diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 524bed4..27a07ad 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ bottle==0.12.18
 Beaker==1.11.0
 Paste==3.4.3
 appdirs==1.4.4
+bleach==3.1.5
diff --git a/zerobin/paste.py b/zerobin/paste.py
index 33aecd9..0bf3c5f 100644
--- a/zerobin/paste.py
+++ b/zerobin/paste.py
@@ -6,9 +6,12 @@ import os
 import hashlib
 import base64
 import lockfile
+import json
 
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 
+import bleach
+
 from zerobin.utils import settings, to_ascii, as_unicode, safe_open as open
 
 
@@ -26,10 +29,13 @@ class Paste(object):
         "never": 365 * 24 * 3600 * 100,
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, uuid=None, uuid_length=None, content=None, expiration=None):
+    def __init__(
+        self, uuid=None, uuid_length=None, content=None, expiration=None, title=""
+    ):
 
         self.content = content
         self.expiration = self.get_expiration(expiration)
+        self.title = bleach.clean(title, strip=True)[:60]
 
         if not uuid:
             # generate the uuid from the decoded content by hashing it
@@ -97,6 +103,10 @@ class Paste(object):
                 uuid = os.path.basename(path)
                 expiration = next(paste).strip()
                 content = next(paste).strip()
+                try:
+                    metadata = json.loads(next(paste).strip())
+                except (StopIteration, json.decoder.JSONDecodeError):
+                    metadata = {}
                 if "burn_after_reading" not in expiration:
                     expiration = datetime.strptime(expiration, "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f")
 
@@ -105,7 +115,12 @@ class Paste(object):
         except (IOError, OSError):
             raise ValueError("Can not open paste from file %s" % path)
 
-        return Paste(uuid=uuid, expiration=expiration, content=content)
+        return Paste(
+            uuid=uuid,
+            expiration=expiration,
+            content=content,
+            title=" ".join(metadata.get("title", "").split()),
+        )
 
     @classmethod
     def load(cls, uuid):
@@ -123,9 +138,8 @@ class Paste(object):
         """
         path = settings.PASTE_FILES_ROOT
         counter_file = os.path.join(path, "counter")
-        lock = lockfile.LockFile(counter_file)
 
-        with lock:
+        with lockfile.LockFile(counter_file):
             # Read the value from the counter
             try:
                 with open(counter_file, "r") as fcounter:
@@ -176,6 +190,8 @@ class Paste(object):
         with open(self.path, "w") as f:
             f.write(expiration + "\n")
             f.write(self.content + "\n")
+            if self.title:
+                f.write(json.dumps({"title": self.title}) + "\n")
 
         return self
 
diff --git a/zerobin/routes.py b/zerobin/routes.py
index ea8647f..53d9a74 100644
--- a/zerobin/routes.py
+++ b/zerobin/routes.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 """
 
 import os
+import pdb
 import sys
 
 import _thread as thread
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ def admin():
 
         return {"status": "ok", "message": "Paste deleted", **GLOBAL_CONTEXT}
 
-    return {"status": "ok", "message": "", ** GLOBAL_CONTEXT}
+    return {"status": "ok", "message": "", **GLOBAL_CONTEXT}
 
 
 @app.get(ADMIN_LOGIN_URL)
@@ -121,55 +122,37 @@ def logout():
 @app.post("/paste/create")
 def create_paste():
 
-    try:
-        body = parse_qs(request.body.read(int(settings.MAX_SIZE * 1.1)))
-    except ValueError:
+    # Reject what is too small, too big, or what does not seem encrypted to
+    # limit a abuses
+    content = request.forms.get("content", "")
+    if '{"iv":' not in content or not (0 < len(content) < settings.MAX_SIZE):
         return {"status": "error", "message": "Wrong data payload."}
 
-    try:
-        content = "".join(x.decode("utf8") for x in body[b"content"])
-    except (UnicodeDecodeError, KeyError):
-        return {
-            "status": "error",
-            "message": "Encoding error: the paste couldn't be saved.",
-        }
+    expiration = request.forms.get("expiration", "burn_after_reading")
+    title = request.forms.get("title", "")
 
-    if '{"iv":' not in content:  # reject silently non encrypted content
-        return {"status": "error", "message": "Wrong data payload."}
+    paste = Paste(
+        expiration=expiration,
+        content=content,
+        uuid_length=settings.PASTE_ID_LENGTH,
+        title=title,
+    )
+    paste.save()
 
-    # check size of the paste. if more than settings return error
-    # without saving paste.  prevent from unusual use of the
-    # system.  need to be improved
-    if 0 < len(content) < settings.MAX_SIZE:
-        expiration = body.get(b"expiration", [b"burn_after_reading"])[0]
-        paste = Paste(
-            expiration=expiration.decode("utf8"),
-            content=content,
-            uuid_length=settings.PASTE_ID_LENGTH,
+    # If refresh time elapsed pick up, update the counter
+    if settings.DISPLAY_COUNTER:
+
+        paste.increment_counter()
+
+        now = datetime.now()
+        timeout = GLOBAL_CONTEXT["refresh_counter"] + timedelta(
+            seconds=settings.REFRESH_COUNTER
         )
-        paste.save()
+        if timeout < now:
+            GLOBAL_CONTEXT["pastes_count"] = Paste.get_pastes_count()
+            GLOBAL_CONTEXT["refresh_counter"] = now
 
