diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 570dd54..da5c0ed 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ inputs:
     description: "Allows you to customize the accept header of the http request"
     default: "application/rss+xml"
     required: false
+  custom_tags:
+    description: "Allows you to use the custom tags from your feed items in your template"
+    default: ""
+    required: false
   commit_message:
     description: "Commit message used while committing to the repo"
     default: "Updated with the latest blog posts"
diff --git a/blog-post-workflow.js b/blog-post-workflow.js
index 5350c38..4cbced3 100644
--- a/blog-post-workflow.js
+++ b/blog-post-workflow.js
@@ -81,27 +81,30 @@ const commitReadme = async () => {
 const userAgent = core.getInput('user_agent');
 const acceptHeader = core.getInput('accept_header');
 
-let parser = new Parser({headers: {'User-Agent': userAgent, 'Accept': acceptHeader}});
-
 // Total no of posts to display on readme, all sources combined, default: 5
 const TOTAL_POST_COUNT = Number.parseInt(core.getInput('max_post_count'));
 // Readme path, default: ./README.md
 const README_FILE_PATH = core.getInput('readme_path');
 const GITHUB_TOKEN = core.getInput('gh_token');
+
+// Filter parameters
 const FILTER_PARAMS = {
   stackoverflow: 'Comment by $author',
   stackexchange: 'Comment by $author',
 };
+// Custom tags
+const CUSTOM_TAGS = {};
 
 /**
- * Updates FILTER_PARAMS object with filter parameters
- * @param sourceWithParam filter source with param eg: stackoverflow/Comment by $author/
+ * Compound parameter parser, Updates obj with compound parameters and returns item name
+ * @param sourceWithParam filter source with compound param eg: stackoverflow/Comment by $author/
+ * @param obj object to update
  * @return {string} actual source name eg: stackoverflow
  */
-const updateAndParseParams = (sourceWithParam) => {
-  const param = sourceWithParam.split('/'); // Reading params
+const updateAndParseCompoundParams = (sourceWithParam, obj) => {
+  const param = sourceWithParam.split('/'); // Reading params ['stackoverflow','Comment by $author', '']
   if (param.length === 3) {
-    Object.assign(FILTER_PARAMS, {[param[0]]: param[1]});
+    Object.assign(obj, {[param[0]]: param[1]});
     return param[0];// Returning source name
   } else {
     return sourceWithParam;
@@ -114,14 +117,22 @@ const COMMENT_FILTERS = core
   .trim()
   .split(',')
   .map((item)=>{
-    const str = item.trim();
-    if (str.startsWith('stackoverflow') || str.startsWith('stackexchange')) {
-      return updateAndParseParams(item);
+    item = item.trim();
+    if (item.startsWith('stackoverflow') || item.startsWith('stackexchange')) {
+      return updateAndParseCompoundParams(item, FILTER_PARAMS);
     } else {
-      return str;
+      return item;
     }
   });
 
+core.getInput('custom_tags')
+  .trim()
+  .split(',')
+  .forEach((item)=> {
+    item = item.trim();
+    updateAndParseCompoundParams(item, CUSTOM_TAGS); // Creates custom tag object
+  });
+
 const promiseArray = []; // Runner
 const runnerNameArray = []; // To show the error/success message
 let postsArray = []; // Array to store posts
@@ -151,6 +162,19 @@ const ignoreStackExchangeComments = (item) => !(COMMENT_FILTERS.indexOf('stackex
   item.link.includes('stackexchange.com') &&
   item.title.startsWith(FILTER_PARAMS.stackexchange.replace(/\$author/g, item.author)));
 
