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Wordpress H1 Tag Question

by mpx305
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Ok, so when I scan my website for SEO it tells me that I do not H1 tags defined for my posts. When I look at my singe.php, post.php and page.php it does show that my titles are in fact H2 and when I view source for the post and search for H1 nothing comes up.

So, I changed the php settings so that titles have H1 headers and now my home page says that I have too many H1 tags (bacause I have multiple posts on the home page). Posts are now OK, but will this hurt me in the long run?

Any insight is appreciated =)

Mario
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  • Profile picture of the author mpx305
    Never mind, I figured out a work-around.
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  • Profile picture of the author yukon
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    On the index.php make them <h2> tags (multiple blog titles on a single page).

    On the single.php make a single <h1> title.

    If you run the blog post titles as an <h1> tag, you stand a good chance that the index page will over power the new blog post page (PRn/a). Let the Index page link to the actual blog post page but not use it's authority in the SERPs, you want the new page to rank for it's own page title.

    My own rule is a single <h1> per page.
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    • Profile picture of the author mpx305
      Originally Posted by yukon View Post

      On the index.php make them <h2> tags (multiple blog titles on a single page).

      On the single.php make a single <h1> title.

      If you run the blog post titles as an <h1> tag, you stand a good chance that the index page will over power the new blog post page (PRn/a). Let the Index page link to the actual blog post page but not use it's authority in the SERPs, you want the new page to rank for it's own page title.

      My own rule is a single <h1> per page.
      Thanks Yukon, that is exactly what i did and it looks a lot better now.
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      • Profile picture of the author Fernando Veloso
        Originally Posted by mpx305 View Post

        Thanks Yukon, that is exactly what i did and it looks a lot better now.
        Looking better doesn't mean "doing better".



        As I said above, you have to test, cause what it's important in the end, it's not ONLY your H Tags density: it's everything you have on homepage.

        Let's say you have 10 posts excerpts. You have one approach with H Tags. But let's say you have 10 FULL posts filled with images + videos and your keyword density is really low. In this example you can push the H1 ahead.

        But as I said, you have to test it and analyze results, if you have time/curiosity.

        Search engines MIX a lot of stuff - not just H Tags.
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  • Profile picture of the author Fernando Veloso
    1 - Don't panic.
    2 - Test different H1 settings for yourself
    3 - Check results in 4 weeks

    Sometimes the HOME PAGE density of text + keywords + images + outbound links + H Meta Tags have funny results.

    The key is test, test, test.
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  • Profile picture of the author yukon
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    IMO, multiple <h1> tags will dilute what your trying to acomplish.

    Think about it...

    If Google is looking at 10 <h1> tags on a single page, that's just total chaos.

    I still say a single well targeted <h1> is better.

    IM is all about testing & everyone should do their own testing. Just telling you I've had success with a single <h1> tag per page.
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  • Profile picture of the author blueorca17
    Since WP is so flexible, you could make the homepage a static page so that you don't have 50 gazillion H1 tags. (Point the index to a WP PAGE, not a POST) That way it will just look at the static page info instead of every one of the other post tags. Another thing you can do is install the All In One SEO Plugin and then go to the settings and change the settings so that the description and the homepage title are filled out. Google will automatically use these settings when looking at your site index.php file (the front page of your blog), regardless of how many posts show up on the first page. Here's what the settings page in the ALL In One SEO pack should look like:

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    • Profile picture of the author mpx305
      I do have AIO SEO Plugin and I thought that is what it was doing, but my question is why then do tools like Traffic Travis and Clickbump SEO still tell me that I do not have H1 tags on my home page?

      Confusing...

      Originally Posted by blueorca17 View Post

      Since WP is so flexible, you could make the homepage a static page so that you don't have 50 gazillion H1 tags. (Point the index to a WP PAGE, not a POST) That way it will just look at the static page info instead of every one of the other post tags. Another thing you can do is install the All In One SEO Plugin and then go to the settings and change the settings so that the description and the homepage title are filled out. Google will automatically use these settings when looking at your site index.php file (the front page of your blog), regardless of how many posts show up on the first page. Here's what the settings page in the ALL In One SEO pack should look like:
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