diff --git a/src/app/(main)/boards/TextBlock.tsx b/src/app/(main)/boards/TextBlock.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6e199ec5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/(main)/boards/TextBlock.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+'use client';
+import { Text } from '@umami/react-zen';
+
+export function TextBlock({ text }: { text?: string }) {
+  if (!text) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return <Text style={{ whiteSpace: 'pre-wrap', wordBreak: 'break-word' }}>{text}</Text>;
+}
diff --git a/src/app/(main)/boards/[boardId]/BoardComponentRenderer.tsx b/src/app/(main)/boards/[boardId]/BoardComponentRenderer.tsx
index 3609e9b9e..f6449fbd4 100644
--- a/src/app/(main)/boards/[boardId]/BoardComponentRenderer.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(main)/boards/[boardId]/BoardComponentRenderer.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function BoardComponentRendererComponent({
 
   const Component = definition.component;
 
-  if (!websiteId) {
+  if (!websiteId && definition.requiresWebsite !== false) {
     return (
       <Column alignItems="center" justifyContent="center" width="100%" height="100%">
         <Text color="muted">Select a website</Text>
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ function BoardComponentRendererComponent({
     );
   }
 
-  return <Component websiteId={websiteId} {...config.props} />;
+  return <Component {...(websiteId ? { websiteId } : {})} {...config.props} />;
 }
 
 export const BoardComponentRenderer = memo(
diff --git a/src/app/(main)/boards/[boardId]/BoardComponentSelect.tsx b/src/app/(main)/boards/[boardId]/BoardComponentSelect.tsx
index c88714f04..e3111b191 100644
--- a/src/app/(main)/boards/[boardId]/BoardComponentSelect.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(main)/boards/[boardId]/BoardComponentSelect.tsx
@@ -97,8 +97,10 @@ export function BoardComponentSelect({
     setConfigValues(prev => ({ ...prev, [name]: value }));
   };
 
+  const needsWebsite = selectedDef?.requiresWebsite !== false;
+
   const handleAdd = () => {
-    if (!selectedDef || !selectedWebsiteId) return;
+    if (!selectedDef || (needsWebsite && !selectedWebsiteId)) return;
 
     const props: Record<string, any> = {};
 
@@ -116,7 +118,7 @@ export function BoardComponentSelect({
 
     const config: BoardComponentConfig = {
       type: selectedDef.type,
-      websiteId: selectedWebsiteId,
+      ...(needsWebsite ? { websiteId: selectedWebsiteId } : {}),
       title,
       description,
     };
@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@ export function BoardComponentSelect({
       }
     : null;
 
-  const canSave = !!selectedDef && !!selectedWebsiteId;
+  const canSave = !!selectedDef && (!needsWebsite || !!selectedWebsiteId);
 
   return (
     <Column gap="4">
@@ -184,7 +186,7 @@ export function BoardComponentSelect({
 
         <Column gap="3" flexGrow={1} style={{ minWidth: 0 }}>
           <Panel maxHeight="100%">
-            {previewConfig && selectedWebsiteId ? (
+            {previewConfig && (!needsWebsite || selectedWebsiteId) ? (
               <BoardComponentRenderer config={previewConfig} websiteId={selectedWebsiteId} />
             ) : (
               <Column alignItems="center" justifyContent="center" height="100%">
@@ -201,17 +203,19 @@ export function BoardComponentSelect({
         <Column gap="3" style={{ width: 320, flexShrink: 0, overflowY: 'auto' }}>
           <Text weight="bold">{t(labels.properties)}</Text>
 
-          <Column gap="2">
-            <Text size="sm" color="muted">
-              {t(labels.website)}
-            </Text>
-            <WebsiteSelect
-              websiteId={selectedWebsiteId}
-              teamId={teamId}
-              placeholder={t(labels.selectWebsite)}
-              onChange={setSelectedWebsiteId}
-            />
-          </Column>
+          {needsWebsite && (
+            <Column gap="2">
+              <Text size="sm" color="muted">
+                {t(labels.website)}
+              </Text>
+              <WebsiteSelect
+                websiteId={selectedWebsiteId}
+                teamId={teamId}
+                placeholder={t(labels.selectWebsite)}
+                onChange={setSelectedWebsiteId}
+              />
+            </Column>
+          )}
 