+const customTagArgs = Object.keys(CUSTOM_TAGS).map(
+  item => [CUSTOM_TAGS[item], item]);
+
+let parser = new Parser({
+  'headers': {
+    'User-Agent': userAgent,
+    'Accept': acceptHeader
+  },
+  customFields: {
+    item: [...customTagArgs]
+  }
+});
+
 feedList.forEach((siteUrl) => {
   runnerNameArray.push(siteUrl);
   promiseArray.push(new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
@@ -174,10 +198,18 @@ feedList.forEach((siteUrl) => {
             if (!item.link) {
               reject('Cannot read response->item->link');
             }
+            // Custom tags
+            let customTags = {};
+            Object.keys(CUSTOM_TAGS).forEach((tag)=> {
+              if (item[tag]) {
+                Object.assign(customTags, {[tag]: item[tag]});
+              }
+            });
             return {
               title: item.title.trim(),
               url: item.link.trim(),
-              date: new Date(item.pubDate.trim())
+              date: new Date(item.pubDate.trim()),
+              ...customTags
             };
           });
         resolve(posts);
@@ -220,11 +252,18 @@ Promise.allSettled(promiseArray).then((results) => {
         } else {
           // Building with custom template
           const date = dateFormat(cur.date, core.getInput('date_format')); // Formatting date
-          return acc + template
-            .replace(/\$title/g, cur.title)
-            .replace(/\$url/g, cur.url)
-            .replace(/\$date/g, date)
+          let content = template
+            .replace(/\$title\b/g, cur.title)
+            .replace(/\$url\b/g, cur.url)
+            .replace(/\$date\b/g, date)
             .replace(/\$newline/g, '\n');
+
+          // Setting Custom tags to the template
+          Object.keys(CUSTOM_TAGS).forEach((tag)=> {
+            const replaceValue = cur[tag] ? cur[tag] : '';
+            content = content.replace(new  RegExp('\\$' + tag + '\\b', 'g'), replaceValue);
+          });
+          return acc + content;
         }
       }, '');
       const newReadme = buildReadme(readmeData, postListMarkdown);
diff --git a/local-run.js b/local-run.js
index 7c14607..4bfa110 100644
--- a/local-run.js
+++ b/local-run.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ fs.writeFile(path.join(__dirname, 'test', 'Readme.md'), template, () => {
   process.env.INPUT_TEMPLATE = 'default';
   process.env.INPUT_DATE_FORMAT = 'UTC:ddd mmm dd yyyy h:MM TT';
   process.env.TEST_MODE = 'true';
+  process.env.INPUT_CUSTOM_TAGS = '';
   const testFile = process.env.DIST ? './dist/blog-post-workflow' :'./blog-post-workflow';
   console.log('Testing: ', testFile);
   require(testFile);
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index b45bff1..79f4888 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const DEFAULT_TEST_ENV = {
   INPUT_ACCEPT_HEADER: 'application/rss+xml',
   INPUT_GH_TOKEN: 'secret-test',
   INPUT_DATE_FORMAT: 'UTC:ddd mmm dd yyyy h:MM TT',
+  INPUT_CUSTOM_TAGS: '',
   TEST_MODE: 'true'
 };
 
@@ -88,4 +89,19 @@ describe('Blog post workflow tests', function () {
     const newReadme = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'test' , README_FILE), 'utf-8');
     assert.equal(snapshot, newReadme);
   });
+  it('Generated readme without custom elements should match the snapshot',async function () {
+    const README_FILE = 'Readme.custom-tags.md';
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'test', README_FILE), TEMPLATE);
+    const envObj = {
+      ...process.env,
+      ...DEFAULT_TEST_ENV,
+      INPUT_README_PATH: path.join(__dirname, 'test', README_FILE),
+      INPUT_CUSTOM_TAGS: 'testingTag/testingTag/,testingTag2/testingTag2/',
+      INPUT_TEMPLATE: '$title $url $testingTag $testingTag2 $newline'
+    };
+    await exec('node', [TEST_FILE],{env: envObj});
+    const snapshot = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'test' , README_FILE + '.snap'), 'utf-8');
+    const newReadme = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'test' , README_FILE), 'utf-8');
+    assert.equal(snapshot, newReadme);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/test/Readme.custom-tags.md.snap b/test/Readme.custom-tags.md.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4e46db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Readme.custom-tags.md.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Readme test
+Post list example:
+<!-- BLOG-POST-LIST:START -->God Mode in browsers: document.designMode = "on" https://dev.to/gautamkrishnar/god-mode-in-browsers-document-designmode-on-2pmo world  
+Skipping the Chrome "Your connection is not private" warning https://dev.to/gautamkrishnar/quickbits-1-skipping-the-chrome-your-connection-is-not-private-warning-4kp1   
+Microsoft Student Partners – Geek is the new rockstar https://dev.to/gautamkrishnar/microsoft-student-partners--geek-is-the-new-rockstar   
+An Introduction to NumPy https://dev.to/gautamkrishnar/an-introduction-to-numpy   
+Hi, I'm Gautam krishna.R https://dev.to/gautamkrishnar/hi-im-gautam-krishnar hello apple 
+DuckDuckGo – The search engine redefined https://dev.to/gautamkrishnar/duckduckgo-the-search-engine-redefined-4c7d   
+<!-- BLOG-POST-LIST:END -->
+
+# Other contents
+Test content
diff --git a/test/sample.xml b/test/sample.xml
index f3e6a22..07dd883 100644
--- a/test/sample.xml
+++ b/test/sample.xml
@@ -27,12 +27,15 @@
           &lt;p&gt;Nice to meet you.&lt;/p&gt;
 
         </description>
+          <testingTag>hello</testingTag>
+          <testingTag2>apple</testingTag2>
         <category>introductions</category>
       </item>
         <item>
             <title>God Mode in browsers: document.designMode = "on"</title>
             <author>Gautam krishna.R</author>
             <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2020 10:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
+          <testingTag>world</testingTag>
             <link>https://dev.to/gautamkrishnar/god-mode-in-browsers-document-designmode-on-2pmo</link>
             <guid>https://dev.to/gautamkrishnar/god-mode-in-browsers-document-designmode-on-2pmo</guid>
             <description>&lt;p&gt;Just type &lt;code&gt;document.designMode = "on"&lt;/code&gt; on you favourite browser devtools and see the magic. &lt;/p&gt;