diff --git a/_layouts/home.html b/_layouts/home.html
index 0161ad8fd3c..971d8c80c30 100644
--- a/_layouts/home.html
+++ b/_layouts/home.html
@@ -86,7 +86,37 @@
           {% assign alt = post.image.alt | xml_escape | default: 'Preview Image' %}
 
           <div class="col-md-5">
-            <img src="{{ src }}" alt="{{ alt }}" {{ lqip_attr }}>
+            {% if post.image.light or post.image.dark %} {% if post.image.light %}
+            <img
+              src="{{ post.image.light }}"
+              alt="{{ alt }}"
+              class="light preview-image"
+              style="{% if post.image.max_height %}max-height: {{ post.image.max_height }};{% else %}max-height: 200px;{% endif %} {% if post.image.object_fit %}object-fit: {{ post.image.object_fit }};{% else %}object-fit: cover;{% endif %} width: 100%; border-radius: 8px;"
+              {{
+              lqip
+              }}
+            />
+            {% endif %} {% if post.image.dark %}
+            <img
+              src="{{ post.image.dark }}"
+              alt="{{ alt }}"
+              class="dark preview-image"
+              style="{% if post.image.max_height %}max-height: {{ post.image.max_height }};{% else %}max-height: 200px;{% endif %} {% if post.image.object_fit %}object-fit: {{ post.image.object_fit }};{% else %}object-fit: cover;{% endif %} width: 100%; border-radius: 8px;"
+              {{
+              lqip
+              }}
+            />
+            {% endif %} {% else %}
+            <img
+              src="{{ post.image.path | default: post.image }}"
+              alt="{{ alt }}"
+              class="preview-image"
+              style="{% if post.image.max_height %}max-height: {{ post.image.max_height }};{% else %}max-height: 200px;{% endif %} {% if post.image.object_fit %}object-fit: {{ post.image.object_fit }};{% else %}object-fit: cover;{% endif %} width: 100%; border-radius: 8px;"
+              {{
+              lqip
+              }}
+            />
+            {% endif %}
           </div>
 
           {% assign card_body_col = '7' %}
diff --git a/_layouts/post.html b/_layouts/post.html
index 698c86cf698..fdb5242c609 100644
--- a/_layouts/post.html
+++ b/_layouts/post.html
@@ -36,16 +36,17 @@ <h1 data-toc-skip>{{ page.title }}</h1>
       {% endif %}
 
       {% if page.image %}
-        {% capture src %}src="{{ page.image.path | default: page.image }}"{% endcapture %}
-        {% capture class %}class="preview-img{% if page.image.no_bg %}{{ ' no-bg' }}{% endif %}"{% endcapture %}
-        {% capture alt %}alt="{{ page.image.alt | xml_escape | default: "Preview Image" }}"{% endcapture %}
-
-        {% if page.image.lqip %}
-          {%- capture lqip -%}lqip="{{ page.image.lqip }}"{%- endcapture -%}
-        {% endif %}
-
         <div class="mt-3 mb-3">
-          <img {{ src }} {{ class }} {{ alt }} w="1200" h="630" {{ lqip }}>
+          {% if page.image.light or page.image.dark %}
+            {% if page.image.light %}
+              <img src="{{ page.image.light }}" class="preview-img light" alt="{{ page.image.alt | xml_escape | default: "Preview Image" }}" w="1200" h="630" style="{% if page.image.max_height %}max-height: {{ page.image.max_height }};{% endif %} {% if page.image.object_fit %}object-fit: {{ page.image.object_fit }};{% else %}object-fit: cover;{% endif %} background-color: white; padding: 10px; border-radius: 8px; width: 100%;"{% if page.image.lqip %} lqip="{{ page.image.lqip }}"{% endif %}>
+            {% endif %}
+            {% if page.image.dark %}
+              <img src="{{ page.image.dark }}" class="preview-img dark" alt="{{ page.image.alt | xml_escape | default: "Preview Image" }}" w="1200" h="630" style="{% if page.image.max_height %}max-height: {{ page.image.max_height }};{% endif %} {% if page.image.object_fit %}object-fit: {{ page.image.object_fit }};{% else %}object-fit: cover;{% endif %} background-color: #1b1b1e; padding: 10px; border-radius: 8px; width: 100%;"{% if page.image.lqip %} lqip="{{ page.image.lqip }}"{% endif %}>
+            {% endif %}
+          {% else %}
+            <img src="{{ page.image.path | default: page.image }}" class="preview-img" alt="{{ page.image.alt | xml_escape | default: "Preview Image" }}" w="1200" h="630" style="{% if page.image.max_height %}max-height: {{ page.image.max_height }};{% endif %} {% if page.image.object_fit %}object-fit: {{ page.image.object_fit }};{% else %}object-fit: cover;{% endif %} padding: 10px; border-radius: 8px; width: 100%;"{% if page.image.lqip %} lqip="{{ page.image.lqip }}"{% endif %}>
+          {% endif %}
           {%- if page.image.alt -%}
             <figcaption class="text-center pt-2 pb-2">{{ page.image.alt }}</figcaption>
           {%- endif -%}
diff --git a/_plugins/default-social-image.rb b/_plugins/default-social-image.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fe5830e8498
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_plugins/default-social-image.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+Jekyll::Hooks.register :pages, :pre_render do |page|
+  set_default_social_image(page)
+end
+
+Jekyll::Hooks.register :posts, :pre_render do |post|
+  set_default_social_image(post)
+end
+
+Jekyll::Hooks.register :documents, :pre_render do |document|
+  set_default_social_image(document)
+end
+
+def set_default_social_image(page_or_post)
+  return unless page_or_post.data['image'].is_a?(Hash)
+
+  image_data = page_or_post.data['image']
+
+  # If we have light or dark variants but no main image set for social sharing
+  if (image_data['light'] || image_data['dark']) && !image_data['path']
+    # Prefer light image for social sharing, fallback to dark if light doesn't exist
+    social_image = image_data['light'] || image_data['dark']
+
+    # Set the path for jekyll-seo-tag to use
+    page_or_post.data['image']['path'] = social_image
+  end
+end
diff --git a/_posts/2019-08-08-write-a-new-post.md b/_posts/2019-08-08-write-a-new-post.md
index f048f013c4a..01e055d8230 100644
--- a/_posts/2019-08-08-write-a-new-post.md
+++ b/_posts/2019-08-08-write-a-new-post.md
@@ -256,6 +256,41 @@ For normal images:
 ```
 {: .nolineno }
 
+#### Preview light/dark images
+
+It is also possible to have the image differ based on if the user is seeing your site in light mode or dark mode:
+
+```yaml
+---
+image:
+  light: /path/to/image-light.png
+  dark: /path/to/image-dark.png
+  alt: this is some alt text
+---
+```
+
+#### Preview scaling
+
+For the home page, the height of the image preview and how it scales to fit can be set.
+
+```yaml
+---
+image: 
+  path: /path/to/image.jpeg
+  alt: this is some alt text
+  object_fit: contain
+  max_height: 200px # default
+---
+```
+
+Available object-fit values:
+
+- **`cover`** (default) - Scales to fill container, may crop edges to maintain aspect ratio
+- **`contain`** - Scales to fit entirely within container, may leave empty space
+- **`fill`** - Stretches to fill container exactly (may distort aspect ratio)
+- **`scale-down`** - Acts like `contain` but never scales up beyond original size
+- **`none`** - Image is not resized
+
 ### Social Media Platforms
 
 You can embed video/audio from social media platforms with the following syntax: