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Heading Levels Skipped on Squarespace

Heading hierarchy jumps levels. Confuses search engines and screen readers.

Issue ID: SEO-H1-SKIP-001Severity: moderateEffort: S

Why this matters

Heading hierarchy jumps levels. Confuses search engines and screen readers. This affects how clearly search engines understand the page and how persuasive it looks in search results.

Squarespace fix path

How to fix this on Squarespace

Use heading blocks with the right hierarchy.

  1. 1Edit the page section by section.
  2. 2Assign the top headline as Heading 1 and supporting headlines as Heading 2 or 3.
  3. 3Save and republish.

After you fix it

  • Check heading hierarchy flows sequentially without gaps

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