diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index bc1bafca..e72a8e7c 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ github_repo_url: http://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework
 # Project forum URL
 forum: http://forum.spring.io/forum/spring-projects/container
 
+# If you want to include a custom pom.xml or gradle template set these value to true and add _include files
+custom_pom_template: false
+custom_gradle_template: false
+
 
 ### The following properties are constant for most projects
 
diff --git a/_includes/project_sidebar.html b/_includes/project_sidebar.html
index 14a24de5..cddaca62 100644
--- a/_includes/project_sidebar.html
+++ b/_includes/project_sidebar.html
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 {% include documentation.html %}
-{%unless badges contains 'not found in _includes directory' %}
 <div class="right-pane-widget--container no-top-border">
     <div class="project-sub-link--wrapper">
         {% include badges.html %}
     </div>
 </div>
-{%endunless%}
 <div class="right-pane-widget--container no-top-border project-sidebar-resource--wrapper">
     {{ related_resources | markdownify }}
 </div>
diff --git a/_includes/widget_templates.html b/_includes/widget_templates.html
index c0253e75..4e609c6f 100644
--- a/_includes/widget_templates.html
+++ b/_includes/widget_templates.html
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@
 </script>
 
 
+{% if site.custom_pom_template %}
 {% capture maven_pom_template %}
 {% include pom.xml %}
 {% endcapture %}
-
-{%if maven_pom_template contains 'not found in _includes directory' %}
+{% else %}
 {% capture maven_pom_template %}
 <dependencies>
     <dependency>
@@ -99,11 +99,11 @@
 {% endhighlight %}
 </script>
 
+{% if site.custom_gradle_template %}
 {% capture gradle_template %}
 {% include build.gradle %}
 {% endcapture %}
-
-{%if gradle_template contains 'not found in _includes directory' %}
+{% else %}
 {% capture gradle_template %}
 dependencies {
     compile '{@= groupId @}:{@= artifactId @}:{@= version @}'