diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index f0bb29e..88c5fb8 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.3.0
+1.4.0
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1b649af..d588023 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 module zehd-frontend
 
-go 1.21.3
-
-toolchain go1.21.4
+go 1.21.5
 
 require (
 	github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.12.1
@@ -15,4 +13,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0
 )
 
-require golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20231108232855-2478ac86f678 // indirect
+require (
+	github.com/APoniatowski/funcmytemplate v0.0.1 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20231108232855-2478ac86f678 // indirect
+)
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index c491a8f..fb02754 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 github.com/APoniatowski/boillog v1.1.0 h1:jceyfIZCuGSn4e3Rlo0JOXK6C46Gce6MpITowkbeX1E=
 github.com/APoniatowski/boillog v1.1.0/go.mod h1:c7PpNRmlFv6tFVu9ogT/i1VwGsOeWRY8gRX14yHYpRQ=
+github.com/APoniatowski/funcmytemplate v0.0.1 h1:iuMga0N5U4umc28iucvy0oPFlW7JCyrT8l7Z9xMsvwU=
+github.com/APoniatowski/funcmytemplate v0.0.1/go.mod h1:d6IWMKOFbDyEPb46miTukA2c/4yHFahDC9wm5e/6EOE=
 github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.12.1 h1:yQRC55aXN/y1W10HgwHle01DRuV9Dpf31iGkotjt3Ag=
 github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.12.1/go.mod h1:Tg+OJXh4MB2R/uN61Ko2f6hTZwB/ZYGOtib8J3gBHzA=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
diff --git a/pkg/caching/cachingHelpers.go b/pkg/caching/cachingHelpers.go
index 98ab5fa..a1e9dbc 100644
--- a/pkg/caching/cachingHelpers.go
+++ b/pkg/caching/cachingHelpers.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/APoniatowski/boillog"
+	"github.com/APoniatowski/funcmytemplate"
 
 	"github.com/gomarkdown/markdown"
 	"github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2"
@@ -15,13 +16,13 @@ import (
 // pageBuilder Private helper function that builds HTML/goHTML pages and returns the templates
 func pageBuilder(templatePath, layoutPath string) (*template.Template, error) {
 	defer boillog.TrackTime("page-builder", time.Now())
-	funcmytemplate := template.FuncMap{} // TODO: add funcmytemplate here later
+	funcmytemplates := funcmytemplate.Add()
 	templates := template.New("")
 	_, err := os.Stat(layoutPath)
 	if err != nil || !os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		templates, err = templates.Funcs(funcmytemplate).ParseFiles(templatePath)
+		templates, err = templates.Funcs(funcmytemplates).ParseFiles(templatePath)
 	} else {
-		templates, err = templates.Funcs(funcmytemplate).ParseFiles(layoutPath, templatePath)
+		templates, err = templates.Funcs(funcmytemplates).ParseFiles(layoutPath, templatePath)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ func pageBuilder(templatePath, layoutPath string) (*template.Template, error) {
 func convertOrgToTemplate(orgPath, layoutPath string) (*template.Template, error) {
 	defer boillog.TrackTime("org-converter", time.Now())
 	var err error
-	funcmytemplate := template.FuncMap{} // TODO: add funcmytemplate here later
+	funcmytemplates := funcmytemplate.Add()
 	templates := template.New("")
 	_, notFoundErr := os.Stat(layoutPath)
 	if notFoundErr != nil {
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ func convertOrgToTemplate(orgPath, layoutPath string) (*template.Template, error
 		htmlBytes := blackfriday.Run(orgBytes)
 		html := string(htmlBytes)
 		html = fmt.Sprintf(`{{define "org"}}%s{{end}}`, html)
-		templates, err = templates.Funcs(funcmytemplate).Parse(html)
+		templates, err = templates.Funcs(funcmytemplates).Parse(html)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -56,8 +57,8 @@ func convertOrgToTemplate(orgPath, layoutPath string) (*template.Template, error
 		htmlBytes := blackfriday.Run(orgBytes)
 		html := string(htmlBytes)
 		html = fmt.Sprintf(`{{define "org"}}%s{{end}}`, html)
-		templates, err = templates.Funcs(funcmytemplate).ParseFiles(layoutPath)
-		templates, err = templates.Funcs(funcmytemplate).Parse(html)
+		templates, err = templates.Funcs(funcmytemplates).ParseFiles(layoutPath)
+		templates, err = templates.Funcs(funcmytemplates).Parse(html)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ func convertOrgToTemplate(orgPath, layoutPath string) (*template.Template, error
 func convertMarkdownToTemplate(markdownPath, layoutPath string) (*template.Template, error) {
 	defer boillog.TrackTime("md-converter", time.Now())
 	var err error
-	funcmytemplate := template.FuncMap{} // TODO: add funcmytemplate here later
+	funcmytemplates := funcmytemplate.Add()
 	templates := template.New("")
 	_, notFoundErr := os.Stat(layoutPath)
 	if notFoundErr != nil {
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ func convertMarkdownToTemplate(markdownPath, layoutPath string) (*template.Templ
 		}
 		html := string(markdown.ToHTML(markdownBytes, nil, nil))
 		html = fmt.Sprintf(`{{define "markdown"}}%s{{end}}`, html)
-		templates, err = templates.Funcs(funcmytemplate).Parse(html)
+		templates, err = templates.Funcs(funcmytemplates).Parse(html)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -90,8 +91,8 @@ func convertMarkdownToTemplate(markdownPath, layoutPath string) (*template.Templ
 		}
 		html := string(markdown.ToHTML(markdownBytes, nil, nil))
 		html = fmt.Sprintf(`{{define "markdown"}}%s{{end}}`, html)
-		templates, err = templates.Funcs(funcmytemplate).ParseFiles(layoutPath)
-		templates, err = templates.Funcs(funcmytemplate).Parse(html)
+		templates, err = templates.Funcs(funcmytemplates).ParseFiles(layoutPath)
+		templates, err = templates.Funcs(funcmytemplates).Parse(html)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err