()->t('Display name:'), $profile['name']],
-			'$pdesc' => ['pdesc', DI::l10n()->t('Title/Description:'), $profile['pdesc']],
+			'$about' => ['about', DI::l10n()->t('Description:'), $profile['about']],
 			'$dob' => Temporal::getDateofBirthField($profile['dob'], $a->user['timezone']),
 			'$hide_friends' => $hide_friends,
 			'$address' => ['address', DI::l10n()->t('Street Address:'), $profile['address']],
diff --git a/src/Repository/ProfileField.php b/src/Repository/ProfileField.php
index b1b16dcf1f..a6399eba58 100644
--- a/src/Repository/ProfileField.php
+++ b/src/Repository/ProfileField.php
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ class ProfileField extends BaseRepository
 			'religion'  => $this->l10n->t('Religious Views:'),
 			'likes'     => $this->l10n->t('Likes:'),
 			'dislikes'  => $this->l10n->t('Dislikes:'),
-			'about'     => $this->l10n->t('About:'),
+			'pdesc'     => $this->l10n->t('Title/Description:'),
 			'summary'   => $this->l10n->t('Summary'),
 			'music'     => $this->l10n->t('Musical interests'),
 			'book'      => $this->l10n->t('Books, literature'),
diff --git a/view/templates/profile/vcard.tpl b/view/templates/profile/vcard.tpl
index 826074a313..b8fc807fae 100644
--- a/view/templates/profile/vcard.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/profile/vcard.tpl
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	
 	{{if $profile.addr}}<div class="p-addr">{{$profile.addr}}</div>{{/if}}
 	
-	{{if $profile.pdesc}}<div class="title">{{$profile.pdesc}}</div>{{/if}}
+	{{if $profile.about}}<div class="title">{{$profile.about}}</div>{{/if}}
 
 	{{if $profile.picdate}}
 		<div id="profile-photo-wrapper"><a href="{{$profile.url}}"><img class="photo u-photo" width="175" height="175" src="{{$profile.photo}}?rev={{$profile.picdate}}" alt="{{$profile.name}}"></a></div>
diff --git a/view/templates/settings/profile/index.tpl b/view/templates/settings/profile/index.tpl
index c55928127e..3239fe6e0e 100644
--- a/view/templates/settings/profile/index.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/settings/profile/index.tpl
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
 			<input type="text" size="32" name="name" id="profile-edit-name" value="{{$name.2}}"/>
 		</div>
 		<div id="profile-edit-name-end"></div>
-		<div id="profile-edit-pdesc-wrapper">
-			<label id="profile-edit-pdesc-label" for="profile-edit-pdesc">{{$pdesc.1}} </label>
-			<input type="text" size="32" name="pdesc" id="profile-edit-pdesc" value="{{$pdesc.1}}"/>
+		<div id="profile-edit-about-wrapper">
+			<label id="profile-edit-about-label" for="profile-edit-about">{{$about.1}} </label>
+			<input type="text" size="32" name="about" id="profile-edit-about" value="{{$about.1}}"/>
 		</div>
-		<div id="profile-edit-pdesc-end"></div>
+		<div id="profile-edit-about-end"></div>
 		<div id="profile-edit-dob-wrapper">
 			{{$dob nofilter}}
 		</div>
diff --git a/view/templates/widget/vcard.tpl b/view/templates/widget/vcard.tpl
index 465d206b81..135d90a61b 100644
--- a/view/templates/widget/vcard.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/widget/vcard.tpl
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <div class="vcard h-card">
 	<div class="fn p-name">{{$name}}</div>
 	{{if $addr}}<div class="p-addr">{{$addr}}</div>{{/if}}
-	{{if $pdesc}}<div class="title p-job-title">{{$pdesc}}</div>{{/if}}
+	{{if $about}}<div class="title p-job-title">{{$about}}</div>{{/if}}
 	{{if $url}}
 	<div id="profile-photo-wrapper"><a href="{{$url}}"><img class="vcard-photo photo u-photo" style="width: 175px; height: 175px;" src="{{$photo}}" alt="{{$name}}" /></a></div>
 	{{else}}
diff --git a/view/theme/duepuntozero/style.css b/view/theme/duepuntozero/style.css
index c312d30d1f..4b680a5955 100644
--- a/view/theme/duepuntozero/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/duepuntozero/style.css
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ input#dfrn-url {
 
 #profile-edit-profile-name-label,
 #profile-edit-name-label,
-#profile-edit-pdesc-label,
+#profile-edit-about-label,
 #profile-edit-dob-label,
 #profile-edit-address-label,
 #profile-edit-locality-label,
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ input#dfrn-url {
 
