diff --git a/exampleSite/hugo.toml b/exampleSite/hugo.toml
index 04dd32b..6a0c10c 100644
--- a/exampleSite/hugo.toml
+++ b/exampleSite/hugo.toml
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ twitch = "<username>"
 soundcloud = "<username>"
 tumblr = "<username>"
 strava = "<username>"
-skype = "<username>"
 telegram = "<username>"
 whatsapp = "<username>"
 buymeacoffee = "<username>"
diff --git a/layouts/partials/social.html b/layouts/partials/social.html
index faf0d0c..11a4e12 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/social.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/social.html
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   <a href="https://instagram.com/{{.}}" aria-label="Instagram" target="_blank"><i class="fab fa-instagram" aria-hidden="true"></i></a>
   {{ end }}
   {{ with .Site.Params.social.pixelfed }}
-  <a href="{{.}}" aria-label="Pixelfed" target="_blank"><i class="si si-pixelfed"></i></a>
+  <a href="https://{{.}}" aria-label="Pixelfed" target="_blank"><i class="si si-pixelfed"></i></a>
   {{ end }}  
   {{ with .Site.Params.social.stackoverflow }}
   <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/users/{{.}}" aria-label="StackOverflow" target="_blank"><i class="fab fa-stack-overflow" aria-hidden="true"></i></a>
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
   <a href="https://www.xing.com/profile/{{.}}" aria-label="Xing" target="_blank"><i class="si si-xing"></i></a>
   {{ end }}
   {{ with .Site.Params.social.linkedin }}
-  <a href="https://linkedin.com/in/{{.}}" aria-label="LinkedIn" target="_blank"><i class="si si-linkedin"></i>/a>
+  <a href="https://linkedin.com/in/{{.}}" aria-label="LinkedIn" target="_blank"><i class="fab fa-linkedin" aria-hidden="true"></i></a>
   {{ end }}
   {{ with .Site.Params.social.gitlab}}
   <a href="https://gitlab.com/{{.}}" aria-label="Gitlab" target="_blank"><i class="fab fa-gitlab" aria-hidden="true"></i></a>