diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f11b75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.idea/
diff --git a/code/GridFieldPage.php b/code/GridFieldPage.php
index f6173d4..4d1a1b2 100644
--- a/code/GridFieldPage.php
+++ b/code/GridFieldPage.php
@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
 <?php
+require_once(__DIR__ . '/GridFieldPageTrait.php');
+
+/**
+ * Extend this object to implement grid field capability for Page objects. Optionally, you can apply the
+ * GridFieldPageExtension instead.
+ *
+ * @author	Michael van Schaik, mic@restruct.nl
+ * @since	2017-04-26
+ */
+
 class GridFieldPage extends Page {
 	
 	private static $can_be_root = false;
@@ -15,112 +25,9 @@ class GridFieldPage extends Page {
 	private static $summary_fields = array(
 		"Title", 'MenuTitle'
 	);
-	
-	/**
-	 * add an arrow-overlay to this page's icon when open in the CMS
-	 */
-	public function getTreeTitle() {
-		return str_replace(
-				'jstree-pageicon', 
-				'jstree-pageicon gridfieldpage-overlay', 
-				parent::getTreeTitle());
-	}
-	
-	/*
-	 * Display status in the CMS grid
-	 */
-	public function getStatus($cached = true) {
-		
-		$status = null;
-		$statusflag = null;
-		
-		if($this->hasMethod("isPublished")) {
-			
-			$published = $this->isPublished();
-			
-			if($published) {
-				$status = _t(
-					"GridFieldPage.StatusPublished", 
-					'<i class="btn-icon btn-icon-accept"></i> Published on {date}', 
-					"State for when a post is published.", 
-					array(
-						"date" => $this->dbObject("LastEdited")->Nice()
-					)
-				);
-				//$status = 'Published';
-				
-				// Special case where sortorder changed
-				$liveRecord = Versioned::get_by_stage(get_class($this), 'Live')->byID($this->ID);
-				//return $this->Sort . ' - ' . $liveRecord->Sort;
-				if($liveRecord->Sort && $liveRecord->Sort != $this->Sort){
-					// override published status
-					$status = _t(
-							"GridFieldPage.StatusDraftReordered", 
-							'<i class="btn-icon btn-icon-arrow-circle-double"></i> Draft modified (reordered)',
-							"State for when a page has been reordered."
-						);
-					//$status = 'Draft modified (reordered)';
-				}
-				
-				// Special case where deleted from draft
-				if($this->IsDeletedFromStage) {
-					// override published status
-					$statusflag = "<span class='modified'>" 
-								. _t("GridFieldPage.StatusDraftDeleted", "draft deleted") . "</span>";
-					//$status = 'Draft deleted';
-				}
-				
-				// If modified on stage, add 
-				if($this->IsModifiedOnStage) {
-					// add to published status
-					$statusflag = "<span class='modified'>" 
-								. _t("GridFieldPage.StatusModified", "draft modified") . "</span>";
-					//$status = 'Draft modified';
-				}
-				
-				// If same on stage...
-				if($this->IsSameOnStage) {
-					// leave as is
-				}
-				
-			} else {
-				if($this->IsAddedToStage) {
-					$status = _t(
-							"GridFieldPage.StatusDraft", 
-							'<i class="btn-icon btn-icon-pencil"></i> Saved as Draft on {date}',
-							"State for when a post is saved but not published.", 
-							array(
-								"date" => $this->dbObject("LastEdited")->Nice()
-							)
-						);
-					//$status = 'Draft';
-				}
-				
-			}
-			
-		}
-		
-		// allow for extensions
-		$this->extend('updateStatus', $status, $statusflag);
-		
-		return DBField::create_field('HTMLVarchar', $status.$statusflag);
-		
-	}
-	
-	public function getCMSActions() {
-		
-		// hide delete-draft button if page is published 
-		// (deleting from draft while having a published page, 
-		// removes the page from the gridfield and makes it un-reachable from the CMS
-		// The Gridfield gets records from draft only (AllChildrenIncludingDeleted breaks 
-		// gridfield sorting & filtering)
-		$actions = parent::getCMSActions();
-		if ($this->isPublished()) {
-			$actions->removeByName('action_delete');
-		}
-		return $actions;
-	}
-	
+
+	use GridFieldPageTrait;
+
 }
  
 class GridFieldPage_Controller extends Page_Controller {
diff --git a/code/GridFieldPageExtension.php b/code/GridFieldPageExtension.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd2ce4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/GridFieldPageExtension.php
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?php
+require_once(__DIR__ . '/GridFieldPageTrait.php');
+
+/**
+ * Applies grid field functionality for pages as a SilverStripe Data Extension instead of requiring you to extend the
+ * GridFieldPage object. This is useful in case you don't wish to change existing class inheritance but still have this
+ * functionality.
