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 Note that since [#2048](https://github.com/alshedivat/al-folio/pull/2048) al-folio uses the [prettier formatter](https://prettier.io/) for its code, meaning all new submitted code must conform to its standard. If you don't have `prettier` installed for your setup and the `prettier` code check fails when submitting a PR, you can check the referred failed action in our repo. In that action there will be an artifact with an HTML diff showing the needed changes.
 
+### Adding new social media information
+
+To add new social media information, there are a few places you might need to modify. Currently, the template supports icons from [Academicons](https://jpswalsh.github.io/academicons/), [Font Awesome](https://fontawesome.com/), and [Tabler Icons](https://tabler.io/icons). For an example PR, check [Add HAL id to socials](https://github.com/alshedivat/al-folio/pull/3206/files). Note that the information in all these files are alphabetically sorted.
+
+- _data/socials.yml - your social media information
+- _includes/metadata.liquid - add social media information to site metadata
+- _includes/social.liquid - where the social media icon will be displayed
+- _scripts/search.liquid.js - make the social media information appear in search
+
 ## Issues
 
 We use GitHub issues to track bugs and feature requests.