diff --git a/app/activation.php b/app/activation.php
index b64de3c..0cb7667 100644
--- a/app/activation.php
+++ b/app/activation.php
@@ -3,28 +3,18 @@
 namespace Aldine;
 
 add_action('admin_init', function () {
+    $extra = new \ParsedownExtra();
+    $about = $extra->text(file_get_contents(get_stylesheet_directory() . '/docs/about.md'));
+    $help = $extra->text(file_get_contents(get_stylesheet_directory() . '/docs/help.md'));
+
     $default_pages = [
         'about' => [
             'post_title' => __('About', 'aldine'),
-            // @codingStandardsIgnoreStart
-            'post_content' => apply_filters('pb_root_about_page_content', __('Pressbooks is simple book production software. You can use Pressbooks to publish textbooks, scholarly monographs, syllabi, fiction and non-fiction books, white papers, and more in multiple formats including:
-
-<ul><li>MOBI (for Kindle ebooks)</li>
-<li>EPUB (for all other ebookstores)</li>
-<li>designed PDF (for print-on-demand and digital distribution)</li></ul>
-
-Pressbooks is used by educational institutions around the world as well as authors and publishers.
-
-For more information about Pressbooks, see <a href="https://pressbooks.com/about">here</a>.', 'aldine'))
-            // @codingstandardsIgnoreEnd
+            'post_content' => apply_filters('pb_root_about_page_content', $about)
         ],
         'help' => [
             'post_title' => __('Help', 'aldine'),
-            // @codingStandardsIgnoreStart
-            'post_content' => apply_filters('pb_root_help_page_content', __('The easiest way to get started with Pressbooks is to follow our <a href="https://pressbooks.com/how-to-make-a-book-with-pressbooks">4 Step Guide to Making a Book on Pressbooks</a>. Or, you can review our <a href="https://guide.pressbooks.com/">Guide to Using Pressbooks</a>.
-
-If you require further assistance, please contact your network manager.', 'aldine'))
-            // @codingstandardsIgnoreEnd
+            'post_content' => apply_filters('pb_root_help_page_content', $help)
         ],
         'catalog' => [
             'post_title' => __('Catalog', 'aldine'),
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 0c9825a..3672695 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
     "illuminate/support": "~5.4",
     "roots/sage-lib": "~9.0.0-beta.4",
     "soberwp/controller": "~9.0.0-beta.4",
-    "soberwp/intervention": "1.2.0-p"
+    "soberwp/intervention": "1.2.0-p",
+    "erusev/parsedown-extra": "^0.7.1"
   },
   "require-dev": {
     "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "^2.8.0"
diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index 7931d22..e7a0a45 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         "Read more about it at https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.md#composer-lock-the-lock-file",
         "This file is @generated automatically"
     ],
-    "content-hash": "b64704b574ef5a22a123a59ab6fbc069",
+    "content-hash": "f7726a4926f063ad567227228ba400b8",
     "packages": [
         {
             "name": "brain/hierarchy",
@@ -246,6 +246,92 @@
             ],
             "time": "2017-07-22T12:18:28+00:00"
         },
+        {
+            "name": "erusev/parsedown",
+            "version": "1.6.3",
+            "source": {
+                "type": "git",
+                "url": "https://github.com/erusev/parsedown.git",
+                "reference": "728952b90a333b5c6f77f06ea9422b94b585878d"
+            },
+            "dist": {
+                "type": "zip",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/erusev/parsedown/zipball/728952b90a333b5c6f77f06ea9422b94b585878d",
+                "reference": "728952b90a333b5c6f77f06ea9422b94b585878d",
+                "shasum": ""
+            },
+            "require": {
+                "php": ">=5.3.0"
+            },
+            "type": "library",
+            "autoload": {
+                "psr-0": {
+                    "Parsedown": ""
+                }
+            },
+            "notification-url": "https://packagist.org/downloads/",
+            "license": [
+                "MIT"
+            ],
+            "authors": [
+                {
+                    "name": "Emanuil Rusev",
+                    "email": "hello@erusev.com",
+                    "homepage": "http://erusev.com"
+                }
+            ],
+            "description": "Parser for Markdown.",
+            "homepage": "http://parsedown.org",
+            "keywords": [
+                "markdown",
+                "parser"
+            ],
+            "time": "2017-05-14T14:47:48+00:00"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "erusev/parsedown-extra",
+            "version": "0.7.1",
+            "source": {
+                "type": "git",
+                "url": "https://github.com/erusev/parsedown-extra.git",
+                "reference": "0db5cce7354e4b76f155d092ab5eb3981c21258c"
+            },
+            "dist": {
+                "type": "zip",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/erusev/parsedown-extra/zipball/0db5cce7354e4b76f155d092ab5eb3981c21258c",
+                "reference": "0db5cce7354e4b76f155d092ab5eb3981c21258c",
+                "shasum": ""
+            },
+            "require": {
+                "erusev/parsedown": "~1.4"
+            },
+            "type": "library",
+            "autoload": {
+                "psr-0": {
+                    "ParsedownExtra": ""
+                }
+            },
+            "notification-url": "https://packagist.org/downloads/",
+            "license": [
+                "MIT"
+            ],
+            "authors": [
+                {
+                    "name": "Emanuil Rusev",
+                    "email": "hello@erusev.com",
+                    "homepage": "http://erusev.com"
+                }
+            ],
+            "description": "An extension of Parsedown that adds support for Markdown Extra.",
+            "homepage": "https://github.com/erusev/parsedown-extra",
+            "keywords": [
+                "markdown",
+                "markdown extra",
+                "parsedown",
+                "parser"
+            ],
+            "time": "2015-11-01T10:19:22+00:00"
+        },
         {
             "name": "hassankhan/config",
             "version": "0.10.0",