diff --git a/quartz/components/Head.tsx b/quartz/components/Head.tsx
index 88e877b74..8a369ade8 100644
--- a/quartz/components/Head.tsx
+++ b/quartz/components/Head.tsx
@@ -14,21 +14,56 @@ export type SocialImageOptions = {
   colorScheme?: "lightMode" | "darkMode"
 }
 
+type ImageOptions = {
+  /**
+   * what title to use as header in image
+   */
+  title: string
+  /**
+   * what description to use as body in image
+   */
+  description: string
+  /**
+   * what fileName to use when writing to disk
+   */
+  fileName: string
+  /**
+   * what directory to store image in
+   */
+  fileDir: string
+  /**
+   * what file extension to use (should be `webp` unless you also change sharp conversion)
+   */
+  fileExt: string
+  /**
+   * What height to generate image with (in px)
+   */
+  imgHeight: number
+  /**
+   * What width to generate image with (in px)
+   */
+  imgWidth: number
+  /**
+   * header + body font to be used when generating satori image (as promise to work around sync in component)
+   */
+  fontsPromise: Promise<SatoriOptions["fonts"]>
+  /**
+   * `GlobalConfiguration` of quartz (used for theme/typography)
+   */
+  cfg: GlobalConfiguration
+  imageHtml?: (
+    cfg: GlobalConfiguration,
+    title: string,
+    description: string,
+  ) => Parameters<typeof satori>["0"]
+}
+
 /**
  * Generates social image (OG/twitter standard) and saves it as `.web` inside the public folder
- * @param title what title to use
- * @param description what description to use
- * @param fileName what fileName to use when writing to disk
- * @param fontsPromise header + body font to be used when generating satori image (as promise to work around sync in component)
- * @param cfg `GlobalConfiguration` of quartz
+ * @param opts options for generating image
  */
-async function generateSocialImage(
-  title: string,
-  description: string,
-  fileName: string,
-  fontsPromise: Promise<SatoriOptions["fonts"]>,
-  cfg: GlobalConfiguration,
-) {
+async function generateSocialImage(opts: ImageOptions) {
+  const { cfg, description, fileName, fontsPromise, title, imageHtml } = opts
   const fonts = await fontsPromise
 
   // How many characters are allowed before switching to smaller font
@@ -126,7 +161,8 @@ export default (() => {
       fontsPromise = getSatoriFont(cfg.theme.typography.header, cfg.theme.typography.body)
     }
     const slug = fileData.filePath
-    const filePath = slug?.replaceAll("/", "-")
+    // since "/" is not a valid character in file names, replace with "-"
+    const fileName = slug?.replaceAll("/", "-")
     const title = fileData.frontmatter?.title ?? "Untitled"
 
     // Get file description (priority: frontmatter > fileData > default)
@@ -141,8 +177,20 @@ export default (() => {
         fs.mkdirSync(imageDir, { recursive: true })
       }
 
-      // Generate social image (happens async)
-      generateSocialImage(title, description, filePath as string, fontsPromise, cfg)
+      if (fileName) {
+        // Generate social image (happens async)
+        generateSocialImage({
+          title,
+          description,
+          fileName,
+          fileDir: imageDir,
+          imgHeight: ogHeight,
+          imgWidth: ogWidth,
+          fileExt: extension,
+          fontsPromise,
+          cfg,
+        })
+      }
     }
 
     const { css, js } = externalResources
@@ -157,10 +205,10 @@ export default (() => {
     const ogImageGeneratedPath = `https://${cfg.baseUrl}/${imageDir.replace(
       "public/",
       "",
-    )}/${filePath}.${extension}`
+    )}/${fileName}.${extension}`
 
     // Use default og image if filePath doesnt exist (for autogenerated paths with no .md file)
-    const useDefaultOgImage = filePath === undefined || !cfg.generateSocialImages
+    const useDefaultOgImage = fileName === undefined || !cfg.generateSocialImages
 
     // Path to og/social image (priority: frontmatter > generated image (if enabled) > default image)
     let ogImagePath = useDefaultOgImage ? ogImageDefaultPath : ogImageGeneratedPath
@@ -185,11 +233,11 @@ export default (() => {
         <meta property="og:description" content={description} />
         <meta property="og:image:type" content={`image/${extension}`} />
         <meta property="og:image:alt" content={description} />
-        <meta property="og:image:width" content={"" + ogWidth} />
-        <meta property="og:image:height" content={"" + ogHeight} />
+        <meta property="og:image:width" content={ogWidth.toString()} />
+        <meta property="og:image:height" content={ogHeight.toString()} />
         <meta property="og:image:url" content={ogImagePath} />
-        <meta property="og:width" content={"" + ogWidth} />
-        <meta property="og:height" content={"" + ogHeight} />
+        <meta property="og:width" content={ogWidth.toString()} />
+        <meta property="og:height" content={ogHeight.toString()} />
         {cfg.baseUrl && (
           <>
             <meta name="twitter:image" content={ogImagePath} />
diff --git a/quartz/util/defaultImage.tsx b/quartz/util/defaultImage.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f55d8d7c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quartz/util/defaultImage.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { GlobalConfiguration } from "../cfg"
+
+export const defaultImage = (cfg: GlobalConfiguration, title: string, description: string) => (
+  <div />
+)