diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index c0f537ab..1846a87e 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@ comments:
     appid                :
     num_posts            : # 5 (default)
     colorscheme          : # "light" (default), "dark"
+staticman:
+  allowedFields          : ['name', 'email', 'url', 'message']
+  branch                 : "gh-pages" # "master", "gh-pages"
+  format                 : "yml"
+  moderation             : true
+  path                   : "_data/comments/{options.slug}"
+  requiredFields         : ['name', 'email', 'message']
+  transforms:
+    email                : "md5"
 atom_feed:
   path                   : # blank (default) uses feed.xml