diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index fb6e996934..3c0fb03d6c 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ url:                "https://startbootstrap.github.io"
 # Social Profiles
 twitter_username:   SBootstrap
 github_username:    StartBootstrap
+gitlab_username:
 facebook_username:  StartBootstrap
 instagram_username:  
 linkedin_username:
+stackoverflow_username:
 
 # Add your google-analytics ID here to activate google analytics
 google_analytics:   UA-XXXXXXXXX-X # out your google-analytics code
diff --git a/_includes/footer.html b/_includes/footer.html
index 3e1c58d274..b5bb610dd0 100644
--- a/_includes/footer.html
+++ b/_includes/footer.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
           {% endif %}
           {% if site.twitter_username %}
           <li class="list-inline-item">
-            <a href="https://twitter.com/{{ site.twitter_username }}">
+            <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/{{ site.twitter_username }}">
               <span class="fa-stack fa-lg">
                 <i class="fas fa-circle fa-stack-2x"></i>
                 <i class="fab fa-twitter fa-stack-1x fa-inverse"></i>
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
           {% endif %}
           {% if site.facebook_username %}
           <li class="list-inline-item">
-            <a href="https://www.facebook.com/{{ site.facebook_username }}">
+            <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/{{ site.facebook_username }}">
               <span class="fa-stack fa-lg">
                 <i class="fas fa-circle fa-stack-2x"></i>
                 <i class="fab fa-facebook-f fa-stack-1x fa-inverse"></i>
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
           {% endif %}
           {% if site.linkedin_username %}
           <li class="list-inline-item">
-            <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/{{ site.linkedin_username }}">
+            <a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/{{ site.linkedin_username }}">
               <span class="fa-stack fa-lg">
                 <i class="fas fa-circle fa-stack-2x"></i>
                 <i class="fab fa-linkedin fa-stack-1x fa-inverse"></i>
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
           {% endif %}
           {% if site.github_username %}
           <li class="list-inline-item">
-            <a href="https://github.com/{{ site.github_username }}">
+            <a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/{{ site.github_username }}">
               <span class="fa-stack fa-lg">
                 <i class="fas fa-circle fa-stack-2x"></i>
                 <i class="fab fa-github fa-stack-1x fa-inverse"></i>
@@ -57,6 +57,26 @@
             </a>
           </li>
           {% endif %}
+          {% if site.gitlab_username %}
+          <li class="list-inline-item">
+            <a target="_blank" href="https://gitlab.com/{{ site.gitlab_username }}">
+              <span class="fa-stack fa-lg">
+                <i class="fas fa-circle fa-stack-2x"></i>
+                <i class="fab fa-gitlab fa-stack-1x fa-inverse"></i>
+              </span>
+            </a>
+          </li>
+          {% endif %}
+          {% if site.stackoverflow_username %}
+          <li class="list-inline-item">
+            <a target="_blank" href="https://stackoverflow.com/users/{{ site.stackoverflow_username }}">
+              <span class="fa-stack fa-lg">
+                <i class="fas fa-circle fa-stack-2x"></i>
+                <i class="fab fa-stack-overflow fa-stack-1x fa-inverse"></i>
+              </span>
+            </a>
+          </li>
+          {% endif %}
           {% if site.instagram_username %}
           <li class="list-inline-item">
             <a href="https://instagram.com/{{ site.instagram_username }}">