diff --git a/src/twc-commands.c b/src/twc-commands.c
index 3c7a801..5241a3f 100644
--- a/src/twc-commands.c
+++ b/src/twc-commands.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "twc-group-invite.h"
 #include "twc-bootstrap.h"
 #include "twc-sqlite.h"
+#include "twc-config.h"
 #include "twc-utils.h"
 
 #include "twc-commands.h"
@@ -267,8 +268,7 @@ twc_cmd_friend(void *data, struct t_gui_buffer *buffer,
         }
 
         if (!message)
-            // TODO: default message as option
-            message = "Hi! Please add me on Tox!";
+            message = weechat_config_string(twc_config_friend_request_message);
 
         if (strlen(hex_id) != TOX_FRIEND_ADDRESS_SIZE * 2)
         {
@@ -455,10 +455,10 @@ twc_cmd_friend(void *data, struct t_gui_buffer *buffer,
         struct t_twc_list_item *item;
         twc_list_foreach(friend_requests, index, item)
         {
-            // TODO: load short form address length from config
-            char hex_address[12 + 1];
+            size_t short_id_length = weechat_config_integer(twc_config_short_id_size);
+            char hex_address[short_id_length + 1];
             twc_bin2hex(item->friend_request->tox_id,
-                        6,
+                        short_id_length / 2,
                         hex_address);
 
             weechat_printf(profile->buffer,
diff --git a/src/twc-config.c b/src/twc-config.c
index e9c94b5..1c03bb6 100644
--- a/src/twc-config.c
+++ b/src/twc-config.c
@@ -31,9 +31,13 @@
 #include "twc-config.h"
 
 struct t_config_file *twc_config_file = NULL;
+struct t_config_section *twc_config_section_look = NULL;
 struct t_config_section *twc_config_section_profile = NULL;
 struct t_config_section *twc_config_section_profile_default = NULL;
 
+struct t_config_option *twc_config_friend_request_message;
+struct t_config_option *twc_config_short_id_size;
+
 char *twc_profile_option_names[TWC_PROFILE_NUM_OPTIONS] =
 {
     "save_file",
@@ -175,6 +179,23 @@ twc_config_profile_write_callback(void *data,
     return WEECHAT_CONFIG_WRITE_OK;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Callback for checking an option value being set.
+ */
+int
+twc_config_check_value_callback(void *data,
+                                struct t_config_option *option,
+                                const char *value)
+{
+    int int_value = atoi(value);
+
+    // must be multiple of two
+    if (option == twc_config_short_id_size && int_value % 2)
+        return 0;
+
+    return 1;
+}
+
 /**
  * Callback for checking an option value being set for a profile.
  */
@@ -307,6 +328,32 @@ twc_config_init()
             twc_config_init_option(twc_config_section_profile_default,
                                    i, twc_profile_option_names[i], true);
     }
+
+    twc_config_section_look =
+        weechat_config_new_section(twc_config_file, "look",
+                                   0, 0,
+                                   NULL, NULL,
+                                   NULL, NULL,
+                                   NULL, NULL,
+                                   NULL, NULL,
+                                   NULL, NULL);
+
+    twc_config_friend_request_message = weechat_config_new_option(
+        twc_config_file, twc_config_section_look,
+        "friend_request_message", "string",
+        "message sent with friend requests if no other message is specified",
+        NULL, 0, 0,
+        "Hi! Please add me on Tox!", NULL, 0,
+        twc_config_check_value_callback, NULL,
+        NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    twc_config_short_id_size = weechat_config_new_option(
+        twc_config_file, twc_config_section_look,
+        "short_id_size", "integer",
+        "length of Tox IDs shown in short format; must be a multiple of two",
+        NULL, 2, TOX_CLIENT_ID_SIZE * 2,
+        "8", NULL, 0,
+        twc_config_check_value_callback, NULL,
+        NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/twc-config.h b/src/twc-config.h
index b90fe72..7142929 100644
--- a/src/twc-config.h
+++ b/src/twc-config.h
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@
 #ifndef TOX_WEECHAT_CONFIG_H
 #define TOX_WEECHAT_CONFIG_H
 
+struct t_twc_profile;
+
+extern struct t_config_option *twc_config_friend_request_message;
+extern struct t_config_option *twc_config_short_id_size;
+
 void
 twc_config_init();
 
diff --git a/src/twc-sqlite.c b/src/twc-sqlite.c
index deac518..d83d053 100644
--- a/src/twc-sqlite.c
+++ b/src/twc-sqlite.c
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@
 sqlite3 *twc_sqlite_db = NULL;
 struct t_twc_list *twc_sqlite_statements = NULL;
 
-// TODO: move to config
-#define TWC_SQLITE_PATH "%h/tox/data.db"
-
 #define TWC_SQLITE_DEBUG_RC(rc, expected_rc)                                  \
     if (rc != expected_rc)                                                    \
         weechat_printf(NULL,                                                  \
@@ -74,7 +71,7 @@ char *
 twc_sqlite_db_path()
 {
     const char *weechat_dir = weechat_info_get("weechat_dir", NULL);
-    return weechat_string_replace(TWC_SQLITE_PATH, "%h", weechat_dir);
+    return weechat_string_replace("%h/tox/data.db", "%h", weechat_dir);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/twc-utils.c b/src/twc-utils.c
index c8f4253..ed3b314 100644
--- a/src/twc-utils.c
+++ b/src/twc-utils.c
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 #include <weechat/weechat-plugin.h>
 #include <tox/tox.h>
 
+#include "twc.h"
+#include "twc-config.h"
+
 #include "twc-utils.h"
 
 /**
@@ -140,8 +143,7 @@ twc_get_friend_id_short(Tox *tox, int32_t friend_number)
     uint8_t client_id[TOX_CLIENT_ID_SIZE];
     tox_get_client_id(tox, friend_number, client_id);
 
-    // TODO: config
-    size_t short_id_length = 8;
+    size_t short_id_length = weechat_config_integer(twc_config_short_id_size);
 
     char *hex_address = malloc(short_id_length + 1);
     twc_bin2hex(client_id,