diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6fc4ccc..04006c6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -574,6 +574,32 @@ config.performance
   .assetFilter(assetFilter)
 ```
 
+#### Configuring optimizations: shorthand methods
+
+```js
+config.optimization : ChainedMap
+
+config.optimization
+  .concatenateModules(concatenateModules)
+  .flagIncludedChunks(flagIncludedChunks)
+  .mergeDuplicateChunks(mergeDuplicateChunks)
+  .minimize(minimize)
+  .minimizer(minimizer)
+  .namedChunks(namedChunks)
+  .namedModules(namedModules)
+  .nodeEnv(nodeEnv)
+  .noEmitOnErrors(noEmitOnErrors)
+  .occurrenceOrder(occurrenceOrder)
+  .portableRecords(portableRecords)
+  .providedExports(providedExports)
+  .removeAvailableModules(removeAvailableModules)
+  .removeEmptyChunks(removeEmptyChunks)
+  .runtimeChunk(runtimeChunk)
+  .sideEffects(sideEffects)
+  .splitChunks(splitChunks)
+  .usedExports(usedExports)
+```
+
 #### Config plugins
 
 ```js
@@ -930,10 +956,12 @@ config.merge({
   amd,
   bail,
   cache,
-  devtool,
   context,
+  devtool,
   externals,
   loader,
+  mode,
+  parallelism,
   profile,
   recordsPath,
   recordsInputPath,
@@ -985,6 +1013,27 @@ config.merge({
     [key]: value
   },
 
+  optimizations: {
+    concatenateModules,
+    flagIncludedChunks,
+    mergeDuplicateChunks,
+    minimize,
+    minimizer,
+    namedChunks,
+    namedModules,
+    nodeEnv,
+    noEmitOnErrors,
+    occurrenceOrder,
+    portableRecords,
+    providedExports,
+    removeAvailableModules,
+    removeEmptyChunks,
+    runtimeChunk,
+    sideEffects,
+    splitChunks,
+    usedExports,
+  },
+
   performance: {
     [key]: value,
 
diff --git a/src/Config.js b/src/Config.js
index 84d307b..c0cfb4b 100644
--- a/src/Config.js
+++ b/src/Config.js
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ module.exports = class extends ChainedMap {
       'amd',
       'bail',
       'cache',
-      'devtool',
       'context',
+      'devtool',
       'externals',
       'loader',
       'mode',
diff --git a/src/Optimization.js b/src/Optimization.js
index 1e9db53..cb061f8 100644
--- a/src/Optimization.js
+++ b/src/Optimization.js
@@ -4,24 +4,24 @@ module.exports = class extends ChainedMap {
   constructor(parent) {
     super(parent);
     this.extend([
-      'removeAvailableModules',
-      'removeEmptyChunks',
-      'mergeDuplicateChunks',
-      'flagIncludedChunks',
-      'occurrenceOrder',
-      'sideEffects',
-      'providedExports',
-      'usedExports',
       'concatenateModules',
-      'splitChunks',
-      'runtimeChunk',
-      'noEmitOnErrors',
-      'namedModules',
-      'namedChunks',
-      'portableRecords',
+      'flagIncludedChunks',
+      'mergeDuplicateChunks',
       'minimize',
       'minimizer',
+      'namedChunks',
+      'namedModules',
       'nodeEnv',
+      'noEmitOnErrors',
+      'occurrenceOrder',
+      'portableRecords',
+      'providedExports',
+      'removeAvailableModules',
+      'removeEmptyChunks',
+      'runtimeChunk',
+      'sideEffects',
+      'splitChunks',
+      'usedExports',
     ]);
   }
 };