diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 926fbd5..94337bb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,8 +2,13 @@ dwmbar - A Modular Status Bar for dwm
 =====================================
 ![Example image](res/example.png)
 
+<p align="center">
+<img src="res/bar2.png"/>
+</p>
+
 <p align="center">
 <img src="res/bar.png"/>
+</p>
 
 dwmbar is a very simple status bar written for dwm.
 
diff --git a/bar.sh b/bar.sh
index 2e096bc..bd012d1 100755
--- a/bar.sh
+++ b/bar.sh
@@ -23,20 +23,52 @@ fi
 export LC_ALL=C
 export LANG=C
 
- # shellcheck source=/dev/null
-source "$CONFIG_FILE"
+if [[ "$CONFIG_FILE" == *.json ]]; then
+	MODULES=$(jq -r '.modules | join(" ")' "$CONFIG_FILE")
+	ONLINE_MODULES=$(jq -r '.online_modules | join(" ")' "$CONFIG_FILE")
+	DELAY=$(jq -r '.delay // 0.05' "$CONFIG_FILE")
+	SEPARATOR=$(jq -r '.separator // " | "' "$CONFIG_FILE")
+	LEFT_PADDING=$(jq -r '.left_padding // " "' "$CONFIG_FILE")
+	RIGHT_PADDING=$(jq -r '.right_padding // " "' "$CONFIG_FILE")
+	CUSTOM_DIR=$(jq -r '.custom_dir' "$CONFIG_FILE")
+	CUSTOM_DIR="${CUSTOM_DIR/#\~/$HOME}"
+	CUSTOM_DIR="${CUSTOM_DIR/\$USER/$USER}"
+	CUSTOM_DIR="${CUSTOM_DIR/\$HOME/$HOME}"
+	[[ -z "$CUSTOM_DIR" ]] && CUSTOM_DIR="$HOME/.config/dwmbar/modules/custom/"
+else
+	# shellcheck source=/dev/null
+	source "$CONFIG_FILE"
+fi
+
+export SEPARATOR
+export MODULES
+export ONLINE_MODULES
+export DELAY
+export LEFT_PADDING
+export RIGHT_PADDING
+export CUSTOM_DIR
 
 get_bar()
 {
+	local bar=""
+	local first=true
+	
 	for module in $MODULES; do
-        if [[ $INTERNET -eq 0 ]] || [[ $ONLINE_MODULES != *"$module"* ]];then
-            module_out="$(sed 's/\.$//g' "$OUTPUT_CACHE$module")"
-			bar="$bar$module_out"
+        if [[ $INTERNET -eq 0 ]] || [[ $ONLINE_MODULES != *"$module"* ]]; then
+            module_out="$(cat "$OUTPUT_CACHE$module" 2>/dev/null)"
+			
+			if [[ -n "$module_out" ]]; then
+				if [[ "$first" == true ]]; then
+					bar="$module_out"
+					first=false
+				else
+					bar="$bar$SEPARATOR$module_out"
+				fi
+			fi
 		fi
 	done
-	# Uncomment to remove last separator
-	# bar="$(echo "$bar" | sed 's/.$//g')"
-	echo "$LEFT_PADDING${bar::-2}$RIGHT_PADDING"
+	
+	echo "$LEFT_PADDING$bar$RIGHT_PADDING"
 }
 
 run_module()
@@ -50,8 +82,7 @@ run_module()
 
 	if [[ "$out" = " " ]]; then
 		echo "" > "$OUTPUT_CACHE$module"
-	elif [[ ! "$out" = "" ]]; then
-		out="$out$SEPARATOR."
+	else
 		echo "$out" > "$OUTPUT_CACHE$module"
 	fi
 }
diff --git a/dwmbar b/dwmbar
index a038c93..f7483bc 100755
--- a/dwmbar
+++ b/dwmbar
@@ -29,12 +29,19 @@ export SYNC_SCRIPT
 CONFIG_DIR="/home/$USER/.config/dwmbar/"
 export CONFIG_DIR
 
-CUSTOM_DIR="$CONFIG_DIR/custom/"
+CUSTOM_DIR="$CONFIG_DIR/modules/custom/"
 export CUSTOM_DIR
 
-CONFIG_FILE="$CONFIG_DIR/config"
-if [[ ! -f "$CONFIG_FILE" ]]; then
-	CONFIG_FILE=$DEFAULT_CONFIG_LOCATION
+# Prefer JSON config if jq is available and file exists
+JSON_CONFIG="$CONFIG_DIR/config.json"
+BASH_CONFIG="$CONFIG_DIR/config"
+
+if command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1 && [[ -f "$JSON_CONFIG" ]]; then
+	CONFIG_FILE="$JSON_CONFIG"
+elif [[ -f "$BASH_CONFIG" ]]; then
+	CONFIG_FILE="$BASH_CONFIG"
+else
+	CONFIG_FILE="$DEFAULT_CONFIG_LOCATION"
 fi
 export CONFIG_FILE
 
