diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 1060bef..9260a2f 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -486,7 +486,15 @@ class OmnivoreSettingTab extends PluginSettingTab {
     new Setting(containerEl)
       .setName("Front Matter Variables")
       .setDesc(
-        "Enter the front matter variables to be used in the template separated by commas. Available variables are title, author, tags, date_saved, date_published. You can also use custom aliases in the format of variable::alias, e.g. date_saved::date"
+        createFragment((fragment) => {
+          fragment.append(
+            "Enter the front matter variables separated by commas. You can also use custom aliases in the format of variable::alias, e.g. date_saved::date. ",
+            fragment.createEl("a", {
+              text: "Reference",
+              href: "https://docs.omnivore.app/integrations/obsidian.html#controlling-the-layout-of-the-data-imported-to-obsidian",
+            })
+          );
+        })
       )
       .addTextArea((text) => {
         text
diff --git a/src/settings/index.ts b/src/settings/index.ts
index d15eb40..64bd9bf 100644
--- a/src/settings/index.ts
+++ b/src/settings/index.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,17 @@ export const FRONT_MATTER_VARIABLES = [
   "tags",
   "date_saved",
   "date_published",
+  "omnivore_url",
+  "site_name",
+  "original_url",
+  "description",
+  "note",
+  "type",
+  "date_read",
+  "words_count",
+  "read_length",
+  "state",
+  "date_archived",
 ];
 
 export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: OmnivoreSettings = {
@@ -27,7 +38,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: OmnivoreSettings = {
   isSingleFile: false,
   frequency: 0,
   intervalId: 0,
-  frontMatterVariables: FRONT_MATTER_VARIABLES,
+  frontMatterVariables: [],
 };
 
 export enum Filter {
diff --git a/src/settings/template.ts b/src/settings/template.ts
index 4998084..8534c64 100644
--- a/src/settings/template.ts
+++ b/src/settings/template.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   getHighlightLocation,
   removeFrontMatterFromContent,
   siteNameFromUrl,
+  snakeToCamelCase,
 } from "../util";
 
 type FunctionMap = {
@@ -246,32 +247,28 @@ export const renderArticleContnet = async (
   };
 
   for (const item of frontMatterVariables) {
+    // split the item into variable and alias
     const aliasedVariables = item.split("::");
     const variable = aliasedVariables[0];
+    // we use snake case for variables in the front matter
+    const articleVariable = snakeToCamelCase(variable);
+    // use alias if available, otherwise use variable
     const key = aliasedVariables[1] || variable;
-    switch (variable) {
-      case "title":
-        frontMatter[key] = articleView.title;
-        break;
-      case "author":
-        if (articleView.author) {
-          frontMatter[key] = articleView.author;
-        }
-        break;
-      case "tags":
-        if (articleView.labels && articleView.labels.length > 0) {
-          // use label names as tags
-          frontMatter[key] = articleView.labels.map((l) => l.name);
-        }
-        break;
-      case "date_saved":
-        frontMatter[key] = dateSaved;
-        break;
-      case "date_published":
-        if (datePublished) {
-          frontMatter[key] = datePublished;
-        }
-        break;
+    if (
+      variable === "tags" &&
+      articleView.labels &&
+      articleView.labels.length > 0
+    ) {
+      // tags are handled separately
+      // use label names as tags
+      frontMatter[key] = articleView.labels.map((l) => l.name);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const value = (articleView as any)[articleVariable];
+    if (value) {
+      // if variable is in article, use it
+      frontMatter[key] = value;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/util.ts b/src/util.ts
index ba5a81a..2bd9cc5 100644
--- a/src/util.ts
+++ b/src/util.ts
@@ -161,3 +161,6 @@ export const removeFrontMatterFromContent = (content: string): string => {
 
   return content.replace(frontMatterRegex, "");
 };
+
+export const snakeToCamelCase = (str: string) =>
+  str.replace(/(_[a-z])/g, (group) => group.toUpperCase().replace("_", ""));