           <Column gap="2">
             <Text size="sm" color="muted">
@@ -262,6 +266,15 @@ export function BoardComponentSelect({
                       onChange={(value: string) => handleConfigChange(field.name, value)}
                     />
                   )}
+
+                  {field.type === 'textarea' && (
+                    <TextField
+                      asTextArea
+                      value={String(configValues[field.name] ?? field.defaultValue ?? '')}
+                      onChange={(value: string) => handleConfigChange(field.name, value)}
+                      style={{ minHeight: 200 }}
+                    />
+                  )}
                 </Column>
               ))}
             </Column>
diff --git a/src/app/(main)/boards/[boardId]/BoardViewColumn.tsx b/src/app/(main)/boards/[boardId]/BoardViewColumn.tsx
index 4a5909eda..65df4fdca 100644
--- a/src/app/(main)/boards/[boardId]/BoardViewColumn.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(main)/boards/[boardId]/BoardViewColumn.tsx
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@ import { Box, Column } from '@umami/react-zen';
 import { Panel } from '@/components/common/Panel';
 import { useBoard } from '@/components/hooks';
 import type { BoardComponentConfig } from '@/lib/types';
+import { getComponentDefinition } from '../boardComponentRegistry';
 import { BoardComponentRenderer } from './BoardComponentRenderer';
 
 export function BoardViewColumn({ component }: { component?: BoardComponentConfig }) {
   const { board } = useBoard();
+  const definition = component ? getComponentDefinition(component.type) : undefined;
   const websiteId = component?.websiteId || board?.parameters?.websiteId;
 
-  if (!component || !websiteId) {
+  if (!component || (!websiteId && definition?.requiresWebsite !== false)) {
     return null;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/app/(main)/boards/boardComponentRegistry.tsx b/src/app/(main)/boards/boardComponentRegistry.tsx
index 82843cca9..1d7222c60 100644
--- a/src/app/(main)/boards/boardComponentRegistry.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(main)/boards/boardComponentRegistry.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { ComponentType } from 'react';
+import { TextBlock } from '@/app/(main)/boards/TextBlock';
 import { WebsiteChart } from '@/app/(main)/websites/[websiteId]/WebsiteChart';
 import { WebsiteMetricsBar } from '@/app/(main)/websites/[websiteId]/WebsiteMetricsBar';
 import { EventsChart } from '@/components/metrics/EventsChart';
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ import { WorldMap } from '@/components/metrics/WorldMap';
 export interface ConfigField {
   name: string;
   label: string;
-  type: 'select' | 'number' | 'text';
+  type: 'select' | 'number' | 'text' | 'textarea';
   options?: { label: string; value: string }[];
   defaultValue?: any;
 }
@@ -22,12 +23,14 @@ export interface ComponentDefinition {
   component: ComponentType<any>;
   defaultProps?: Record<string, any>;
   configFields?: ConfigField[];
+  requiresWebsite?: boolean;
 }
 
 export const CATEGORIES = [
   { key: 'overview', name: 'Overview' },
   { key: 'tables', name: 'Tables' },
   { key: 'visualization', name: 'Visualization' },
+  { key: 'content', name: 'Content' },
 ] as const;
 
 const METRIC_TYPES = [
@@ -121,6 +124,25 @@ const componentDefinitions: ComponentDefinition[] = [
     category: 'visualization',
     component: EventsChart,
   },
+
+  // Content
+  {
+    type: 'TextBlock',
+    name: 'Text',
+    description: 'Free-form text content',
+    category: 'content',
+    component: TextBlock,
+    requiresWebsite: false,
+    defaultProps: { text: '' },
+    configFields: [
+      {
+        name: 'text',
+        label: 'Text',
+        type: 'textarea',
+        defaultValue: '',
+      },
+    ],
+  },
 ];
 
 const definitionMap = new Map(componentDefinitions.map(def => [def.type, def]));