diff --git a/payment_manual/indico_payment_manual/placeholders.py b/payment_manual/indico_payment_manual/placeholders.py
index e77d47c..fa430ff 100644
--- a/payment_manual/indico_payment_manual/placeholders.py
+++ b/payment_manual/indico_payment_manual/placeholders.py
@@ -16,9 +16,44 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-from indico_payment_manual import _
-from indico.util.placeholders import Placeholder
+from decimal import Decimal
+from urllib import quote_plus
+
 from indico.modules.events.registration.placeholders.registrations import IDPlaceholder
+from indico.util.placeholders import ParametrizedPlaceholder, Placeholder
+
+from indico_payment_manual import _
+
+
+class EscapablePlaceholder(ParametrizedPlaceholder):
+    param_required = False
+    param_restricted = True
+    field = None
+    basic_description = None
+
+    @classmethod
+    def render(cls, param, regform, registration):
+        rv = getattr(registration, cls.field)
+        if param == 'url':
+            rv = quote_plus(rv.encode('utf-8')).decode('utf-8')
+        return rv
+
+    @classmethod
+    def iter_param_info(cls, regform, registration):
+        yield None, cls.basic_description
+        yield 'url', '{} ({})'.format(cls.basic_description, _('escaped for URLs'))
+
+
+class FirstNamePlaceholder(EscapablePlaceholder):
+    name = 'first_name'
+    basic_description = _("First name of the registrant")
+    field = 'first_name'
+
+
+class LastNamePlaceholder(EscapablePlaceholder):
+    name = 'last_name'
+    basic_description = _("Last name of the registrant")
+    field = 'last_name'
 
 
 class RegistrationIDPlaceholder(IDPlaceholder):
@@ -32,3 +67,33 @@ class EventIDPlaceholder(Placeholder):
     @classmethod
     def render(cls, regform, registration):
         return registration.registration_form.event.id
+
+
+class PricePlaceholder(ParametrizedPlaceholder):
+    param_required = False
+    param_restricted = True
+    name = 'price'
+
+    @classmethod
+    def render(cls, param, regform, registration):
+        if param == 'int':
+            return unicode(int(registration.price * 100))
+        elif param == 'short' and int(registration.price) == registration.price:
+            return unicode(int(registration.price))
+        else:
+            return unicode(registration.price.quantize(Decimal('.01')))
+
+    @classmethod
+    def iter_param_info(cls, regform, registration):
+        yield None, _("The price the registrant needs to pay (e.g. 100.00 or 100.25)")
+        yield 'short', _("The price without cents if possible (e.g. 100 or 100.25)")
+        yield 'int', _("The price formatted as an integer (e.g. 10000 or 10025)")
+
+
+class CurrencyPlaceholder(Placeholder):
+    name = 'currency'
+    description = _("The currency used in the registration")
+
+    @classmethod
+    def render(cls, regform, registration):
+        return registration.currency
diff --git a/payment_manual/indico_payment_manual/plugin.py b/payment_manual/indico_payment_manual/plugin.py
index a91b5d9..ceeaa40 100644
--- a/payment_manual/indico_payment_manual/plugin.py
+++ b/payment_manual/indico_payment_manual/plugin.py
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ from indico.web.forms.validators import UsedIf
 from indico_payment_manual import _
 
 
-DETAILS_DESC = _('The details the user needs to make their payment. This usually includes the bank account details '
-                 'the IBAN and payment reference.')
+DETAILS_DESC = _('The details the user needs to make their payment. This usually includes the bank account details, '
+                 'the IBAN and payment reference.  You can also link to a custom payment site. In this case make sure '
+                 'to use the URL-escaped versions of the placeholders where available.')
 
 
 class PluginSettingsForm(PaymentPluginSettingsFormBase):
@@ -72,13 +73,15 @@ class ManualPaymentPlugin(PaymentPluginMixin, IndicoPlugin):
         self.connect(signals.get_placeholders, self._get_details_placeholders, sender='manual-payment-details')
 
     def _get_details_placeholders(self, sender, regform, registration, **kwargs):
-        from indico.modules.events.registration.placeholders.registrations import (FirstNamePlaceholder,
-                                                                                   LastNamePlaceholder)
-        from indico_payment_manual.placeholders import RegistrationIDPlaceholder, EventIDPlaceholder
+        from indico_payment_manual.placeholders import (FirstNamePlaceholder, LastNamePlaceholder,
+                                                        RegistrationIDPlaceholder, EventIDPlaceholder, PricePlaceholder,
+                                                        CurrencyPlaceholder)
         yield FirstNamePlaceholder
         yield LastNamePlaceholder
         yield RegistrationIDPlaceholder
         yield EventIDPlaceholder
+        yield PricePlaceholder
+        yield CurrencyPlaceholder
 
     @property
     def logo_url(self):