diff --git a/core/modules/config/config.module b/core/modules/config/config.module
index 05f4b6d..894f826 100644
--- a/core/modules/config/config.module
+++ b/core/modules/config/config.module
@@ -15,15 +15,46 @@ function config_help($route_name, RouteMatchInterface $route_match) {
     case 'help.page.config':
       $output = '';
       $output .= '<h3>' . t('About') . '</h3>';
-      $output .= '<p>' . t('The Configuration manager module provides a user interface for importing and exporting configuration changes; i.e., for staging configuration data between multiple instances of this web site. For more information, see the online handbook entry for <a href="!url">Configuration manager module</a>', array(
-        '!url' => 'https://www.drupal.org/documentation/administer/config',
-      )) . '</p>';
+      $output .= '<p>' . t('The Configuration Manager module provides a user interface for importing and exporting configuration changes between installations of your website in different environments, such as development, staging, and production. Configuration is stored in YAML format. For more information, see the <a href="!url">online documentation for the Configuration Manager module</a>.', array('!url' => 'https://www.drupal.org/documentation/administer/config')) . '</p>';
+      $output .= '<h3>' . t('Uses') . '</h3>';
+      $output .= '<dl>';
+      $output .= '<dt>' . t('Exporting a full configuration') . '</dt>';
+      $output .= '<dd>' . t('You can create and download an archive consisting of all your site\'s configuration exported as <em>*.yml</em> files on the <a href="!url">Export</a> page.' , array('!url' => \Drupal::url('config.export_full'))) . '</dd>';
+      $output .= '<dt>' . t('Importing a full configuration') . '</dt>';
+      $output .= '<dd>' . t('You can upload a full site configuration from an archive file on the <a href="!url">Import</a> page. When importing data from a different environment, the site and the import files are matched based on the <em>system.config UUID parameter</em>. That means that your other environments should initially be set-up from the same database copy as the target site. Migrations are not supported.', array('!url' => \Drupal::url('config.import_full'))) . '</dd>';
+      $output .= '<dt>' . t('Exporting a single configuration item') . '</dt>';
+      $output .= '<dd>' . t('You can export a single configuration item by selecting a <em>Configuration type</em> and <em>Configuration name</em> on the <a href="!single-export">Single export</a> page. The configuration and its corresponding <em>*.yml file name</em> are then displayed on the page for you to copy them.', array('!single-export' => \Drupal::url('config.export_single'))) . '</dd>';
+      $output .= '<dt>' . t('Importing a single configuration item') . '</dt>';
+      $output .= '<dd>' . t('You can import a single configuration item by pasting it in YAML format into the form on the <a href="!single-import">Single import</a> page.', array('!single-import' => \Drupal::url('config.import_single'))) . '</dd>';
+      $output .= '<dt>' . t('Synchronizing configuration'). '</dt>';
+      $output .= '<dd>' . t('You can review differences between the active configuration and an imported configuration archive on the <a href="!synchronize">Synchronize</a> page to ensure that the changes are as expected, before finalizing the import. The Synchronize page also shows configuration items that would be added or removed.', array('!synchronize' => \Drupal::url('config.sync'))) . '</dd>';
+      $output .= '</dl>';
       return $output;
 
     case 'config.sync':
       $output = '';
       $output .= '<p>' . t('Import configuration that is placed in your staging directory. All changes, deletions, renames, and additions are listed below.') . '</p>';
       return $output;
+
+    case 'config.export_full':
+      $output = '';
+      $output .= '<p>' . t('The full export page can be used to export all configurations of this site, and download them as a gzipped tar file.') . '</p>';
+      return $output;
+
+    case 'config.import_full':
+      $output = '';
+      $output .= '<p>' . t('The full import page can be used to import the full configuration of this site by uploading a gzipped tar file consisting of all configuration YAML files.') . '</p>';
+      return $output;
+
+    case 'config.export_single':
+      $output = '';
+      $output .= '<p>' . t('The single export page can be used to retrieve a single configuration in a YAML structure.') . '</p>';
+      return $output;
+
+    case 'config.import_single':
+      $output = '';
+      $output .= '<p>' . t('The single import page can be used to import a single configuration by pasting a YAML structure in the textarea.') . '</p>';
+      return $output;
   }
 }
 
