diff --git a/src/_includes/partials/card-blog.njk b/src/_includes/partials/card-blog.njk
index 8b86472..ee346e1 100644
--- a/src/_includes/partials/card-blog.njk
+++ b/src/_includes/partials/card-blog.njk
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
+{% set headingLevel = headingLevel | default("h2") %}
+{% set definedDate = definedDate | default(item.date) %}
+{% set showTags = showTags | default(true) %}
+
 <custom-card clickable>
-  <h2 slot="headline" class="text-step-2">
+  <{{ headingLevel }} slot="headline" class="text-step-2">
     <a href="{{ item.url | url }}">{{ item.data.title }}</a>
-  </h2>
+  </{{ headingLevel }}>
   <span slot="date"> {% include "partials/date.njk" %} </span>
-  {%
-    if
-    item.data.tags.length > 1
-  %}
+  {% if showTags and item.data.tags.length > 1 %}
     <div slot="tag" webc:nokeep>
       {% for tag in item.data.tags %}
         {% if tag != "posts" %}
diff --git a/src/pages/blog.njk b/src/pages/blog.njk
index bd6df92..d4f74fb 100644
--- a/src/pages/blog.njk
+++ b/src/pages/blog.njk
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ permalink: 'blog/{% if pagination.pageNumber >=1 %}page-{{ pagination.pageNumber
 
   <custom-masonry layout="50-50">
 		{% asyncEach item in pagination.items %}
-			{% set definedDate = item.date %}
-
 			{% include "partials/card-blog.njk" %}
 		{% endeach %}
 	</custom-masonry>
diff --git a/src/pages/index.njk b/src/pages/index.njk
index 40d740a..d88dc21 100644
--- a/src/pages/index.njk
+++ b/src/pages/index.njk
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ blog:
     <div class="section__inner flow region">
       <h1 class="text-center" style="color: var(--color-light);">{{ title }}</h1>
     </div>
-
     {% svg "divider/waves", null, "seperator" %}
   </header>
 
@@ -38,18 +37,14 @@ blog:
   <section class="full | region">
     <div class="wrapper flow prose">
       <h2>{{ blog.title }}</h2>
-      <!-- blog intro text is optional. -->
-
       {% if blog.intro %}
         <p>{{ blog.intro }}</p>
       {% endif %}
-
       <div class="feature |  region region-space-l">
         <custom-masonry layout="50-50">
-          <!-- loop posts -->
           {% set itemList = collections.allPosts %}
 					{% asyncEach item in itemList.slice(0, 4) %}
-						{% set definedDate = item.date %}
+            {% set headingLevel = "h3" %}
 						{% include "partials/card-blog.njk" %}
 					{% endeach %}
         </custom-masonry>