How can I set the first two paragraphs as metada description on blogger?

Question

I want to configure my meta description to have the initial bit of my post. On my template I just have <data:post.body/> and there is nowhere where I can get only the first bit.

Is there a way to break down the <data:post.body/> to use in the meta description?

maybe via javascript?

Answer 1

You could wrap the initial bit of your post in a span called initial:

<span class="initial">Here's the first bit.</span> Here's the rest.

and then use that span in the meta description as span.initial.

I got the idea from the technique described in this article