diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 2445e43..8af28e4 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "snekdown"
-version = "0.5.5"
+version = "0.6.0"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono 0.4.11 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "crossbeam-utils 0.7.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 74ead05..54be35d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "snekdown"
-version = "0.5.5"
+version = "0.6.0"
 authors = ["trivernis <trivernis@protonmail.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 license-file = "LICENSE"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7342e6b..328e3aa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -79,6 +79,21 @@ Header with rows
 | row    | row    | row
 ```
 
+### Placeholders
+
+Placeholders can be used to insert special elements in a specific place.
+
+```md
+Insert the table of contents
+[[TOC]]
+
+Insert the current date
+[[date]]
+
+Insert the current time
+[[time]]
+```
+
 ### Metadata
 
 Additional metadata can be provided for some elements.
@@ -120,4 +135,7 @@ Set the size of an image
 
 Set the source of a quote
 [author=Me date=[[date]] display="author - date"]> It's me
+
+Set options for placeholders
+[[toc]][ordered]
 ```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/parsing/elements.rs b/src/parsing/elements.rs
index dd729ef..3c88c3a 100644
--- a/src/parsing/elements.rs
+++ b/src/parsing/elements.rs
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ pub struct Image {
 pub struct Placeholder {
     pub(crate) name: String,
     pub(crate) value: Option<Element>,
+    pub(crate) metadata: Option<InlineMetadata>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
@@ -260,21 +261,21 @@ impl Document {
         found
     }
 
-    pub fn create_toc(&self) -> List {
+    pub fn create_toc(&self, ordered: bool) -> List {
         let mut list = List::new();
-        list.ordered = true;
+        list.ordered = ordered;
         self.elements.iter().for_each(|e| match e {
             Block::Section(sec) => {
                 if !sec.get_hide_in_toc() {
-                    let mut item = ListItem::new(Line::Anchor(sec.header.get_anchor()), 1, true);
-                    item.children.append(&mut sec.get_toc_list().items);
+                    let mut item = ListItem::new(Line::Anchor(sec.header.get_anchor()), 1, ordered);
+                    item.children.append(&mut sec.get_toc_list(ordered).items);
                     list.add_item(item);
                 }
             }
             Block::Import(imp) => {
                 let anchor = imp.anchor.lock().unwrap();
                 if let Some(doc) = &anchor.document {
-                    list.items.append(&mut doc.create_toc().items)
+                    list.items.append(&mut doc.create_toc(ordered).items)
                 }
             }
             _ => {}
@@ -317,13 +318,13 @@ impl Section {
         found
     }
 
-    pub fn get_toc_list(&self) -> List {
+    pub fn get_toc_list(&self, ordered: bool) -> List {
         let mut list = List::new();
         self.elements.iter().for_each(|e| {
             if let Block::Section(sec) = e {
                 if !sec.get_hide_in_toc() {
-                    let mut item = ListItem::new(Line::Anchor(sec.header.get_anchor()), 1, true);
-                    item.children.append(&mut sec.get_toc_list().items);
+                    let mut item = ListItem::new(Line::Anchor(sec.header.get_anchor()), 1, ordered);
+                    item.children.append(&mut sec.get_toc_list(ordered).items);
                     list.add_item(item);
                 }
             }
@@ -469,8 +470,12 @@ impl PartialEq for Import {
 }
 
 impl Placeholder {
-    pub fn new(name: String) -> Self {
-        Self { name, value: None }
+    pub fn new(name: String, metadata: Option<InlineMetadata>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            name,
+            value: None,
+            metadata,
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn set_value(&mut self, value: Element) {
diff --git a/src/parsing/parser.rs b/src/parsing/parser.rs
index ac5b896..af4451d 100644
--- a/src/parsing/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parsing/parser.rs
@@ -106,8 +106,6 @@ pub struct Parser {
 }
 
 impl Parser {
-    /// TODO fn get_until(until: &[char], err_when: &[]) -> String
-
     pub fn new_from_file(path: String) -> Result<Self, io::Error> {
         let content = read_to_string(path.clone())?;
         Ok(Self::new(content, Some(path)))
@@ -716,7 +714,13 @@ impl Parser {
         };
         self.skip_char();
 
-        let placeholder = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Placeholder::new(name)));
+        let metadata = if let Ok(meta) = self.parse_inline_metadata() {
+            Some(meta)
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
+
+        let placeholder = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Placeholder::new(name, metadata)));
         self.document.add_placeholder(Arc::clone(&placeholder));
 
         Ok(placeholder)
diff --git a/src/parsing/placeholders.rs b/src/parsing/placeholders.rs
index 923a833..f7600a5 100644
--- a/src/parsing/placeholders.rs
+++ b/src/parsing/placeholders.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,14 @@ impl ProcessPlaceholders for Document {
         self.placeholders.iter().for_each(|p| {
             let mut pholder = p.lock().unwrap();
             match pholder.name.to_ascii_lowercase().as_str() {
-                P_TOC => pholder.set_value(block!(Block::List(self.create_toc()))),
+                P_TOC => {
+                    let ordered = if let Some(meta) = &pholder.metadata {
+                        meta.get_bool("ordered")
+                    } else {
+                        false
+                    };
+                    pholder.set_value(block!(Block::List(self.create_toc(ordered))))
+                }
                 P_DATE => pholder.set_value(inline!(Inline::Plain(PlainText {
                     value: get_date_string()
                 }))),
@@ -53,7 +60,7 @@ impl ProcessPlaceholders for Document {
 
 fn get_time_string() -> String {
     let now = Local::now();
-    format!("{:02}:{:02}:{02}", now.hour(), now.minute(), now.second())
+    format!("{:02}:{:02}:{:02}", now.hour(), now.minute(), now.second())
 }
 
 fn get_date_string() -> String {