diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f212fe1..4907afb 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,4 +20,5 @@ sanitize-filename = "0.3.0"
 log = "0.4"
 env_logger = "0.9.0"
 actix-web-httpauth = "0.6.0"
-lazy_static = "1.4.0"
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+lazy_static = "1.4.0"
+rutie = "0.8.4"
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 28be727..9e743d1 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -22,5 +22,10 @@ COPY --from=builder /usr/src/microbin/target/release/microbin /usr/local/bin/mic
 # copy /static folder containing the stylesheets
 COPY --from=builder /usr/src/microbin/static /usr/local/bin/static
 
+# Install Ruby (no need if you're disabling all plugins)
+RUN \
+  apt-get update && \
+  apt-get install -y ruby
+
 # run the binary
 CMD ["microbin"]
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diff --git a/plugins/BasicSyntaxHighlighter.rb b/plugins/BasicSyntaxHighlighter.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db561b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/BasicSyntaxHighlighter.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+module MBP
+  module BasicSyntaxHighlighter
+
+		# Plugin Properties
+
+    def self.get_id() 
+      "BasicSyntaxHighlighter"
+    end
+
+    def self.get_name() 
+      "Basic Syntax Highlighter Plugin"
+    end
+
+    def self.get_version() 
+      "1.0.0"
+    end
+
+    def self.get_author() 
+      "Daniel Szabo"
+    end
+
+    def self.get_webpage() 
+      "https://github.com/szabodanika/microbin"
+    end
+
+    def self.get_description() 
+      "This plugin will simply color keywords and special characters in four different colors based on some very basic RegEx - it is meant to univesally make code pastas more readable but is not a robust syntax highlighter solution."
+    end
+
+		# Plugin Event Hooks
+
+    def self.init() 
+      # Ignore event
+      "OK"
+    end
+    
+    def self.on_pasta_created(content)
+      # We do not modify stored content
+      return content
+    end
+
+    def self.on_pasta_read(content)
+
+      tokens = {
+          
+          "orchid" => [/([0-9])/, /([t|T][r|R][u|U][e|E]|[f|F][a|A][l|L][s|S][e|E])/],
+
+          "palevioletred" => ['(', ')', '{', '}', '[', ']'],
+
+          "royalblue" => [/(\s(for|while|do|select|async|await|mut|break|continue|in|as|switch|let|fn|async|if|else|elseif|new|switch|match|case|default|public|protected|private|return|class|interface|static|final|const|var|int|integer|boolean|float|double|module|def|end|void))(?![a-z])/],
+
+          "mediumorchid" => [/(:|\.|;|=|>|<|\?|!|#|%|@|\^|&|\*|\|)/],
+
+          "mediumseagreen" => [/(\".*\")/, /(\'.*\')/]
+
+        };
+
+      tokens.each { | color, tokens | 
+        for token in tokens do
+          if(token.class == String) 
+            content.gsub!(token, "$$#{color}$$" + token + "$$/#{color}$$")
+          elsif
+            content.gsub!(token, "$$#{color}$$" + '\1' + "$$/#{color}$$")
+          end
+        end
+       };
+
+      tokens.each { | color, tokens | 
+        content.gsub!("$$#{color}$$", "<span style='color:#{color}'>");
+        content.gsub!("$$/#{color}$$", "</span>");
+      };
+
+      return content
+
+    end
+
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/plugins/MBPlugin.rb b/plugins/MBPlugin.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b463c01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/MBPlugin.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+require 'rutie'
+
+module MB
+
+  class MBPlugin
+		# Plugin Properties
+
+    def self.get_id()
+      "[Enter Plugin ID]"
+    end
+
+    def self.get_name()
+      "[Eenter Plugin Name]"
+    end
+
+    def self.get_version()
+      "1.0.0"
+    end
+
+    def self.get_author()
+      "[Enter Author name]"
+    end
+
+    def self.get_webpage()
+      "[Enter Web URL]"
+    end
+
+    def self.get_description()
+      "[Enter Description]"
+    end
+
+		# Plugin Event Hooks
+
+    def self.init()
+      raise "Operation not supported";
+    end
+
+    def self.on_pasta_deleted(id, content, created, expiration, file)
+			raise "Operation not supported";
+		end
+
+		def self.on_pasta_expired(id, content, created, expiration, file)
+			raise "Operation not supported";
+		end
+
+    def self.on_pasta_created(id, content, created, expiration, file)
+      raise "Operation not supported";
+    end
+
+    def self.on_pasta_read(id, content, created, expiration, file)
+      raise "Operation not supported";
+    end
+
+    # Rust Function Calls
+
+    def self.init()
+      raise "Operation not supported";
+    end
+
+    def self.P=on_pasta_deleted(id, content, created, expiration, file)
+			raise "Operation not supported";
+		end
+
+		def self.on_pasta_expired(id, content, created, expiration, file)
+			raise "Operation not supported";
+		end
+
+    def self.on_pasta_created(id, content, created, expiration, file)
+      raise "Operation not supported";
+    end
+
+    def self.on_pasta_read(id, content, created, expiration, file)
+      raise "Operation not supported";
+    end
+
+  end
+
+end
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diff --git a/plugins/helloWorld.rb b/plugins/helloWorld.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b94cd8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/helloWorld.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+module MBP
+	class HelloWorld < MBPlugin
+
+		def self.get_id()
+      "HelloWorld"
+    end
+
+		def self.get_name() 
+      "Hello World Plugin"
+    end
+
+    def self.get_version() 
+      "1.0.0"
+    end
+
+    def self.get_description() 
+      "This is just a demo plugin. It does not do anything."
+    end
+
+		def self.get_author() 
+      "Daniel Szabo"
+    end
+
+    def self.get_webpage() 
+      "https://github.com/szabodanika/microbin"
+    end
+
+		def self.init() 
+      # Ignore event
+			"OK"
+    end
+
+		def self.on_pasta_created(content)
+			return content
+		end
+
+		def self.on_pasta_read(content)
+			return content
+		end
+
+	end
+end
diff --git a/src/animalnumbers.rs b/src/animalnumbers.rs
index a94e702..8af5ac9 100644
--- a/src/animalnumbers.rs
+++ b/src/animalnumbers.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub fn to_animal_names(mut number: u64) -> String {
         number -= digit * ANIMAL_NAMES.len().pow(power) as u64;
         if power > 0 {
             power -= 1;
-        } else if power <= 0 || number == 0 {
+        } else if power == 0 || number == 0 {
             break;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 6b2c8f4..7053d04 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ use crate::pasta::Pasta;
 mod animalnumbers;
 mod dbio;
 mod pasta;
+mod plugins;
 
