diff --git a/_config.php b/_config.php
index 4cc1260..08c485d 100755
--- a/_config.php
+++ b/_config.php
@@ -3,4 +3,22 @@
  * @package silverstripe-inlinehelp
  */
 
-Object::add_extension('SiteTree', 'InlineHelpExtension');
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+Object::add_extension('SiteTree', 'InlineHelpExtension');
+
+/**
+ * Set up a simplified HTML editor config for use in help text.
+ */
+HtmlEditorConfig::get('simple')->setOptions(array(
+        'friendly_name'	    => 'Simple',
+        'language'          => i18n::get_tinymce_lang(),
+        'document_base_url' => Director::absoluteBaseURL(),
+        'mode'              => 'specific_textareas',
+        'valid_elements'    => '*[*]'
+));
+HtmlEditorConfig::get('simple')->setButtonsForLine(1, array(
+        'bold', 'italic', 'underline', 'strikethrough', 'separator', 'undo',
+        'redo', 'separator', 'formatselect', 'cleanup', 'separator',
+        'bullist', 'numlist'
+));
+HtmlEditorConfig::get('simple')->setButtonsForLine(2);
+HtmlEditorConfig::get('simple')->setButtonsForLine(3);
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