diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 89fc2a8..9291d3e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,4 +10,7 @@ nbproject
 .settings
 
 # windows thumbnail cache
-Thumbs.db
\ No newline at end of file
+Thumbs.db
+
+# composer vendor dir
+vendor
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index c6c97b8..6a5c383 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@
 		"framework/yiic"
 	],
 	"require": {
-		"php": ">=5.3.0"
+		"php": ">=5.3.0",
+		"michelf/php-markdown": "1.3",
+		"twig/twig": "1.12.*",
+		"smarty/smarty": "3.1.*"
 	}
 }