diff --git a/addons/website_blog/controllers/main.py b/addons/website_blog/controllers/main.py
index f825f63ebc4..f008b02bdd6 100644
--- a/addons/website_blog/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/website_blog/controllers/main.py
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ class WebsiteBlog(http.Controller):
             request.cr, request.uid, {
                 'blog_id': blog_id,
                 'name': _("Blog Post Title"),
+                'sub_title': _("Subtitle"),
                 'content': '',
                 'website_published': False,
             }, context=create_context)
diff --git a/addons/website_blog/static/src/css/website_blog.css b/addons/website_blog/static/src/css/website_blog.css
index 42487e4b069..0ddf482f8b2 100644
--- a/addons/website_blog/static/src/css/website_blog.css
+++ b/addons/website_blog/static/src/css/website_blog.css
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ p.post-meta {
   -o-background-size: cover;
   background-size: cover;
   background-position: center;
+  background-repeat: no-repeat;
+  background-color: black;
+  opacity: 0.8;
 }
 
 .cover_header {
diff --git a/addons/website_blog/static/src/css/website_blog.sass b/addons/website_blog/static/src/css/website_blog.sass
index 4a66ba0d4ca..2fb01b61f2e 100644
--- a/addons/website_blog/static/src/css/website_blog.sass
+++ b/addons/website_blog/static/src/css/website_blog.sass
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ p.post-meta
     -o-background-size: cover
     background-size: cover
     background-position: center
+    background-repeat: no-repeat
+    background-color: #000
+    opacity : 0.8
 
 .cover_header
     color: white