@@ -90,6 +97,33 @@ check_files(){
     fi
 }
 
+load_config() {
+	if [[ "$CONFIG_FILE" == *.json ]]; then
+		MODULES=$(jq -r '.modules | join(" ")' "$CONFIG_FILE")
+		ONLINE_MODULES=$(jq -r '.online_modules | join(" ")' "$CONFIG_FILE")
+		DELAY=$(jq -r '.delay // 0.05' "$CONFIG_FILE")
+		SEPARATOR=$(jq -r '.separator // " | "' "$CONFIG_FILE")
+		LEFT_PADDING=$(jq -r '.left_padding // " "' "$CONFIG_FILE")
+		RIGHT_PADDING=$(jq -r '.right_padding // " "' "$CONFIG_FILE")
+		CUSTOM_DIR=$(jq -r '.custom_dir' "$CONFIG_FILE")
+		CUSTOM_DIR="${CUSTOM_DIR/#\~/$HOME}"
+		CUSTOM_DIR="${CUSTOM_DIR/\$USER/$USER}"
+		CUSTOM_DIR="${CUSTOM_DIR/\$HOME/$HOME}"
+		[[ -z "$CUSTOM_DIR" ]] && CUSTOM_DIR="$HOME/.config/dwmbar/modules/custom/"
+	else
+		# shellcheck source=/dev/null
+		source "$CONFIG_FILE"
+	fi
+	
+	export SEPARATOR
+	export MODULES
+	export ONLINE_MODULES
+	export DELAY
+	export LEFT_PADDING
+	export RIGHT_PADDING
+	export CUSTOM_DIR
+}
+
 while getopts 'vc' flag; do
 	case "${flag}" in
 		v) 	print_help
@@ -118,14 +152,18 @@ if [[ -x "$SYNC_SCRIPT" ]]; then
     "$SYNC_SCRIPT" 2>/dev/null || true
 fi
 
+load_config
+
 while :; do
 	date=$(date +'%S')
 	if [ $(( 10#$date % 5 )) -eq 0 ]; then
 		INTERNET=$(check_internet)
+		export INTERNET
 		# Sync again periodically in case user edits config
 		if [[ -x "$SYNC_SCRIPT" ]]; then
 		    "$SYNC_SCRIPT" 2>/dev/null || true
 		fi
+		load_config
 		sleep 1
 	fi
 	xsetroot -name "$(exec $DEFAULT_BAR_LOCATION)"
diff --git a/modules/archupdates b/modules/archupdates
index 22144d8..d38e41f 100755
--- a/modules/archupdates
+++ b/modules/archupdates
@@ -5,28 +5,19 @@ set -euo pipefail
 # shellcheck source=../lib/cache.sh
 . "$(dirname "$0")/../lib/cache.sh"
 
-PREFIX='  Updates: '
-CACHE_KEY="arch_updates"
+PREFIX='  Updates: '
+CACHE_KEY="arch_updates_official"
 CACHE_DURATION=${ARCH_UPDATES_CACHE_SECONDS:-300}
 
 get_updates() {
-    local updates_arch=0 updates_aur=0 total=0
+    local updates=0
 
     if command -v checkupdates >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        updates_arch=$(checkupdates 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
+        updates=$(checkupdates 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
     fi
 
-    if command -v yay >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        updates_aur=$(yay -Qum 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
-    elif command -v paru >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        updates_aur=$(paru -Qum 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
-    elif command -v trizen >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        updates_aur=$(trizen -Qum 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
-    fi
-
-    total=$((updates_arch + updates_aur))
-    cache_write "$CACHE_KEY" "$total"
-    echo "$PREFIX$total"
+    cache_write "$CACHE_KEY" "$updates"
+    echo "$PREFIX$updates"
 }
 
 if cached=$(cache_read "$CACHE_KEY" "$CACHE_DURATION" 2>/dev/null); then
diff --git a/modules/archupdates-aur b/modules/archupdates-aur
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e129ae0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/archupdates-aur
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+# shellcheck source=../lib/common.sh
+. "$(dirname "$0")/../lib/common.sh"
+# shellcheck source=../lib/cache.sh
+. "$(dirname "$0")/../lib/cache.sh"
+
+PREFIX='  AUR Updates: '
+CACHE_KEY="arch_updates_aur"
+CACHE_DURATION=${ARCH_UPDATES_AUR_CACHE_SECONDS:-300}
+
+get_aur_updates() {
+    local updates=0
+
+    if command -v yay >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        updates=$(yay -Qum 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
+    elif command -v paru >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        updates=$(paru -Qum 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
+    elif command -v trizen >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        updates=$(trizen -Qum 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
+    fi
+
+    cache_write "$CACHE_KEY" "$updates"
+    echo "$PREFIX$updates"
+}
+
+if cached=$(cache_read "$CACHE_KEY" "$CACHE_DURATION" 2>/dev/null); then
+    echo "$PREFIX$cached"
+else
+    get_aur_updates
+fi
diff --git a/res/bar2.png b/res/bar2.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6d4c17
Binary files /dev/null and b/res/bar2.png differ
diff --git a/tests/expected/archupdates.txt b/tests/expected/archupdates.txt
index 2cdebd2..d646874 100644
--- a/tests/expected/archupdates.txt
+++ b/tests/expected/archupdates.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-  Updates: 4
+  Updates: 1
diff --git a/todo.md b/todo.md
index 9c04c43..36aaab8 100644
--- a/todo.md
+++ b/todo.md
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 # TODO
 
-- Separator optional between modules
 - Call all modules once on startup, then deal with delays
-- Different archupdates and arch AUR updates that write to the same file so you can use only 1 of them