diff --git a/exampleSite/config.toml b/exampleSite/config.toml
index ab20345..165978b 100644
--- a/exampleSite/config.toml
+++ b/exampleSite/config.toml
@@ -61,6 +61,14 @@ title = "Jane Doe - Nutrition Coach & Chef Consultant"
     [params.meta]
         keywords = "some, keywords, for, seo, you, know, google, duckduckgo, and, such"
 
-    [params.contact]
-        email = "mail@janedoe.com"
-        phone = "+49 1111 555555"
+    [[params.contacts]]
+        label = "phone"
+        value = "+49 1111 555555"
+        url = "tel: +49 1111 555555"
+        icon = "fa fa-phone"
+
+    [[params.contacts]]
+        label = "email"
+        value = "mail@janedoe.com"
+        url = "mailto: mail@janedoe.com"
+        icon = "fa fa-envelope"
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/homepage/contact.md b/exampleSite/content/homepage/contact.md
index 6615de8..0d01e14 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/homepage/contact.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/homepage/contact.md
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ weight: 4
 header_menu: true
 ---
 
-{{<icon class="fa fa-envelope">}}&nbsp;[{{<email>}}](mailto:{{<email>}})
-
-{{<icon class="fa fa-phone">}}&nbsp;[{{<phone>}}](tel:{{<phone>}})
+{{<contact_list>}}
 
 Let us get in touch!
diff --git a/layouts/partials/footer.html b/layouts/partials/footer.html
index 3db45b3..30ce91c 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/footer.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/footer.html
@@ -18,14 +18,15 @@
     {{ end }}
 
     {{ if ne .Site.Params.footer.showContactIcons false }}
-      {{ with .Site.Params.contact }}
       <section class="icons">
         <ol>
-          <li><a href="mailto:{{ .email }}" aria-label='{{ i18n "email" }}'><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a></li>
-          <li><a href="tel:{{ .phone }}" aria-label='{{ i18n "phone" }}'><i class="fa fa-phone"></i></a></li>
+          {{ range .Site.Params.contacts }}
+            <li>
+              <a href="{{ .url }}" aria-label='{{ i18n "{{ .label }}" }}'><i class="{{ .icon }}"></i></a>
+            </li>
+          {{ end }}
         </ol>
       </section>
-      {{ end }}
     {{ end }}
 
     {{ with .Site.Params.copyright }}
diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/contact_list.html b/layouts/shortcodes/contact_list.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..483a766
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/contact_list.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{{ range .Site.Params.contacts }}
+    <p><i class="{{ .icon}}"></i>&nbsp;<a href="{{ .url }}">{{ .value }}</a></p>
+{{ end }}