diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f2b944b..bb12415 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ This plugin uses the [SpaceAPI](http://spaceapi.net/) of your hackerspace to dis
 
 ## Install
 
-The best way is to put [wiyh] into the page :sidebar, but any other place is fine too.
+The best way is to put `[wiyh 'hackerspace API path/url here']` into the page :sidebar, but any other place is fine too.
+
+Else you can edit the `dokuwiki/lib/plugins/whoisinyourhackspace/conf/default.php` and put the API path in
+`$conf['api_path']    = '';` and then just put `[wiyh]` in any page.
 
 If you install this plugin manually, make sure it is installed in
 lib/plugins/whoisinyourhackspace/ - if the folder is called different it
diff --git a/lang/de/lang.php b/lang/de/lang.php
index 89583ed..288ad60 100644
--- a/lang/de/lang.php
+++ b/lang/de/lang.php
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ $lang['wiyh_heading'] = 'Raumstatus';
 $lang['wiyh_open'] = 'ist geöffnet.';
 $lang['wiyh_closed'] = 'ist geschlossen.';
 $lang['wiyh_stats'] = 'Raumöffnungsstatistiken';
+$lang['wiyh_no_api_path'] = 'Es wurde kein API-Pfad angegeben.';
+$lang['wiyh_fetch_error'] = 'Der API-Pfad konnte nicht abgerufen werden.';
 
 
 
diff --git a/lang/en/lang.php b/lang/en/lang.php
index d7de60a..7e72678 100644
--- a/lang/en/lang.php
+++ b/lang/en/lang.php
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ $lang['wiyh_heading'] = 'State';
 $lang['wiyh_open'] = 'is open.';
 $lang['wiyh_closed'] = 'is closed.';
 $lang['wiyh_stats'] = 'Stats';
-
+$lang['wiyh_no_api_path'] = 'No API path was given.';
+$lang['wiyh_fetch_error'] = 'Could not fetch API path.';
 
 
 //Setup VIM: ex: et ts=4 :
diff --git a/syntax.php b/syntax.php
index 669082b..452086f 100644
--- a/syntax.php
+++ b/syntax.php
@@ -16,19 +16,6 @@ if (!defined('DOKU_PLUGIN')) define('DOKU_PLUGIN',DOKU_INC.'lib/plugins/');
 require_once DOKU_PLUGIN.'syntax.php';
 
 class syntax_plugin_whoisinyourhackspace extends DokuWiki_Syntax_Plugin {
-  /**
-   * Check if a given option has been given, and remove it from the initial string
-   * @param string $match The string match by the plugin
-   * @param string $pattern The pattern which activate the option
-   * @param $varAffected The variable which will memorise the option
-   * @param $valIfFound the value affected to the previous variable if the option is found
-   */
-  private function _checkOption(&$match, $pattern, &$varAffected, $valIfFound){
-    if ( preg_match($pattern, $match, $found) ){
-      $varAffected = $valIfFound;
-      $match = str_replace($found[0], '', $match);
-    }
-  } // _checkOption
 
     public function getType() {
         return 'substition';
@@ -42,46 +29,71 @@ class syntax_plugin_whoisinyourhackspace extends DokuWiki_Syntax_Plugin {
         return 0;
     }
 
-
     public function connectTo($mode) {
-        $this->Lexer->addSpecialPattern('\[wiyh\]',$mode,'plugin_whoisinyourhackspace');
+      $this->Lexer->addSpecialPattern("(?:\[wiyh '.*?'\]|\[wiyh\])", $mode,'plugin_whoisinyourhackspace');
     }
 
-    public function render($mode, &$renderer, $data) {
-        global $conf;
+    public function handle($match, $state, $pos, Doku_Handler $handler)
+    {
+      if (DOKU_LEXER_SPECIAL !== $state) {
+        return [];
+      }
 
-        if($mode != 'xhtml') return false;
+      $matches = [];
 
-        $api_path = $this->getConf('api_path');
+      if (false !== preg_match("/wiyh '(.*?)'/", $match, $matches)) {
+        return [$state, $match, $matches[1] ?? null];
+      }
 
-        $file = file_get_contents($api_path);
+      return [$state, $match];
+    }
 
-        $api = json_decode($file);
+    public function render($format, Doku_Renderer $renderer, $data) {
+      global $conf;
 
-        $content = '';
-        $content .= '<div class="leinelab-state">';
-        $content .= "<h3>" . $this->getLang('wiyh_heading') . "</h3>";
+      [$state, $match, $url] = $data;
 
-        if ($api->state->open) {
-            $content .= "<img class=\"icon\" src=\"{$api->state->icon->open}\" alt=\"{$api->space} ist besetzt.\" title=\"{$api->space} ist besetzt.\" />";
-            $content .= "<p class=\"text\">{$api->space} " . $this->getLang('wiyh_open') . "</p>";
-        } else {
-            $content .= "<img class=\"icon\" src=\"{$api->state->icon->closed}\" alt=\"{$api->space} ist geschlossen.\" title=\"{$api->space} ist geschlossen.\" />";
-            $content .= "<p class=\"text\">{$api->space} " . $this->getLang('wiyh_closed') . "</p>";
-        }
+      if($format != 'xhtml') return false;
 
-	$date = new DateTime();
-	$date->setTimeStamp($api->lastchange);
-	$content .= "<p class=\"text\"> seit " . $date->format('d.m.Y H:i') . " Uhr</p>";
+      $api_path = $url ?: $this->getConf('api_path');
 
-        $content .= '<hr />';
+      if (empty ($api_path)) {
+        $renderer->doc .= "<div>{$this->getLang('wiyh_no_api_path')}</div>";
 
-        $content .= sprintf('<p><a href="http://spaceapi-stats.n39.eu/#%s">'.$this->getLang('wiyh_stats').'</a></p>',strtolower($api->space));
-        $content .= '</div>';
-
-        $renderer->doc .= $content;
         return true;
-    }
+      }
+
+      if (false === $file = file_get_contents($api_path)) {
+        $renderer->doc .= "<div>{$this->getLang('wiyh_fetch_error')}</div>";
+
+        return true;
+      }
+
+      $api = json_decode($file);
+
+      $content = '';
+      $content .= '<div class="hackerspace-room-state">';
+      $content .= "<h3>" . $this->getLang('wiyh_heading') . "</h3>";
+
+      if ($api->state->open) {
+        $content .= $api->state->icon->open ? "<img class=\"icon\" src=\"{$api->state->icon->open}\" alt=\"{$api->space} ist besetzt.\" title=\"{$api->space} ist besetzt.\" />" : '';
+        $content .= "<p class=\"text\">{$api->space} " . $this->getLang('wiyh_open') . "</p>";
+      } else {
+        $content .= $api->state->icon->open ? "<img class=\"icon\" src=\"{$api->state->icon->closed}\" alt=\"{$api->space} ist geschlossen.\" title=\"{$api->space} ist geschlossen.\" />" : '';
+        $content .= "<p class=\"text\">{$api->space} " . $this->getLang('wiyh_closed') . "</p>";
+      }
+
+      $date = new DateTime();
+      $date->setTimeStamp($api->state->lastchange);
+      $content .= "<p class=\"text\"> seit " . $date->format('d.m.Y H:i') . " Uhr</p>";
+
+      $content .= '<hr />';
+      $content .= '</div>';
+
+      $renderer->doc .= $content;
+
+      return true;
+  }
 }
 
 // vim:ts=4:sw=4:et: