diff --git a/plugins/viewer/template.php b/plugins/viewer/template.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7da8acd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/viewer/template.php
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+<html>
+<head>
+<title> <?php echo IMAGES_DIR.$simpleImagePath ?> </title>
+<style type="text/css">
+html, body {
+height: 100%;
+}
+body {
+margin: 0;
+text-align: center;
+background: black;
+color: white;
+}
+#theimage {
+max-width: 100%;
+max-height: 100%;
+}
+a {
+	color: white;
+	text-decoration: none;
+}
+#next, #previous, #up {
+	position: fixed;
+	font-size: 4em;
+	font-weight: bold;
+}
+
+#up {
+	top: 0;
+	left: 0;
+	
+}
+#next {
+	top: 50%;
+	right: -0;
+	
+}
+#previous {
+	top: 50%;
+	left: 0;
+}
+img {
+	border: 0;
+}
+</style>
+
+<?php if ($nextImageUrl !== '' and $firefox) { ?>
+<link rel="prefetch" href="<?php echo $nextImageUrl ?>" />
+<link rel="prefetch" href="<?php echo $nextPageUrl ?>" />
+<?php } ?>
+
+</head>
+<body>
+
+<a href="<?php echo $imageUrl ?>"><img src="<?php echo $imageUrl ?>" id="theimage" /></a>
+
+<div id="up">
+<a href="<?php echo $directoryUrl ?>" title="Back to directory">^</a>
+</div>
+
+<?php if ($nextPageUrl !== '') { ?>
+<div id="next">
+<a href="<?php echo $nextPageUrl ?>" title="Next image">&gt;</a>
+</div>
+<?php } ?>
+
+<?php if ($prevPageUrl !== '') { ?>
+<div id="previous">
+<a href="<?php echo $prevPageUrl ?>" title="Previous image">&lt;</a>
+</div>
+<?php } ?>
+
+<script type="text/javascript">
+
+<?php if ($nextImageUrl !== '' and ! $firefox) { ?>
+window.onload = function() { // for browsers not supporting link rel=prefetch
+	var im = new Image();
+	im.src = '<?php echo $nextImageUrl ?>';
+	var req = new XMLHttpRequest();
+	req.open('GET', '<?php echo $nextPageUrl ?>', false);
+	req.send(null);
+};
+<?php } ?>
+
+// keyboard navigation
+function keyup(e)
+{
+	switch (e.keyCode) {
+		case 37: // left
+			window.location = "<?php echo $prevPageUrl ?>";
+		break;
+		case 39: // right
+		case 32: // space
+			window.location = "<?php echo $nextPageUrl ?>";
+		break;
+		case 38: // up  (down is 40)
+			window.location = "<?php echo $directoryUrl ?>";
+		break;
+		case 13: // enter
+			window.location = "<?php echo $imageUrl ?>";
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+if (document.addEventListener) {
+        document.addEventListener("keyup", keyup, false);
+}
+</script>
+
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/plugins/viewer/view.php b/plugins/viewer/view.php
index e8400cd..ae5e686 100644
--- a/plugins/viewer/view.php
+++ b/plugins/viewer/view.php
@@ -76,117 +76,10 @@ $directoryUrl = $bizouRootUrl."index.php".dirname($simpleImagePath);
 
 $firefox = strpos($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'], 'Firefox') !== false;
 
+///// template starts here /////
 header('Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8');
 header('Expires: '.gmdate('D, d M Y H:i:s \G\M\T', time() + 3600));
+
+require 'template.php';
+
 ?>
-<html>
-<head>
-<title> <?php echo IMAGES_DIR.$simpleImagePath ?> </title>
-<style type="text/css">
-html, body {
-height: 100%;
-}
-body {
-margin: 0;
-text-align: center;
-background: black;
-color: white;
-}
-#theimage {
-max-width: 100%;
-max-height: 100%;
-}
-a {
-	color: white;
-	text-decoration: none;
-}
-#next, #previous, #up {
-	position: fixed;
-	font-size: 4em;
-	font-weight: bold;
-}
-
-#up {
-	top: 0;
-	left: 0;
-	
-}
-#next {
-	top: 50%;
-	right: -0;
-	
-}
-#previous {
-	top: 50%;
-	left: 0;
-}
-img {
-	border: 0;
-}
-</style>
-
-<?php if ($nextImageUrl !== '' and $firefox) { ?>
-<link rel="prefetch" href="<?php echo $nextImageUrl ?>" />
-<link rel="prefetch" href="<?php echo $nextPageUrl ?>" />
-<?php } ?>
-
-</head>
-<body>
-
-<a href="<?php echo $imageUrl ?>"><img src="<?php echo $imageUrl ?>" id="theimage" /></a>
-
-<div id="up">
-<a href="<?php echo $directoryUrl ?>" title="Back to directory">^</a>
-</div>
-
-<?php if ($nextPageUrl !== '') { ?>
-<div id="next">
-<a href="<?php echo $nextPageUrl ?>" title="Next image">&gt;</a>
-</div>
-<?php } ?>
-
-<?php if ($prevPageUrl !== '') { ?>
-<div id="previous">
-<a href="<?php echo $prevPageUrl ?>" title="Previous image">&lt;</a>
-</div>
-<?php } ?>
-
-<script type="text/javascript">
-
-<?php if ($nextImageUrl !== '' and ! $firefox) { ?>
-window.onload = function() { // for browsers not supporting link rel=prefetch
-	var im = new Image();
-	im.src = '<?php echo $nextImageUrl ?>';
-	var req = new XMLHttpRequest();
-	req.open('GET', '<?php echo $nextPageUrl ?>', false);
-	req.send(null);
-};
-<?php } ?>
-
-// keyboard navigation
-function keyup(e)
-{
-	switch (e.keyCode) {
-		case 37: // left
-			window.location = "<?php echo $prevPageUrl ?>";
-		break;
-		case 39: // right
-		case 32: // space
-			window.location = "<?php echo $nextPageUrl ?>";
-		break;
-		case 38: // up  (down is 40)
-			window.location = "<?php echo $directoryUrl ?>";
-		break;
-		case 13: // enter
-			window.location = "<?php echo $imageUrl ?>";
-		break;
-	}
-}
-
-if (document.addEventListener) {
-        document.addEventListener("keyup", keyup, false);
-}
-</script>
-
-</body>
-</html>
