Multiple H1 titles on each page! Please fix ASAP

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   lobobrandonposted 4 years ago

   As is popularly known it is best to have just one H1 per page and this is meant to be the title.
   
   Unfortunately, this is not the case and there is a second H1 at least on Dengarden. The second H1 is "Related Articles"
   
   Having two H1s is bad enough. Having the same H1 (this second one) across multiple pages is worse.
   
   Could someone on the team please fix this as a high-priority issue? It should be a super-fast fix.

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      Matt Wellsposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      We are looking into this issue. Thanks for reporting.

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         lobobrandonposted 4 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks, Matt.

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      Jule Romansposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Wait a sec. Does that mean that I need to go back and check/fix my headings in my older articles? Asking for a friend ;-)

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         eugbugposted 4 years agoin reply to this

         No, the HTML code behind the scenes just has to be changed by the Hubpages technical people.

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            Jule Romansposted 4 years agoin reply to this

            Thank you.

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   psycheskinnerposted 4 years ago

   Just posting to say I agree. H1 has a specific meaning online, more like "Title" in a document --should be used accordingly as it has implications for search

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   NateB11posted 4 years ago

   Major on-page SEO no-no.

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   EricDockettposted 4 years ago

   Two days later and there has been no response here by HP staff. At least an acknowledgement that the post was read and they are aware of it, or something. With all the silliness in this forum of late, when a major issue is brought up it gets ignored.
   
   Disheartening.

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      lobobrandonposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Exactly. I wonder if an email needs to be written.

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         chef-de-jourposted 4 years agoin reply to this

         In my experience Brandon an email can work wonders.

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            lobobrandonposted 4 years agoin reply to this

            Just sent an email.

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               EricDockettposted 4 years agoin reply to this

               That's probably smart, but these forms are supposed to be a place to report issues. Hope somebody responds to you.

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                  lobobrandonposted 4 years agoin reply to this

                  That was my thought. I provided a link to this thread in my email. I Will let you folks know if I get a reply via email.

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   eugbugposted 4 years ago

   Multiple H1 headings seems to be a controversial topic.
   Just came across this:
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyqJJXWk0gk&t=4s

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      lobobrandonposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      You should keep in mind that this is Google and Google is smart enough to figure this out. There are other search engines out there. But algorithms are not always the best and there is still a lot of weight given to headings. So it is still a best practice not to have more than one.
      
      What is acceptable is not the same as what is a best practice.

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         Matt Wellsposted 4 years agoin reply to this

         We've changed the 'Related Articles' title to bold paragraph text as a temporary fix until we are able to completely remove the H1 tag. This temporary fix should satisfy Google until the permanent fix rolls out.

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            lobobrandonposted 4 years agoin reply to this

            I see the bold, but the H1 is still present as you say, I wonder if that really makes a difference, but hopefully, a real permanent fix can be made. Thanks for the update.
            
            I just checked using an external service in case I had cache issues https://www.seoreviewtools.com/html-headings-checker/

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               eugbugposted 4 years agoin reply to this

               What are H4, H5 and H6 for?

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                  lobobrandonposted 4 years agoin reply to this

                  They are all just further sub-sections. I used to use up to H4 on HP before, but they took away that feature, so H3 is the most you can go now.

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            Glenn Stokposted 4 years agoin reply to this

            Matt, Making the H1 tag bold for the 'Related Articles' title does not make it any better. Google bots still see two H1 tags and having the same title 'Related Articles' for all hubs on the niche sites must confuse Google algorithms.
            
            A simple solution is to change the 'Related Articles' subtitle to a DIV instead of H1. You can still control the style without confusing Google with two titles.
            
            Hope this is helpful.

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