= semantic_form_for [:admin, @user] do |f| = f.inputs 'Basic Information' do = f.input :is_admin, hint: 'An admin can create a new conference, manage users and make other users admins.' = f.input :name, :as => :string = f.input :email = f.input :affiliation, as: :string = f.input :biography, input_html: { rows: 5, "onkeyup" => "word_count(this, 'biography-count', 150)" } You have used %span#biography-count #{@user.biography_word_count} words. Biographies are limited to 150 words. %br %br = f.actions do = f.action :submit, button_html: { class: 'btn btn-primary' }