diff --git a/_config.php b/_config.php
index 4252eed..68f00bc 100644
--- a/_config.php
+++ b/_config.php
@@ -3,14 +3,24 @@
 /**
  * Comments Default Configuration
  *
- * To enable comments on your own {@link DataObject}'s then
- * add the extension 'CommentsExtension' to your object
+ * To enable comments on your own {@link DataObject}'s you need to 
+ * call Commenting::add_comments($object_name, $settings);
+ *
+ * Where $object_name is the name of the subclass of DataObject you want
+ * to add the comments to and $settings is a map of configuration options
+ * and values
  *
  * Example: mysite/_config.php
  *
  * <code>
- *	Object::add_extension('Page', 'CommentsExtension');
+ *	// uses the default values
+ *	Commenting::add('SiteTree');
+ * 
+ *	// set configuration
+ *	Commenting::add('SiteTree', array(
+ *		'require_login' => true
+ *	));
  * </code>
  */
 
-Object::add_extension('Page', 'CommentsExtension');
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+Commenting::add('Page');
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diff --git a/code/Commenting.php b/code/Commenting.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d8a981
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/Commenting.php
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Helper Class for storing the configuration options. Retains the mapping between
+ * objects which have comments attached and the related configuration options.
+ *
+ * Also handles adding the Commenting extension to the {@link DataObject} on behalf
+ * of the user.
+ *
+ * For documentation on how to use this class see docs/en/Configuration.md
+ *
+ * @package comments
+ */
+
+class Commenting {
+	
+	/**
+	 * @var array map of enabled {@link DataObject} and related configuration
+	 */
+	private static $enabled_classes = array();
+	
+	/**
+	 * @var array default configuration values
+	 */
+	private static $default_configuration = array(
+		'require_login' 				=> false, // boolean, whether a user needs to login
+		'required_permission' 			=> '',  // required permission to comment (or array of permissions)
+		'use_ajax_commenting' 			=> true, // use ajax to post comments.
+		'show_comments_when_disabled' 	=> false, // when comments are disabled should we show older comments (if available)
+		'order_comments_by'				=> "\"Created\" DESC"
+	);
+	
+	
+	public function add($class, $settings) {
+		
+	}
+	
+	public function remove($class) {
+		
+	}
+	
+	public function set_config($class, $configuration) {
+		
+	}
+	
+	public function set_config_value($class, $key, $value = false) {
+		
+	}
+	
+	public function get_config($class) {
+		
+	}
+	
+	public function get_config_value($class, $key) {
+		
+	}
+	
+	public function config_value_equals($class, $key, $value) {
+		
+	}
+}
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