 lazy_static! {
     static ref ARGS: Args = Args::parse();
@@ -47,6 +48,12 @@ struct Args {
     #[clap(short, long, default_value_t = 1)]
     threads: u8,
 
+    #[clap(short, long)]
+    wide: bool,
+
+    #[clap(short, long, default_value_t = 3)]
+    animals: u8,
+
     #[clap(long)]
     hide_header: bool,
 
@@ -103,7 +110,7 @@ struct ErrorTemplate<'a> {
 }
 
 #[derive(Template)]
-#[template(path = "pasta.html")]
+#[template(path = "pasta.html", escape = "none")]
 struct PastaTemplate<'a> {
     pasta: &'a Pasta,
     args: &'a Args,
@@ -165,7 +172,8 @@ async fn create(data: web::Data<AppState>, mut payload: Multipart) -> Result<Htt
             }
             "content" => {
                 while let Some(chunk) = field.try_next().await? {
-                    new_pasta.content = std::str::from_utf8(&chunk).unwrap().to_string();
+                    new_pasta.content =
+                        plugins::on_pasta_created(std::str::from_utf8(&chunk).unwrap());
                     new_pasta.pasta_type = if is_valid_url(new_pasta.content.as_str()) {
                         String::from("url")
                     } else {
@@ -223,9 +231,23 @@ async fn getpasta(data: web::Data<AppState>, id: web::Path<String>) -> HttpRespo
 
