diff --git a/blog.txt b/blog.txt
index a890835..fc88332 100644
--- a/blog.txt
+++ b/blog.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2020-10-01T08:05:33Z	ac7c64	Welcome to picoblog. For updates and such, visit [https://0xff.nu/picoblog](https://0xff.nu/picoblog).
\ No newline at end of file
+2020-10-01T08:05:33Z	(#MWZkYw)	Welcome to picoblog. For updates and such, visit [https://0xff.nu/picoblog](https://0xff.nu/picoblog).
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/picoblog.php b/picoblog.php
index 8cca13d..9f1deca 100644
--- a/picoblog.php
+++ b/picoblog.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class PicoBlog
     }
 
     /**
-     * Read source file
+     * Read source file/URL
      *
      * @return boolean true if successful, false if not
      */
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ class PicoBlog
             if (!empty($this->rawentries)) {
                 return true;
             }
+        } elseif ($url = filter_var($this->sourcefile, FILTER_VALIDATE_URL)) {
+            $this->rawentries = preg_split('/\x0A/', file_get_contents($url));
+            if (!empty($this->rawentries)) {
+                return true;
+            }
         }
         throw new \Exception("{$this->sourcefile} is empty! Aborting.");
         return false;
@@ -76,7 +81,7 @@ class PicoBlog
                 $pattern = '/^(?<date>[^\t]+)\t(?<entry>.+)/';
                 break;
             case 'picoblog':
-                $pattern = '/^(?<date>[^\t]+)\t#(?<id>[a-zA-Z0-9]{6})\t(?<entry>.+)/';
+                $pattern = '/^(?<date>[^\t]+)\t\(#(?<id>[a-zA-Z0-9]{6,7})\)\t(?<entry>.+)/';
                 break;
         }
         foreach ($entries as $i => $entry) {