diff --git a/config/_default/params.toml b/config/_default/params.toml
index c5d2631c..e36329e2 100644
--- a/config/_default/params.toml
+++ b/config/_default/params.toml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ enableCodeCopy = true
   showAuthorsBadges = false 
   showWordCount = true
   showSummary = true
-  sharingLinks = [ "linkedin", "twitter", "whatsapp", "pinterest", "reddit", "facebook", "email"]
+  sharingLinks = [ "linkedin", "twitter", "reddit", "pinterest", "facebook", "email"]
 
 [list]
   #showHero = true
diff --git a/data/sharing.json b/data/sharing.json
index 7a43b491..5c89852b 100644
--- a/data/sharing.json
+++ b/data/sharing.json
@@ -1,34 +1,32 @@
 {
-  "links": {
-    "email": {
-      "icon": "email",
-      "title": "sharing.email",
-      "url": "mailto:?body=%s&subject=%s"
-    },
-    "facebook": {
-      "icon": "facebook",
-      "title": "sharing.facebook",
-      "url": "https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=%s&quote=%s"
-    },
-    "linkedin": {
-      "icon": "linkedin",
-      "title": "sharing.linkedin",
-      "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=%s&title=%s"
-    },
-    "pinterest": {
-      "icon": "pinterest",
-      "title": "sharing.pinterest",
-      "url": "https://pinterest.com/pin/create/bookmarklet/?url=%s&description=%s"
-    },
-    "reddit": {
-      "icon": "reddit",
-      "title": "sharing.reddit",
-      "url": "https://reddit.com/submit/?url=%s&resubmit=true&title=%s"
-    },
-    "twitter": {
-      "icon": "twitter",
-      "title": "sharing.twitter",
-      "url": "https://twitter.com/intent/tweet/?url=%s&text=%s"
-    }
+  "email": {
+    "icon": "email",
+    "title": "sharing.email",
+    "url": "mailto:?body=%s&subject=%s"
+  },
+  "facebook": {
+    "icon": "facebook",
+    "title": "sharing.facebook",
+    "url": "https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=%s&quote=%s"
+  },
+  "linkedin": {
+    "icon": "linkedin",
+    "title": "sharing.linkedin",
+    "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=%s&title=%s"
+  },
+  "pinterest": {
+    "icon": "pinterest",
+    "title": "sharing.pinterest",
+    "url": "https://pinterest.com/pin/create/bookmarklet/?url=%s&description=%s"
+  },
+  "reddit": {
+    "icon": "reddit",
+    "title": "sharing.reddit",
+    "url": "https://reddit.com/submit/?url=%s&resubmit=true&title=%s"
+  },
+  "twitter": {
+    "icon": "twitter",
+    "title": "sharing.twitter",
+    "url": "https://twitter.com/intent/tweet/?url=%s&text=%s"
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml b/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml
index 13d0d64c..efe3a93d 100644
--- a/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml
+++ b/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ defaultBackgroundImage = "/img/iceland.jpg"
   showAuthorsBadges = true 
   showWordCount = false
   showSummary = true
-  sharingLinks = [ "linkedin", "twitter", "whatsapp", "pinterest", "reddit", "facebook", "email"]
+  sharingLinks = [ "linkedin", "twitter", "reddit", "pinterest", "facebook", "email"]
 
 [list]
   showHero = true
diff --git a/layouts/partials/sharing-links.html b/layouts/partials/sharing-links.html
index 91365591..67b29235 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/sharing-links.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/sharing-links.html
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 {{ with .Params.sharingLinks | default (.Site.Params.article.sharingLinks | default false) }}
+  {{ $links := site.Data.sharing }}
   <section class="flex flex-row flex-wrap justify-center pt-4 text-xl">
-    {{ range $.Site.Data.sharing.links }}
-      {{ with . }}
-        <a
-          target="_blank"
-          class="m-1 rounded bg-neutral-300 p-1.5 text-neutral-700 hover:bg-primary-500 hover:text-neutral dark:bg-neutral-700 dark:text-neutral-300 dark:hover:bg-primary-400 dark:hover:text-neutral-800"
-          href="{{ printf .url $.Permalink $.Title }}"
-          title="{{ i18n .title }}"
-          aria-label="{{ i18n .title }}"
-          >
-          {{ partial "icon.html" .icon }}
-        </a>
+    {{ range . }}
+      {{ with index $links . }}
+      <a
+      target="_blank"
+      class="m-1 rounded bg-neutral-300 p-1.5 text-neutral-700 hover:bg-primary-500 hover:text-neutral dark:bg-neutral-700 dark:text-neutral-300 dark:hover:bg-primary-400 dark:hover:text-neutral-800"
+      href="{{ printf .url $.Permalink $.Title }}"
+      title="{{ i18n .title }}"
+      aria-label="{{ i18n .title }}"
+      >
+      {{ partial "icon.html" .icon }}
+    </a>
       {{ end }}
     {{ end }}
   </section>