diff --git a/exampleSite/config.toml b/exampleSite/config.toml
index 6620350..0f7eb45 100755
--- a/exampleSite/config.toml
+++ b/exampleSite/config.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ theme = "hugo-sustain"
   custom_css = []
   custom_js  = []
 
-[social]
   Github        = "username"
   Email         = "email@example.com"
   Twitter       = "username"
diff --git a/layouts/index.html b/layouts/index.html
index d1fa20e..cb52cc7 100644
--- a/layouts/index.html
+++ b/layouts/index.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         <h3>I love all things computer science and maths.</h3>
         <h3>Have a look at some of my working <a href="{{ .Site.BaseURL }}projects/"> projects</a>.</h3>
         <h3>For more check out my academic &amp; professional <a href="http://biomadeira.github.io/vitae">Resume</a>.</h3>
-        <h3>Contact me at <a href="http://twitter.com/{{ .Site.Social.Twitter }}">@{{ .Site.Social.Twitter }}</a> or by <a href="mailto:{{ .Site.Social.Email }}">email</a>.</h3>
+        <h3>Contact me at <a href="http://twitter.com/{{ .Site.Params.Twitter }}">@{{ .Site.Params.Twitter }}</a> or by <a href="mailto:{{ .Site.Params.Email }}">email</a>.</h3>
         {{ partial "social.html" . }}
         </div>
       </section>
diff --git a/layouts/partials/social.html b/layouts/partials/social.html
index 067c391..89c2374 100755
--- a/layouts/partials/social.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/social.html
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 <div class="social">
 	<h4>
-    {{ if .Site.Social.Github }}
-	  <a href="http://github.com/{{ .Site.Social.Github }}"><i class="fa fa-github"></i></a>
+    {{ if .Site.Params.Github }}
+	  <a href="http://github.com/{{ .Site.Params.Github }}"><i class="fa fa-github"></i></a>
     {{ end }}
 
-    {{ if .Site.Social.Email }}
-	  <a href="mailto:{{ .Site.Social.Email }}"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a>
+    {{ if .Site.Params.Email }}
+	  <a href="mailto:{{ .Site.Params.Email }}"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a>
     {{ end }}
 
-    {{ if .Site.Social.Twitter }}
-	  <a href="http://twitter.com/{{ .Site.Social.Twitter }}"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a>
+    {{ if .Site.Params.Twitter }}
+	  <a href="http://twitter.com/{{ .Site.Params.Twitter }}"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a>
     {{ end }}
 
-    {{ if .Site.Social.LinkedIn }}
-	  <a href="http://linkedin.com/in/{{ .Site.Social.LinkedIn }}"><i class="fa fa-linkedin"></i></a>
+    {{ if .Site.Params.LinkedIn }}
+	  <a href="http://linkedin.com/in/{{ .Site.Params.LinkedIn }}"><i class="fa fa-linkedin"></i></a>
     {{ end }}
 
-    {{ if .Site.Social.Stackoverflow }}
-	  <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/{{ .Site.Social.Stackoverflow }}"><i class="fa fa-stack-overflow"></i></a>
+    {{ if .Site.Params.Stackoverflow }}
+	  <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/{{ .Site.Params.Stackoverflow }}"><i class="fa fa-stack-overflow"></i></a>
     {{ end }}
 	</h4>
 </div>