diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7272d78..e54c0a4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ This [blog post](http://arnab-deka.com/posts/2013/02/hello-jquery-prettytextdiff
 explains things in a bit more detail.
 
 ## Demo
-[jsfiddle demo](http://jsfiddle.net/YwSVY/)
+[jsfiddle demo](http://jsfiddle.net/q7hyfev8/5/)
 
 ## Download
 From the [jQuery plugins site](http://plugins.jquery.com/pretty-text-diff/).
@@ -93,6 +93,18 @@ in the [jsfiddle demo](#demo).
     <td>false</td>
     <td>see some debug output in your browser's console</td>
   </tr>
+
+  <tr>
+    <td>originalContent</td>
+    <td>None</td>
+    <td>Pass the original content as a parameter in your JS file, instead of creating an element in your HTML code to extract this content.</td>
+  </tr>
+
+  <tr>
+    <td>changedContent</td>
+    <td>None</td>
+    <td>Pass the changed content as a parameter in your JS file, instead of creating an element in your HTML code to extract this content.</td>
+  </tr>
 </table>
 
 ## Development
diff --git a/jquery.pretty-text-diff.coffee b/jquery.pretty-text-diff.coffee
index 800cd93..6108610 100644
--- a/jquery.pretty-text-diff.coffee
+++ b/jquery.pretty-text-diff.coffee
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ###
-@preserve jQuery.PrettyTextDiff 1.0.3
+@preserve jQuery.PrettyTextDiff 1.0.4
 See https://github.com/arnab/jQuery.PrettyTextDiff/
 ###
 
@@ -19,9 +19,14 @@ $.fn.extend
 
       dmp = new diff_match_patch();
       @each ->
-        original = $(settings.originalContainer, this).text()
+        if settings.originalContent and settings.changedContent
+          original = $('<div />').html(settings.originalContent).text()
+          changed = $('<div />').html(settings.changedContent).text()
+        else
+          original = $(settings.originalContainer, this).text()
+          changed = $(settings.changedContainer, this).text()
+
         $.fn.prettyTextDiff.debug "Original text found: ", original, settings
-        changed = $(settings.changedContainer, this).text()
         $.fn.prettyTextDiff.debug "Changed  text found: ", changed, settings
 
         diffs = dmp.diff_main(original, changed)