diff --git a/po/de.po b/po/de.po
index 9269fb9e..207df2c7 100644
--- a/po/de.po
+++ b/po/de.po
@@ -336,3 +336,6 @@ msgstr[1] "Du bist kein Autor in diesem Blog."
 
 msgid "Login or use your Fediverse account to interact with this article"
 msgstr ""
+
+msgid "Optional"
+msgstr ""
diff --git a/po/en.po b/po/en.po
index a53fb120..40764f17 100644
--- a/po/en.po
+++ b/po/en.po
@@ -329,3 +329,6 @@ msgstr[1] ""
 
 msgid "Login or use your Fediverse account to interact with this article"
 msgstr ""
+
+msgid "Optional"
+msgstr ""
diff --git a/po/fr.po b/po/fr.po
index 5721c9fe..07e1fe9b 100644
--- a/po/fr.po
+++ b/po/fr.po
@@ -329,4 +329,9 @@ msgstr[0] "{{ count }} aut⋅eur⋅rice dans ce blog : "
 msgstr[1] "{{ count }} aut⋅eur⋅rice⋅s dans ce blog : "
 
 msgid "Login or use your Fediverse account to interact with this article"
-msgstr "Connectez-vous ou utilisez votre compte sur le Fediverse pour interagir avec cet article"
+msgstr ""
+"Connectez-vous ou utilisez votre compte sur le Fediverse pour interagir avec "
+"cet article"
+
+msgid "Optional"
+msgstr "Optionnel"
diff --git a/po/pl.po b/po/pl.po
index 937bb924..e57f447a 100644
--- a/po/pl.po
+++ b/po/pl.po
@@ -339,5 +339,8 @@ msgstr[2] "Nie jesteś autorem tego bloga."
 msgid "Login or use your Fediverse account to interact with this article"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Optional"
+msgstr ""
+
 #~ msgid "Logowanie"
 #~ msgstr "Zaloguj się"
diff --git a/po/plume.pot b/po/plume.pot
index c604ef14..0fdd5303 100644
--- a/po/plume.pot
+++ b/po/plume.pot
@@ -322,3 +322,6 @@ msgstr[1] ""
 
 msgid "Login or use your Fediverse account to interact with this article"
 msgstr ""
+
+msgid "Optional"
+msgstr ""
diff --git a/templates/macros.html.tera b/templates/macros.html.tera
index c12a6799..d474a6be 100644
--- a/templates/macros.html.tera
+++ b/templates/macros.html.tera
@@ -21,8 +21,13 @@
         </p>
     </div>
 {% endmacro post_card %}
-{% macro input(name, label, errors, form, type="text", props="") %}
-    <label for="{{ name }}">{{ label | _ }}</label>
+{% macro input(name, label, errors, form, type="text", props="", optional=false) %}
+    <label for="{{ name }}">
+        {{ label | _ }}
+        {% if optional %}
+            <small>{{ "Optional" | _ }}</small>
+        {% endif %}
+    </label>
     {% if errors is defined and errors[name] %}
         {% for err in errors[name] %}
             <p class="error">{{ err.message | default(value="Unknown error") | _ }}</p>
diff --git a/templates/posts/new.html.tera b/templates/posts/new.html.tera
index e4298b53..6570ca5f 100644
--- a/templates/posts/new.html.tera
+++ b/templates/posts/new.html.tera
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <label for="content">{{ "Content" | _ }}</label>
     <textarea id="content" name="content" value="{{ form.content | default(value="") }}"></textarea>
 
-    {{ macros::input(name="license", label="License", errors=errors, form=form) }}
+    {{ macros::input(name="license", label="License", errors=errors, form=form, optional=true) }}
 
     <input type="submit" value="{{ "Publish" | _ }}" />
 </form>