 #profile-edit-profile-name,
 #profile-edit-name,
-#profile-edit-pdesc,
+#profile-edit-about,
 #profile-edit-dob,
 #profile-edit-address,
 #profile-edit-locality,
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ input#dfrn-url {
 }
 
 
-#profile-edit-pdesc-desc,
+#profile-edit-about-desc,
 #profile-edit-pubkeywords-desc,
 #profile-edit-prvkeywords-desc {
 	float: left;
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ input#dfrn-url {
 }
 
 #profile-edit-name-end,
-#profile-edit-pdesc-end,
+#profile-edit-about-end,
 #profile-edit-dob-end,
 #profile-edit-address-end,
 #profile-edit-locality-end,
diff --git a/view/theme/duepuntozero/templates/profile/vcard.tpl b/view/theme/duepuntozero/templates/profile/vcard.tpl
index 4a835961b6..02187d9549 100644
--- a/view/theme/duepuntozero/templates/profile/vcard.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/duepuntozero/templates/profile/vcard.tpl
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	
 	{{if $profile.addr}}<div class="p-addr">{{$profile.addr}}</div>{{/if}}
 	
-	{{if $profile.pdesc}}<div class="title">{{$profile.pdesc}}</div>{{/if}}
+	{{if $profile.about}}<div class="title">{{$profile.about}}</div>{{/if}}
 	<div id="profile-photo-wrapper"><img class="photo u-photo" width="175" height="175" src="{{$profile.photo}}?rev={{$profile.picdate}}" alt="{{$profile.name}}"></div>
 
 	{{if $account_type}}<div class="account-type">{{$account_type}}</div>{{/if}}
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/profile/vcard.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/profile/vcard.tpl
index 95c89bd07b..2765dbc39e 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/profile/vcard.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/profile/vcard.tpl
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 
 			{{if $profile.addr}}<div class="p-addr">{{include file="sub/punct_wrap.tpl" text=$profile.addr}}</div>{{/if}}
 
-			{{if $profile.pdesc}}<div class="title">{{$profile.pdesc}}</div>{{/if}}
+			{{if $profile.about}}<div class="title">{{$profile.about}}</div>{{/if}}
 
 			{{if $account_type}}<div class="account-type">({{$account_type}})</div>{{/if}}
 		</div>
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/profile/index.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/profile/index.tpl
index 4d7cf8d70e..1171bd8cbb 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/profile/index.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/profile/index.tpl
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 					<div class="section-content-tools-wrapper">
 						{{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$name}}
 
-						{{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$pdesc}}
+						{{include file="field_textarea.tpl" field=$about}}
 
 						{{$dob nofilter}}
 
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/widget/vcard.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/widget/vcard.tpl
index 366c570a74..fa65de0dc6 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/widget/vcard.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/widget/vcard.tpl
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 			{{if $account_type}}<div class="account-type">({{$account_type}})</div>{{/if}}
 
-			{{if $pdesc}}<div class="title">{{$pdesc}}</div>{{/if}}
+			{{if $about}}<div class="title">{{$about}}</div>{{/if}}
 
