diff --git a/mqtt.lua b/mqtt.lua
index 1b4353c..3b3a73c 100644
--- a/mqtt.lua
+++ b/mqtt.lua
@@ -129,10 +129,9 @@ function registerMqtt()
         print("MQTT " .. topic .. ":" .. data)
         if (topic == (mqttPrefix .. "/cmd/single")) then
             handleSingleCommand(client, topic, data)
-        elseif (topic == (mqttPrefix .. "/cmd/temp")) then
+        elseif (topic == (mqttPrefix .. "/cmd/num/val")) then
 	    if (( data == "" ) or (data == nil)) then
 		tw=nil
-	        tcol=nil
 		print("MQTT | wordclock failed")
 	    else
 		    -- generate the temperatur to display, once as it will not change
@@ -140,14 +139,22 @@ function registerMqtt()
 		    collectgarbage()
 		    mydofile("wordclock")
 		    if (wc ~= nil) then
-			tw, tcol  = wc.temp(dw, rgbBuffer, invertRows)
+			tw  = wc.showText(dw, rgbBuffer, invertRows, dispTemp)
 			wc = nil
-			print("MQTT | generated words for: " + tostring(dispTemp))
+			print("MQTT | generated words for: " .. tostring(dispTemp))
 		    else
 			print("MQTT | wordclock failed")
 		    end
 	    end
-        else
+       elseif (topic == (mqttPrefix .. "/cmd/num/col")) then
+	    -- Set number of the color to display
+	    if (( data ~= "" ) and (data ~= nil)) then
+	        tcol = parseBgColor(data, "num/col")
+	    else
+	        tcol = nil
+		print("MQTT | Hide number")
+	    end
+       else
             -- Handle here the /cmd/# sublevel
             if (string.match(topic, "telnet$")) then
                 client:publish(mqttPrefix .. "/telnet", tostring(wifi.sta.getip()), 0, 0)
diff --git a/wordclock.lua b/wordclock.lua
index 93567c7..fb60c71 100755
--- a/wordclock.lua
+++ b/wordclock.lua
@@ -142,9 +142,9 @@ local timestat=function (hours, minutes, longmode)
 end
 
 
--- Logic to display Mqtt
-function temp(dw, rgbBuffer, invertRows, dispTemp)
-if (dispTemp ~= nil) then
+-- Logic to display number from Mqtt as text
+function showText(dw, rgbBuffer, invertRows, dispNumber)
+if (dispNumber ~= nil) then
    -- Values: it, is, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, afer, before, three hour, quarter, dreiviertel, half, s
    --  hours: one, one Long, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve
    -- Special ones: twenty, clock, minute 1 flag, minute 2 flag, minute 3 flag, minute 4 flag
@@ -152,48 +152,44 @@ if (dispTemp ~= nil) then
                h1=0, h1l=0, h2=0, h3=0, h4=0, h5=0, h6=0, h7=0, h8=0, h9=0, h10=0, h11=0, h12=0,
                m20=0, cl=0, m1=0, m2=0, m3=0, m4=0 }
 
-   print("Mqtt Display of temperature: " .. tostring(dispTemp) )
-   if (dispTemp == 1) or (dispTemp == -1) then
+   print("Mqtt Display of temperature: " .. tostring(dispNumber) )
+   if (dispNumber == 1) or (dispNumber == -1) then
      ret.h1=1
-   elseif (dispTemp == 2) or (dispTemp == -2) then
+   elseif (dispNumber == 2) or (dispNumber == -2) then
      ret.h2=1
-   elseif (dispTemp == 3) or (dispTemp == -3) then
+   elseif (dispNumber == 3) or (dispNumber == -3) then
      ret.h3=1
-   elseif (dispTemp == 4) or (dispTemp == -4) then
+   elseif (dispNumber == 4) or (dispNumber == -4) then
      ret.h4=1
-   elseif (dispTemp == 5) or (dispTemp == -5) then
+   elseif (dispNumber == 5) or (dispNumber == -5) then
      ret.h5=1
-   elseif (dispTemp == 6) or (dispTemp == -6) then
+   elseif (dispNumber == 6) or (dispNumber == -6) then
      ret.h6=1
-   elseif (dispTemp == 7) or (dispTemp == -7) then
+   elseif (dispNumber == 7) or (dispNumber == -7) then
      ret.h7=1
-   elseif (dispTemp == 8) or (dispTemp == -8) then
+   elseif (dispNumber == 8) or (dispNumber == -8) then
      ret.h8=1
-   elseif (dispTemp == 9) or (dispTemp == -9) then
+   elseif (dispNumber == 9) or (dispNumber == -9) then
      ret.h9=1
-   elseif (dispTemp == 10) or (dispTemp == -10) then
+   elseif (dispNumber == 10) or (dispNumber == -10) then
      ret.h10=1
-   elseif (dispTemp == 11) or (dispTemp == -11) then
+   elseif (dispNumber == 11) or (dispNumber == -11) then
      ret.h11=1
-   elseif (dispTemp == 12) or (dispTemp == -12) then
+   elseif (dispNumber == 12) or (dispNumber == -12) then
      ret.h12=1
    else
        -- over or under temperature
    end
-   local col=string.char(128,0,0) -- red; positive degrees
-   if (dispTemp < 0) then
-    col=string.char(0,0,128) -- blue; negative degrees
-   end
-   return ret, col
+   return ret
 else
-   return nil, nil
+   return nil
 end
 
 end
 -- Pack everything into a module
 M = {
     timestat = timestat,
-    temp = temp
+    showText = showText
 }
 end
 wc = M