-        # display counter
-        if settings.DISPLAY_COUNTER:
-
-            # increment paste counter
-            paste.increment_counter()
-
-            # if refresh time elapsed pick up new counter value
-            now = datetime.now()
-            timeout = GLOBAL_CONTEXT["refresh_counter"] + timedelta(
-                seconds=settings.REFRESH_COUNTER
-            )
-            if timeout < now:
-                GLOBAL_CONTEXT["pastes_count"] = Paste.get_pastes_count()
-                GLOBAL_CONTEXT["refresh_counter"] = now
-
-        return {"status": "ok", "paste": paste.uuid, "owner_key": paste.owner_key}
-
-    return {
-        "status": "error",
-        "message": "Serveur error: the paste couldn't be saved. " "Please try later.",
-    }
+    return {"status": "ok", "paste": paste.uuid, "owner_key": paste.owner_key}
 
 
 @app.get("/paste/:paste_id")
diff --git a/zerobin/static/js/behavior.js b/zerobin/static/js/behavior.js
index e17941c..7215f6b 100644
--- a/zerobin/static/js/behavior.js
+++ b/zerobin/static/js/behavior.js
@@ -33,10 +33,12 @@ const app = new Vue({
       type: '',
       content: '',
       downloadLink: {},
+      title: '',
     },
     newPaste: {
       expiration: '1_day',
       content: '',
+      title: '',
     },
     messages: [],
     /** Check for browser support of the named featured. Store the result
@@ -111,18 +113,21 @@ const app = new Vue({
       window.location.reload();
     },
 
-    handleClone: () => {
+    handleClone: function () {
 
       document.querySelector('.submit-form').style.display = "inherit";
       document.querySelector('.paste-form').style.display = "none";
+      document.querySelector('h1').style.display = "none";
       let content = document.getElementById('content');
       content.value = zerobin.getPasteContent();
       content.dispatchEvent(new Event('change'));
+      this.newPaste.title = this.currentPaste.title;
     },
 
     handleCancelClone: () => {
       document.querySelector('.submit-form').style.display = "none";
       document.querySelector('.paste-form').style.display = "inherit";
+      document.querySelector('h1').style.display = "inherit";
     },
 
     handleUpload: (files) => {
@@ -199,7 +204,7 @@ const app = new Vue({
       newly created paste, adding the key in the hash.
     */
 
-    encryptAndSendPaste: (e) => {
+    encryptAndSendPaste: () => {
 
       var paste = document.querySelector('textarea').value;
 
@@ -234,7 +239,8 @@ const app = new Vue({
               bar.set('Sending...', '95%');
               var data = {
                 content: content,
-                expiration: app.newPaste.expiration
+                expiration: app.newPaste.expiration,
+                title: app.newPaste.title
               };
               var sizebytes = zerobin.count(JSON.stringify(data));
               var oversized = sizebytes > zerobin.max_size; // 100kb - the others header information
@@ -855,6 +861,11 @@ window.onload = function () {
     })
   }
 
+  let title = document.querySelector('h1');
+  if (title) {
+    app.currentPaste.title = title.innerText;
+  }
+
 }
 
 /* Display previous pastes */
diff --git a/zerobin/utils.py b/zerobin/utils.py
index 0f431d9..02c3bb2 100644
--- a/zerobin/utils.py
+++ b/zerobin/utils.py
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-import time
-import os
-import glob
-import tempfile
 import codecs
 import unicodedata
 import hashlib
@@ -135,6 +131,8 @@ def ensure_app_context(data_dir=None, config_dir=None):
 
     bottle.TEMPLATE_PATH.insert(0, CUSTOM_VIEWS_DIR)
 
+    bottle.BaseRequest.MEMFILE_MAX = settings.MAX_SIZE + (1024 * 100)
+
     secret_key_file = settings.CONFIG_DIR / "secret_key"
     if not secret_key_file.is_file():
         secret_key_file.write_text(secrets.token_urlsafe(64))
diff --git a/zerobin/views/base.tpl b/zerobin/views/base.tpl
index 29df04e..d65e783 100644
--- a/zerobin/views/base.tpl
+++ b/zerobin/views/base.tpl
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@
 
     <div class="container-md" id="wrap-content">
 
+      %if defined('paste') and paste.title:
+      <h1>{{ paste.title }}</h1>
+      %end
+
+
       <p :class="'alert alert-' + msg.type" v-for="msg in messages">
         <a class="close" data-dismiss="alert" href="#" @click="$event.target.parentNode.remove()">×</a>
         <strong class="title" v-if="msg.title" v-html="msg.title"></strong>
diff --git a/zerobin/views/home.tpl b/zerobin/views/home.tpl
index c944d88..bd2b911 100644
--- a/zerobin/views/home.tpl
+++ b/zerobin/views/home.tpl
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
     </div>
     <textarea rows="10" style="width:100%;" class="form-control" id="content" name="content" autofocus
       @keydown.ctrl.enter="encryptAndSendPaste()"></textarea>
+    <input type="text" class="paste-excerpt" name="paste-excerpt"
+      placeholder="Optional paste title. This part is NOT encrypted: anything you type here will be visible by anyone"
+      v-model="newPaste.title" maxlength="60">
   </div>
 
   <div class="form-group select-date paste-option down" v-if="displayBottomToolBar">
diff --git a/zerobin/views/paste.tpl b/zerobin/views/paste.tpl
index 564fd0c..ed45106 100644
--- a/zerobin/views/paste.tpl
+++ b/zerobin/views/paste.tpl
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@
     <div>
       <textarea rows="10" style="width:100%;" class=" form-control" @keydown.ctrl.enter="encryptAndSendPaste()"
         id="content" name="content"></textarea>
+      <input type="text" class="paste-excerpt" name="paste-excerpt"
+        placeholder="Optional paste title. This part is NOT encrypted: anything you type here will be visible by anyone"
+        v-model="newPaste.title" maxlength="60">
     </div>
 
     <div class="d-flex justify-content-between" v-if="displayBottomToolBar">>