diff --git a/_includes/functions.html b/_includes/functions.html
index 3f9fee2..69e3d5a 100644
--- a/_includes/functions.html
+++ b/_includes/functions.html
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-{%- if include.func -%}
-  {%- assign func = include.func -%}
+{%- assign params = include -%}
+{%- if params.func -%}
+  {%- assign func = params.func -%}
 {%- endif -%}
 
 {%- assign include_path = func -%}
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@
   {%- include functions/log.html level=include.level msg=include.msg -%}
 {%- else -%}
   {%- assign include_path = 'functions/' | append: include_path -%}
-  {%- include {{ include_path }} -%}
+  {%- include {{ include_path }} params=params-%}
 {%- endif -%}
 
 {%- if func != 'log' -%}
diff --git a/_includes/functions/get_datetimes.html b/_includes/functions/get_datetimes.html
index 4398fbf..f5b4d7e 100644
--- a/_includes/functions/get_datetimes.html
+++ b/_includes/functions/get_datetimes.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-{% if include.filter %}
-  {% assign filter = include.filter %}
+{% if include.params.filter %}
+  {% assign filter = include.params.filter %}
 {% endif %}
 
 {% assign split_mark = '<|>' %}
diff --git a/_includes/functions/get_reading_time.html b/_includes/functions/get_reading_time.html
index d28b69c..7747108 100644
--- a/_includes/functions/get_reading_time.html
+++ b/_includes/functions/get_reading_time.html
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-{% if include.article %}
-  {% assign article = include.article %}
+{% if include.params.article %}
+  {% assign article = include.params.article %}
 {% endif %}
 
-{% if include.speed %}
-  {% assign speed = include.speed %}
+{% if include.params.speed %}
+  {% assign speed = include.params.speed %}
 {% else %}
   {% assign speed = 160 %}
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/_includes/functions/get_value.html b/_includes/functions/get_value.html
index 17561a2..5b1dbc4 100644
--- a/_includes/functions/get_value.html
+++ b/_includes/functions/get_value.html
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
-{%- if include.name -%}
-  {%- assign name = include.name -%}
+{%- if include.params.name -%}
+  {%- assign name = include.params.name -%}
 {%- endif -%}
 
-{%- assign return = include.return -%}
-
-{%- if page[name] -%}
+{%- if page[name] != nil -%}
   {%- assign return = page[name] -%}
-{%- elsif site[name] -%}
+{%- elsif site[name] != nil -%}
   {%- assign return = site[name] -%}
-{%- elsif site.data[name] -%}
+{%- elsif site.data[name] != nil -%}
   {%- assign return = site.data[name] -%}
-{%- elsif site.defaults[page.layout][name] -%}
+{%- elsif site.defaults[page.layout][name] != nil -%}
   {%- assign return = site.defaults[page.layout][name] -%}
-{%- elsif site.data.defaults[page.layout][name] -%}
+{%- elsif site.data.defaults[page.layout][name] != nil -%}
   {%- assign return = site.data.defaults[page.layout][name] -%}
-{%- elsif layout[name] -%}
+{%- elsif layout[name] != nil -%}
   {%- assign return = layout[name] -%}
+{%- else -%}
+  {%- assign return = include.params.default -%}
 {%- endif -%}
diff --git a/_includes/functions/log.html b/_includes/functions/log.html
index b2a6130..95d1856 100644
--- a/_includes/functions/log.html
+++ b/_includes/functions/log.html
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-{% if include.level %}
-  {% assign level = include.level %}
+{% if include.params.level %}
+  {% assign level = include.params.level %}
 {% endif %}
 
-{% if include.msg %}
-  {% assign msg = include.msg %}
+{% if include.params.msg %}
+  {% assign msg = include.params.msg %}
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if site.debug == true %}