     for pasta in pastas.iter() {
         if pasta.id == id {
-            return HttpResponse::Found()
-                .content_type("text/html")
-                .body(PastaTemplate { pasta, args: &ARGS }.render().unwrap());
+            let pasta_copy = Pasta {
+                id: pasta.id,
+                content: plugins::on_pasta_read(&pasta.content),
+                file: pasta.file.to_string(),
+                created: pasta.created,
+                pasta_type: pasta.pasta_type.to_string(),
+                expiration: pasta.expiration,
+            };
+
+            return HttpResponse::Found().content_type("text/html").body(
+                PastaTemplate {
+                    pasta: &pasta_copy,
+                    args: &ARGS,
+                }
+                .render()
+                .unwrap(),
+            );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins.rs b/src/plugins.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..03e8950
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+extern crate rutie;
+
+use lazy_static::lazy_static;
+use log::{error, log};
+use rutie::{AnyException, AnyObject, Object, RString, VM};
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::io::{BufReader, Read};
+use std::{fs, io};
+
+const CACHE_PLUGINS: bool = false;
+
+lazy_static! {
+    static ref PLUGIN_IDENTIFIERS: Vec<String> = init();
+}
+
+fn init() -> Vec<String> {
+    VM::init();
+
+    let plugin_paths = load_plugin_paths();
+
+    let plugin_codes = read_plugins(plugin_paths.clone());
+
+    feed_plugins(plugin_codes);
+
+    let identifiers = get_plugin_identifiers(plugin_paths);
+
+    init_plugins(&identifiers);
+
+    identifiers
+}
+
+pub fn pasta_filter(s: &str) -> bool {
+    true
+}
+
+pub fn on_pasta_read(s: &str) -> String {
+    let mut processed_content: String = String::from(s);
+
+    for PLUGIN_IDENTIFIER in PLUGIN_IDENTIFIERS.iter() {
+        processed_content = eval_for_string(PLUGIN_IDENTIFIER, "on_pasta_read", s);
+    }
+
+    processed_content
+}
+
+pub fn on_pasta_created(s: &str) -> String {
+    let mut processed_content: String = String::from(s);
+
+    for PLUGIN_IDENTIFIER in PLUGIN_IDENTIFIERS.iter() {
+        processed_content = eval_for_string(PLUGIN_IDENTIFIER, "on_pasta_created", s);
+    }
+
+    processed_content
+}
+
+pub fn init_plugins(plugin_identifiers: &Vec<String>) {
+    for PLUGIN_IDENTIFIER in plugin_identifiers.iter() {
+        eval_for_string(PLUGIN_IDENTIFIER, "init", "");
+
+        let init_result = eval_for_string(&PLUGIN_IDENTIFIER, "init", "");
+        let id = eval_for_string(&PLUGIN_IDENTIFIER, "get_id", "");
+        let name = eval_for_string(&id, "get_name", "");
+        let version = eval_for_string(&id, "get_version", "");
+
+        log::info!("Initialised plugin {id} - {name} ({version})");
+    }
+}
+
+fn eval_for_string(plugin_id: &str, function: &str, parameter: &str) -> String {
+    match VM::eval(&*format!("MBP::{}::{}({})", plugin_id, function, parameter)) {
+        Ok(result) => match result.try_convert_to::<RString>() {
+            Ok(ruby_string) => ruby_string.to_string(),
+            Err(err) => err.to_string(),
+        },
+        Err(err) => {
+            log::error!(
+                "Failed to run function '{}' on plugin {}: {}",
+                function,
+                plugin_id,
+                err
+            );
+            err.to_string()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn load_plugin_paths() -> Vec<String> {
+    let paths = fs::read_dir("./plugins").expect("Failed to access ./plugins library.");
+
+    let mut plugin_paths: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
+
+    for path in paths {
+        plugin_paths.push(path.unwrap().path().to_str().unwrap().parse().unwrap());
+    }
+
+    plugin_paths
+}
+
+fn read_plugins(plugin_paths: Vec<String>) -> Vec<String> {
+    let mut plugin_codes: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
+
+    for plugin_path in plugin_paths {
+        let plugin_code = match fs::read_to_string(&plugin_path) {
+            Ok(result) => result,
+            Err(err) => {
+                log::error!("Failed to read plugin file {}: {}", plugin_path, err);
+                continue;
+            }
+        };
+        plugin_codes.push(plugin_code);
+    }
+
+    plugin_codes
+}
+
+fn feed_plugins(plugin_codes: Vec<String>) {
+    for plugin_code in plugin_codes {
+        match VM::eval(plugin_code.as_str()) {
+            Ok(result) => {}
+            Err(error) => {
+                log::error!("Failed to initialise plugin: {}", error);
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn get_plugin_identifiers(plugin_paths: Vec<String>) -> Vec<String> {
+    let mut plugin_ids: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
+    for plugin_path in plugin_paths {
+        plugin_ids.push(plugin_path.replace("./plugins/", "").replace(".rb", ""))
+    }
+    plugin_ids
+}