diff --git a/dist/morphext.js b/dist/morphext.js
index 171a4fb..7c4034e 100644
--- a/dist/morphext.js
+++ b/dist/morphext.js
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
             animation: "bounceIn",
             separator: ",",
             speed: 2000,
+            activeClass: 'active',
+            loop: 10, // loop n times around TBC
             complete: $.noop
         };
 
@@ -36,22 +38,35 @@
     Plugin.prototype = {
         _init: function () {
             var $that = this;
+            this.position = 0;
+            this.loops = 0;
             this.phrases = [];
 
             this.element.addClass("morphext");
 
             $.each(this.element.text().split(this.settings.separator), function (key, value) {
                 $that.phrases.push($.trim(value));
+                
             });
-
+            this.loops = this.settings.loop * this.phrases.length;   
+                        
             this.index = -1;
             this.animate();
-            this.start();
+            this.start();                  	
+           
         },
         animate: function () {
+            this.position++;
             this.index = ++this.index % this.phrases.length;
             this.element[0].innerHTML = "<span class=\"animated " + this.settings.animation + "\">" + this.phrases[this.index] + "</span>";
+            this.element[0].classList.add(this.settings.activeClass);
 
+            
+              
+            //console.log(this.position);   
+            if(this.position == this.loops){
+                this.stop(); 
+            }
             if ($.isFunction(this.settings.complete)) {
                 this.settings.complete.call(this);
             }
diff --git a/dist/morphext.min.js b/dist/morphext.min.js
index 674fd60..cfa508f 100644
--- a/dist/morphext.min.js
+++ b/dist/morphext.min.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-/*! Morphext - v2.4.5 - 2015-08-26 */!function(a){"use strict";function b(b,c){this.element=a(b),this.settings=a.extend({},d,c),this._defaults=d,this._init()}var c="Morphext",d={animation:"bounceIn",separator:",",speed:2e3,complete:a.noop};b.prototype={_init:function(){var b=this;this.phrases=[],this.element.addClass("morphext"),a.each(this.element.text().split(this.settings.separator),function(c,d){b.phrases.push(a.trim(d))}),this.index=-1,this.animate(),this.start()},animate:function(){this.index=++this.index%this.phrases.length,this.element[0].innerHTML='<span class="animated '+this.settings.animation+'">'+this.phrases[this.index]+"</span>",a.isFunction(this.settings.complete)&&this.settings.complete.call(this)},start:function(){var a=this;this._interval=setInterval(function(){a.animate()},this.settings.speed)},stop:function(){this._interval=clearInterval(this._interval)}},a.fn[c]=function(d){return this.each(function(){a.data(this,"plugin_"+c)||a.data(this,"plugin_"+c,new b(this,d))})}}(jQuery);
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+/*! Morphext - v2.4.6 - 2016-07-18 */!function(a){"use strict";function b(b,c){this.element=a(b),this.settings=a.extend({},d,c),this._defaults=d,this._init()}var c="Morphext",d={animation:"bounceIn",separator:",",speed:2e3,activeClass:"active",loop:10,complete:a.noop};b.prototype={_init:function(){var b=this;this.position=0,this.loops=0,this.phrases=[],this.element.addClass("morphext"),a.each(this.element.text().split(this.settings.separator),function(c,d){b.phrases.push(a.trim(d))}),this.loops=this.settings.loop*this.phrases.length,this.index=-1,this.animate(),this.start()},animate:function(){this.position++,this.index=++this.index%this.phrases.length,this.element[0].innerHTML='<span class="animated '+this.settings.animation+'">'+this.phrases[this.index]+"</span>",this.element[0].classList.add(this.settings.activeClass),this.position==this.loops&&this.stop(),a.isFunction(this.settings.complete)&&this.settings.complete.call(this)},start:function(){var a=this;this._interval=setInterval(function(){a.animate()},this.settings.speed)},stop:function(){this._interval=clearInterval(this._interval)}},a.fn[c]=function(d){return this.each(function(){a.data(this,"plugin_"+c)||a.data(this,"plugin_"+c,new b(this,d))})}}(jQuery);
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