diff --git a/pagify.js b/pagify.js
index 607a994..ada6b9c 100644
--- a/pagify.js
+++ b/pagify.js
@@ -8,41 +8,47 @@
  */
 
 (function($) {
-  $.fn.pagify = function(options) { 
+  $.fn.pagify = function(options) {
     var self = this;
-  
+
     this.defaults = {
-      pages: [],
+      'pages': [],
       'default': null,
-      animation: 'show',
-      onChange: function (page) {},
-      cache: false
+      'animation': 'show',
+      'animationSpeed': 'normal',
+      'animationOut': 'hide',
+      'animationOutSpeed': 0,
+      'onChange': function (page) {},
+      'cache': false
     };
     this.settings = $.extend({}, this.defaults, options);
 
     // Run after loading if caching, otherwise run immediately
     var runAfterLoading = function() {
       self.switchPage = function(page) {
-
         // Page is selected from: passed in value, window.location, default
         if(!page) {
           page = window.location.hash.replace('#','') || self.settings['default'];
         }
-         
-        // Load page content from cache 
+
         if(self.settings.cache) {
-          $(self).hide().html(self.pages[page])[self.settings.animation]();
+          // Load page content from cache
+          $(self)[self.settings.animationOut](self.settings.animationOutSpeed, function() {
+            $(self).html(self.pages[page])[self.settings.animation](self.settings.animationSpeed);
+          })
           self.settings.onChange(page);
- 
-        // Fetch page content
-        } else {
+        }
+        else {
+          // Fetch page content
           $.get(page+'.html', function(content) {
-            $(self).hide().html(content)[self.settings.animation]();
+            $(self)[self.settings.animationOut](self.settings.animationOutSpeed, function() {
+              $(self).html(content)[self.settings.animation](self.settings.animationSpeed);
+            })
             self.settings.onChange(page);
-          }, 'text');      
+          }, 'text');
         }
       }
-    
+
       // Respond to hash changes
       $(window).bind('hashchange', function() {
         self.switchPage();
@@ -51,7 +57,6 @@
       // Load initial page - current hash or default page
       if(window.location.hash) self.switchPage();
       else if(self.settings['default']) self.switchPage(self.settings['default']);
-
     };
 
     // Cache pages
@@ -62,12 +67,12 @@
         $.get(page+'.html', function(content) {
           self.pages[page] = content;
           pageLoads--;
+          //alert(pageLoads);
           if(!pageLoads) runAfterLoading();
         }, 'text');
       });
-    } else runAfterLoading();
+    } 
+    else runAfterLoading();
   };
-  
+
 })(jQuery);
-
-