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Multiple H1 headings

Page has more than one H1

Code: multiple_h1

Why it matters

Page has more than one H1. Search engines use this signal when crawling and ranking pages. Getting it wrong can suppress visibility in results or lead to missed indexing opportunities.

How to fix

Keep only one H1 per page

html

<!-- Use a single <h1> for the primary topic -->
<h1>Your Primary Heading</h1>

<!-- Demote other headings to <h2> -->
<h2>Secondary Section Heading</h2>

Related checks in SEO

Missing page title

Page has no <title> tag

Title too short

Title is under 30 characters

Title too long

Title exceeds 60 characters

Missing meta description

No meta description found

Meta description too short

Description under 70 characters

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