diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a90aee0..d594e01 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,2 +1,8 @@
 # role_weechat
 Ansible role to install and configure weechat
+
+```txt
+WARNING
+
+It is work-in-progress. Be careful!
+```
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index e17b576..5771244 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -2,5 +2,13 @@
 # should we install weechat?
 install_weechat: true
 
+# should we configure weechat
+configure_weechat: true
+
+weechat_user: 
+
+# where is our home direcotory for weechat
+weechat_directory: "/home/{{ weechat_user }}/.weechat"
+
 # version check for this role?
 submodules_versioncheck: true
diff --git a/tasks/directorys.yml b/tasks/directorys.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b61efa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/directorys.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+- name: 'create {{ weechat_directory }}'
+  become: true
+  become_user: "{{ weechat_user }}"
+  file:
+    path: "{{ weechat_directory }}"
+    state: directory
+    owner: "{{ weechat_user }}"
+    group: "{{ weechat_user }}"
+
+- name: create plugin directories
+  file:
+    path: "{{ weechat_directory }}/{{ item.value }}/autoload"
+    state: directory'
+    owner: "{{ weechat_user }}"
+    group: "{{ weechat_user }}"
+  with_dict: '{{ weechat_plugin_languages }}'
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 0bf02d2..ce0de03 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@
 
 - include_tasks: "install-{{ ansible_os_version|lower }}.yml"
   when: install_weechat | bool
+
+- include_tasks: directorys.yml
+  when: configure_weechat | bool
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index c62efe1..1a40126 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
 ---
-playbook_version_number: 1025 # should be over ninethousand
+# weechat plugin languages
+weechat_plugin_languages:
+  pl: perl
+  scm: guile
+  js: javascript
+  py: python
+  rb: ruby
+  lua: lua
+
+# version management
+playbook_version_number: 1026 # should be over ninethousand
 playbook_version_path: '/etc/ansible-version/role-weechat_chaos-bodensee_github.com.version'