ghost/content/plugins/fancyFirstChar.js

var fancyFirstChar;

fancyFirstChar = {
    init: function (ghost) {
        ghost.registerFilter('prePostsRender', function (posts) {
            var post,
                originalContent,
                newContent,
                firstCharIndex = 0;

            for (post in posts) {
                if (posts.hasOwnProperty(post)) {
                    originalContent = posts[post].content_html;
                    if (originalContent.substr(0, 1) === '<') {
                        firstCharIndex = originalContent.indexOf('>') + 1;
                    }

                    newContent = originalContent.substr(0, firstCharIndex);
                    newContent += '<span class="fancyChar">';
                    newContent += originalContent.substr(firstCharIndex, 1);
                    newContent += '</span>';
                    newContent += originalContent.substr(firstCharIndex + 1, originalContent.length - firstCharIndex - 1);

                    posts[post].content_html = newContent;
                }
            }
            return posts;
        });
    },
    activate: function () {},
    deactivate: function () {}
};

module.exports = fancyFirstChar;