diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index e25e85e..d1ba02d 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -447,8 +447,8 @@ func getVars(path string, globals Vars) (Vars, string, error) {
 
 // Render expanding zs plugins and variables
 func render(s string, vars Vars) (string, error) {
-	openingDelimiter := "{{"
-	closingDelimiter := "}}"
+	openingDelimiter := viper.GetString("opening-delim")
+	closingDelimiter := viper.GetString("closing-delim")
 
 	out := &bytes.Buffer{}
 	for {
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ func init() {
 	cobra.OnInitialize(initConfig)
 
 	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolP("debug", "D", false, "enable debug logging $($ZS_DEBUG)")
-	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&configFile, "config", "c", "", "config file (default: .zs/config.yml)")
+	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&configFile, "config", "C", "", "config file (default: .zs/config.yml)")
 
 	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringSliceP("extensions", "e", MapKeys(Extensions), "override and enable specific extensions")
 	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolP("production", "p", false, "enable production mode ($ZS_PRODUCTION)")
@@ -729,6 +729,9 @@ func init() {
 	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringP("keywords", "k", "", "site keywords ($ZS_KEYWORDS)")
 	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringSliceP("vars", "v", nil, "additional variables")
 
+	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringP("opening-delim", "o", "{{", "opening delimiter for plugins")
+	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringP("closing-delim", "c", "{{", "closing delimiter for plugins")
+
 	viper.BindPFlag("debug", RootCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("debug"))
 	viper.SetDefault("debug", false)
 
@@ -750,6 +753,11 @@ func init() {
 	viper.BindPFlag("vars", RootCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("vars"))
 	viper.SetDefault("vars", "")
 
+	viper.BindPFlag("opening-delim", RootCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("opening-delim"))
+	viper.SetDefault("opening-delim", "{{")
+	viper.BindPFlag("closing-delim", RootCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("closing-delim"))
+	viper.SetDefault("closing-delim", "}}")
+
 	ServeCmd.Flags().StringP("bind", "b", ":8000", "set the [<address>]:<port> to listen on")
 	ServeCmd.Flags().StringP("root", "r", PUBDIR, "set the root directory to serve")