diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/m724/blog/object/Article.java b/src/main/java/eu/m724/blog/object/Article.java
index d43a75a..3303762 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/m724/blog/object/Article.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/m724/blog/object/Article.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
  * @param createdAt The timestamp of when the article was first created.
  * @param modifiedBy The name of the author who last modified the article.
  * @param modifiedAt The timestamp of the last modification to the article.
- * @param custom A map of custom properties or metadata associated with the article.
+ * @param custom Map of raw properties, including those that aren't represented with a property
  * @param rawContent The raw content of the article, which <em>currently</em> is usually HTML.
  */
 public record Article(
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public record Article(
         String title,
         String summary,
         boolean draft,
+        boolean hidden,
 
         int revisions,
         String createdBy,
@@ -85,31 +86,12 @@ public record Article(
 
         var content = String.join("\n", lines).strip();
 
-        /* filter properties from read file */
+        /* read properties */
 
-        String title = "NO TITLE SET";
-        String summary = "NO SUMMARY SET";
-        boolean draft = true;
-
-        var custom = new HashMap<String, String>();
-
-        for (Map.Entry<String, String> property : properties.entrySet()) {
-            var value = property.getValue();
-
-            switch (property.getKey()) {
-                case "title":
-                    title = value;
-                    break;
-                case "summary":
-                    summary = value;
-                    break;
-                case "live": // an article is live (not draft) if the key is there
-                    draft = false;
-                    break;
-                default:
-                    custom.put(property.getKey(), value);
-            }
-        }
+        String title = properties.getOrDefault("title", "NO TITLE SET");
+        String summary = properties.getOrDefault("summary", "NO SUMMARY SET"); // TODO maybe it's not always needed?
+        boolean draft = !properties.containsKey("live");
+        boolean hidden = properties.containsKey("hidden");
 
         /* get revisions */
 
@@ -134,6 +116,6 @@ public record Article(
             LOGGER.warn("[Article {}] Draft because of a VC exception: {}", slug, e.getMessage());
         }
 
-        return new Article(slug, title, summary, draft, revisions, createdBy, createdAt, modifiedBy, modifiedAt, custom, content);
+        return new Article(slug, title, summary, draft, hidden, revisions, createdBy, createdAt, modifiedBy, modifiedAt, properties, content);
     }
 }