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Heading Levels Skipped on WordPress

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.

WordPress fix path

How to fix this on WordPress

Fix heading structure in the block editor or builder.

  1. 1Open the page in the editor.
  2. 2Set the main page heading as H1 and supporting sections as H2/H3.
  3. 3Update the page and inspect the rendered HTML.

After you fix it

  • Check heading hierarchy flows sequentially without gaps

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