diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 16dee29773aa..0c6daaeba3af 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ twitter_username: alackles # your Twitter handle
linkedin_username: # your LinkedIn user name
scholar_userid: # your Google Scholar ID
semanticscholar_id: # your Semantic Scholar ID
+whatsapp_number: # your WhatsApp number (full phone number in international format. Omit any zeroes, brackets, or dashes when adding the phone number in international format.)
orcid_id: # your ORCID ID
medium_username: # your Medium username
quora_username: # your Quora username
diff --git a/_includes/social.html b/_includes/social.html
index 8c7a079c6dbd..e6a75b75a41a 100644
--- a/_includes/social.html
+++ b/_includes/social.html
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
{%- if site.email -%}
{% endif %}
+ {%- if site.whatsapp_number -%}
+
+ {% endif %}
{%- if site.orcid_id -%}
{% endif %}