diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 7f7285298..7068cf1fe 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,3 @@ url: "" # the base hostname & protocol for your site, e.g. http://example.com
 baseurl: "" # the subpath of your site, e.g. /blog
 title: "academic" # the name of your site, e.g. ACME Corp.
 description: "a Jekyll theme for academia"
-
-social:
-- {icon: 'github', link: 'https://github.com/LeNPaul'}
-- {icon: 'twitter', link: 'https://twitter.com/paululele'}
-- {icon: 'instagram', link: 'https://instagram.com/paululele'}
-- {icon: 'linkedin', link: 'https://linkedin.com/in/lenpaul'}
diff --git a/_data/settings.yml b/_data/settings.yml
index 380ff74e9..7aef2945e 100644
--- a/_data/settings.yml
+++ b/_data/settings.yml
@@ -15,5 +15,11 @@ courses:
 - {name: 'Quantum Mechanics', url: 'quantum-mechanics'}
 - {name: 'Stellar Structures', url: 'stellar-structures'}
 
+social:
+- {icon: 'github', link: 'https://github.com/LeNPaul'}
+- {icon: 'twitter', link: 'https://twitter.com/paululele'}
+- {icon: 'instagram', link: 'https://instagram.com/paululele'}
+- {icon: 'linkedin', link: 'https://linkedin.com/in/lenpaul'}
+
 contacts:
 - {name: 'Dr. Academia', title: 'Professor', department: 'Physics & Astronomy', institution: 'Some University', institution_address: '1 Main Street, Canada', phone: '(000) 000-0000', email: 'hello@university.edu', office: 'Science Building 505', image: 'assets/img/contact.jpg'}
diff --git a/_includes/footer.html b/_includes/footer.html
index b459743ce..7d4db76e1 100644
--- a/_includes/footer.html
+++ b/_includes/footer.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <footer class="pt-5 my-5 text-muted border-top">
   <div class="row">
     <div class="col-md-6 text-end social-media-icons">
-      {% for item in site.social %}
+      {% for item in site.data.settings.social %}
         <a href="{{ item.link }}" class="ms-3 fs-5"><i class="fab fa-{{ item.icon }}"></i></a>
       {% endfor %}
     </div>