+ *
+ * @author	Patrick Nelson, pat@catchyour.com
+ * @since	2017-04-26
+ */
+
+class GridFieldPageExtension extends DataExtension {
+	use GridFieldPageTrait;
+}
diff --git a/code/GridFieldPageTrait.php b/code/GridFieldPageTrait.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..457d388
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/GridFieldPageTrait.php
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Contains core functionality required to implement grid field capability for Page objects. Implement this by either
+ * extending the GridFieldPage class or applying the GridFieldPageExtension to your page via SilverStripe API:
+ * https://docs.silverstripe.org/en/3/developer_guides/extending/extensions/
+ *
+ * @author	Michael van Schaik, mic@restruct.nl
+ * @author	Patrick Nelson, pat@catchyour.com
+ * @since	2017-04-26
+ */
+
+trait GridFieldPageTrait {
+
+	/**
+	 * Page instance will vary depending on context (i.e. is this trait on page or page extension?)
+	 *
+	 * @return GridFieldPage
+	 */
+	private function getGridFieldPage() {
+		if ($this instanceof GridFieldPageExtension) {
+			return $this->getOwner();
+
+		} elseif ($this instanceof GridFieldPage) {
+			return $this;
+
+		} else {
+			// Shouldn't happen but in case someone silly incorporates this trait in the wrong context ;)
+			return GridFieldPage::create();
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * add an arrow-overlay to this page's icon when open in the CMS
+	 */
+	public function getTreeTitle() {
+		return str_replace(
+			'jstree-pageicon',
+			'jstree-pageicon gridfieldpage-overlay',
+			$this->getGridFieldPage()->getTreeTitle());
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Display status in the CMS grid
+	 */
+	public function getStatus($cached = true) {
+
+		$status = null;
+		$statusflag = null;
+		$page = $this->getGridFieldPage();
+
+
+		if($page->hasMethod("isPublished")) {
+
+			$published = $page->isPublished();
+
+			if($published) {
+				$status = _t(
+					"GridFieldPage.StatusPublished",
+					'<i class="btn-icon btn-icon-accept"></i> Published on {date}',
+					"State for when a post is published.",
+					array(
+						"date" => $page->dbObject("LastEdited")->Nice()
+					)
+				);
+				//$status = 'Published';
+
+				// Special case where sortorder changed
+				$liveRecord = Versioned::get_by_stage(get_class($page), 'Live')->byID($page->ID);
+				//return $page->Sort . ' - ' . $liveRecord->Sort;
+				if($liveRecord->Sort && $liveRecord->Sort != $page->Sort){
+					// override published status
+					$status = _t(
+						"GridFieldPage.StatusDraftReordered",
+						'<i class="btn-icon btn-icon-arrow-circle-double"></i> Draft modified (reordered)',
+						"State for when a page has been reordered."
+					);
+					//$status = 'Draft modified (reordered)';
+				}
+
+				// Special case where deleted from draft
+				if($page->IsDeletedFromStage) {
+					// override published status
+					$statusflag = "<span class='modified'>"
+						. _t("GridFieldPage.StatusDraftDeleted", "draft deleted") . "</span>";
+					//$status = 'Draft deleted';
+				}
+
+				// If modified on stage, add
+				if($page->IsModifiedOnStage) {
+					// add to published status
+					$statusflag = "<span class='modified'>"
+						. _t("GridFieldPage.StatusModified", "draft modified") . "</span>";
+					//$status = 'Draft modified';
+				}
+
+				// If same on stage...
+				if($page->IsSameOnStage) {
+					// leave as is
+				}
+
+			} else {
+				if($page->IsAddedToStage) {
+					$status = _t(
+						"GridFieldPage.StatusDraft",
+						'<i class="btn-icon btn-icon-pencil"></i> Saved as Draft on {date}',
+						"State for when a post is saved but not published.",
+						array(
+							"date" => $page->dbObject("LastEdited")->Nice()
+						)
+					);
+					//$status = 'Draft';
+				}
+
+			}
+
+		}
+
+		// allow for extensions
+		$page->extend('updateStatus', $status, $statusflag);
+		return DBField::create_field('HTMLVarchar', $status.$statusflag);
+	}
+
+}