 			{{if $network_link}}<dl class="network"><dt class="network-label">{{$network}}</dt><dd class="x-network">{{$network_link nofilter}}</dd></dl>{{/if}}
 		</div>
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/dark/style.css b/view/theme/quattro/dark/style.css
index 158a79bb9e..afed03ad6b 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/dark/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/dark/style.css
@@ -1945,7 +1945,7 @@ ul.tabs li .active {
   padding: 7px;
 }
 #profile-edit-name-label,
-#profile-edit-pdesc-label,
+#profile-edit-about-label,
 #profile-edit-dob-label,
 #profile-edit-address-label,
 #profile-edit-locality-label,
@@ -1960,7 +1960,7 @@ ul.tabs li .active {
   padding-top: 7px;
 }
 #profile-edit-name,
-#profile-edit-pdesc,
+#profile-edit-about,
 #profile-edit-dob,
 #profile-edit-address,
 #profile-edit-locality,
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/green/style.css b/view/theme/quattro/green/style.css
index 516742378b..55c15eeb38 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/green/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/green/style.css
@@ -1945,7 +1945,7 @@ ul.tabs li .active {
   padding: 7px;
 }
 #profile-edit-name-label,
-#profile-edit-pdesc-label,
+#profile-edit-about-label,
 #profile-edit-dob-label,
 #profile-edit-address-label,
 #profile-edit-locality-label,
@@ -1960,7 +1960,7 @@ ul.tabs li .active {
   padding-top: 7px;
 }
 #profile-edit-name,
-#profile-edit-pdesc,
+#profile-edit-about,
 #profile-edit-dob,
 #profile-edit-address,
 #profile-edit-locality,
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/lilac/style.css b/view/theme/quattro/lilac/style.css
index 8577e62591..2cabdf5cc8 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/lilac/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/lilac/style.css
@@ -1945,7 +1945,7 @@ ul.tabs li .active {
   padding: 7px;
 }
 #profile-edit-name-label,
-#profile-edit-pdesc-label,
+#profile-edit-about-label,
 #profile-edit-dob-label,
 #profile-edit-address-label,
 #profile-edit-locality-label,
@@ -1960,7 +1960,7 @@ ul.tabs li .active {
   padding-top: 7px;
 }
 #profile-edit-name,
-#profile-edit-pdesc,
+#profile-edit-about,
 #profile-edit-dob,
 #profile-edit-address,
 #profile-edit-locality,
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/quattro.less b/view/theme/quattro/quattro.less
index b7269f649b..3d3f94f238 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/quattro.less
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/quattro.less
@@ -1238,7 +1238,7 @@ ul.tabs {
 	padding: 7px;
 }
 #profile-edit-name-label,
-#profile-edit-pdesc-label,
+#profile-edit-about-label,
 #profile-edit-dob-label,
 #profile-edit-address-label,
 #profile-edit-locality-label,
@@ -1253,7 +1253,7 @@ ul.tabs {
         padding-top: 7px;
 }
 #profile-edit-name,
-#profile-edit-pdesc,
+#profile-edit-about,
 #profile-edit-dob,
 #profile-edit-address,
 #profile-edit-locality,
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/templates/profile/vcard.tpl b/view/theme/quattro/templates/profile/vcard.tpl
index 5e7b3efc86..6f9e5cffbe 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/templates/profile/vcard.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/templates/profile/vcard.tpl
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 	{{if $profile.addr}}<div class="p-addr">{{$profile.addr}}</div>{{/if}}
 
-	{{if $pdesc}}<div class="title">{{$profile.pdesc}}</div>{{/if}}
+	{{if $about}}<div class="title">{{$profile.about}}</div>{{/if}}
 	<div id="profile-photo-wrapper"><img class="photo u-photo" width="175" height="175" src="{{$profile.photo}}?rev={{$profile.picdate}}" alt="{{$profile.name}}" /></div>
 
 	{{if $account_type}}<div class="account-type">{{$account_type}}</div>{{/if}}
diff --git a/view/theme/vier/templates/profile/vcard.tpl b/view/theme/vier/templates/profile/vcard.tpl
index 9a0394facf..940bdd016b 100644
--- a/view/theme/vier/templates/profile/vcard.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/vier/templates/profile/vcard.tpl
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 	{{if $profile.addr}}<div class="p-addr">{{$profile.addr}}</div>{{/if}}
 
-	{{if $profile.pdesc}}<div class="title">{{$profile.pdesc}}</div>{{/if}}
+	{{if $profile.about}}<div class="title">{{$profile.about}}</div>{{/if}}
 
 	{{if $profile.picdate}}
 		<div id="profile-photo-wrapper"><a href="{{$profile.url}}"><img class="photo u-photo" src="{{$profile.photo}}?rev={{$profile.picdate}}" alt="{{$profile.name}}"></a></div>
diff --git a/view/theme/vier/templates/settings/profile/index.tpl b/view/theme/vier/templates/settings/profile/index.tpl
index eab7c2c4a4..7cabebc167 100644
--- a/view/theme/vier/templates/settings/profile/index.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/vier/templates/settings/profile/index.tpl
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@
 				</div>
 				<div id="profile-edit-name-end"></div>
 
-				<div id="profile-edit-pdesc-wrapper">
-					<label id="profile-edit-pdesc-label" for="profile-edit-pdesc">{{$pdesc.1}} </label>
-					<input type="text" size="32" name="pdesc" id="profile-edit-pdesc" value="{{$pdesc.2}}"/>
+				<div id="profile-edit-about-wrapper">
+					<label id="profile-edit-about-label" for="profile-edit-about">{{$about.1}} </label>
+					<input type="text" size="32" name="about" id="profile-edit-about" value="{{$about.2}}"/>
 				</div>
-				<div id="profile-edit-pdesc-end"></div>
+				<div id="profile-edit-about-end"></div>
 
 				<div id="profile-edit-xmpp-wrapper">
 					<label id="profile-edit-xmpp-label" for="profile-edit-xmpp">{{$xmpp.1}} </label>