diff --git a/archetypes/default.md b/archetypes/default.md
index 1f51a82..961d45c 100644
--- a/archetypes/default.md
+++ b/archetypes/default.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ title: "{{ replace .Name "-" " " | title }}"
 date: {{ .Date }}
 tags: []
 topics: []
-image: /img/
+image: img/
+description: 
 draft: true
 ---
diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
index 743d1b7..a52e6c4 100644
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ enableGitInfo = true
 
 [params]
     subtitle = "A Philosophical Journal"
+    description = "A repository of philosophical musings and personal projects"
     brand = "<img src=\"/img/avatar.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\"/><br/><b>Greg Gauthier</b>"
     #highlightjs = "tango"
     #highlightjs_extra_languages = []
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ enableGitInfo = true
     podcastCdnUrl = "https://gmgauthier.us-east-1.linodeobjects.com/podcast/"
     blogCdnUrl = "https://gmgauthier.us-east-1.linodeobjects.com/blog/"
     avatar = "/img/blog_avatar.jpg"
+
 [markup]
   [markup.goldmark.renderer]
   unsafe= true
diff --git a/content/post/why-a-right-to-self-defense.md b/content/post/why-a-right-to-self-defense.md
index 10d49c8..59d614b 100644
--- a/content/post/why-a-right-to-self-defense.md
+++ b/content/post/why-a-right-to-self-defense.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ date: 2021-11-23T23:16:16Z
 tags: ["rights", "self-defense", "law", "ethics", "nihilism", "gorgias", "imago dei"]
 topics: ["philosophy","politics", "theology"]
 image: img/rittenhouse.jpg
+description: What the Kyle Rittenhouse trial can teach us about our own metaphysical presuppositions.
 draft: false
 ---
 
diff --git a/layouts/partials/head.html b/layouts/partials/head.html
index ca30c84..c289769 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/head.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/head.html
@@ -11,9 +11,18 @@
   {{else}}
     <meta property="og:image" content="{{.Site.BaseURL}}{{.Site.Params.avatar}}">
   {{end}}
+
   <meta property="og:title" content="{{.Params.Title}}">
-  <meta property="og:type" content="article">
-  <meta property="og:description" content="{{.Summary | safeHTML}}">
+
+  {{if isset .Params "tags"}}
+    <meta property="og:type" content="article">
+  {{else}}
+    <meta property="og:type" content="website">
+  {{end}}
+
+  {{if isset .Params "description"}}
+  <meta property="og:description" content="{{.Params.description | safeHTML}}">
+  {{end}}
   <meta property="og:url" content="{{.Permalink}}">
 
   <meta name="description" content="{{ if .IsNode }}{{ with .Site.Params.description }}{{ . }}{{ end }}{{ else }}{{ with .Description }}{{ . }}{{ end }}{{ end }}">