WordPress Question - Are H1 tags used in the body of an article or just in the title?

U need to create/ get a child theme, so the next update does not wipe out your changes.

Then u need to add / change the code to make titled h1 not h2.

There r step-by-step instructions on YouTube for both things.

H2 and h3 should be used as many times as the page content requires it.

Keep in mind that breaking text into smaller section makes it more attractive to your visitors.

QUOTE=Moneyland;11157687]Hi,

Are H1 Tags used in the body of an article or just in the title?

I am having difficulty changing title to H1 or does WordPress page title default to H1 tag? When I look at page source for an article I cannot see any tag with the title!

How many times ideally should H2 and H3 tag be used in body?

Many thanks.[/QUOTE]

It's always been my understanding that the default title of your Wordpress blogs/articles was H1 by default.

I was always taught that whatever keyword you are targeting should be at least used once for the H1, H2, and H3 tags respectively.

I don't think there is a right or wrong answer for how many times the tags should be used.

My personal opinion is whatever you think makes your post look better.

Sometimes I'll throw in an H2 or an H3 tag just to break up the monotony of long paragraphs that start to bore the reader.

I used to use the H1 tag in every post but I don't do it as much anymore because my title tag is already H1.

The H1 tag has a way of making things look weird on your post if it's not spaced out properly. Particularly when you use it in the beginning of your article and it's near the title.

To remedy this, I tend to put a large image BEFORE I ever use the h1 tag in the body of my article in order to create better spacing.

Hope this was helpful.

The theme that your WordPress site uses will determine what heading tags are used for article titles. There is no 'default' - it all depends on your theme. In my experience as a WordPress theme builder, most themes will use an H1 tag for your site title in the header, then they will use a H2 tag for your article titles.

If you have no H1 tags in your site's source code, then your theme is not using them.


By the by, a quick jaunt through an HTML lesson would probably do you good. In a nutshell...

Webdesign Before Modern Browsers
You only used one H1 tag on a page. Then, your less important headings would use the H2 and H3 tags (and H4 through H6 sometimes).

Webdesign in the Age of Modern Browsers
As long as your page is semantically sound, you can now use multiple H1 tags to help form the page's HTML outline.

This can really easily get confusing - but, if you are using a high quality WordPress theme, then the developer should have taken all heading tags into consideration and you should not have to worry about them.

These day, most modern and/or well maintained WordPress themes will now use a H1 or H2 tag for your article title. So, when you are writing your posts, don't put another H2 in there or it might mess up the outline. I would say that you are usually safe in using H3 tags in your WordPress posts. Translation: there are probably already H1 and H2 tags on the page from the theme, so when you are in the admin area writing posts, don't add more H1 or H2 tags yourself.