By William McEwan


A webpage layout is defined by using Headers. Terms of importance on a webpage are usually the biggest and more prominent. The H1 tag stands for Header1 which, in HTML, is used in conjunction with the other header tags, H2 through H6, to determine site layout. The lower the number, the less importance to the page these tags indicate. And, of course, it breaks the page into logical portions for a human reader. Think of a magazine article. The article title is likely the most important element and is defined as H1. Then, perhaps, there is a subtitle which gets assigned a H2 tag and so on until the article body itself begins and is usually given a 'p' or 'paragraph' tag. The search engines also want to see a page with some logical breakdown of content.

So, can I use more than one H1 tag per page? There is some argument on the topic. Some will argue that it's fine to include multiple H1 tags on a page within reason. Others will insist that only one H1 tag should be on a page, the most important element. One thing that they agree on is that abusing H1 tags will definitely get a site penalized by Google and Bing. So creating multiple H1 tags on a page for the purposes of trying to improve site ranking is definitely frowned upon. Google made a statement in 2009 that having more than one H1 tag is not an issue as long as it's not abused. Take WordPress for example. Some of the most typical themes include a H1 on both the logo image and the page title. So, if WordPress is renown for SEO, and it creates two H1 tags by default, it can't be a big factor. Bing, on the contrary recommends only one H1 tag per page.

Developers can also create H1 tags on images. Many prominent, well-ranking websites utilize these tags. Of course, Bing also suggests that all H1 tags are text only. So, it doesn't appear as if using H1 tags as part of images is a huge problem, but should be avoided when possible. If they truly appear to be a prominent part of the page then a Header1 tag may be a sensible approach. However, typically it's preferred to leave H1 tags to the title of a page or post, and leave images without them. This is because the same image, whether it be a logo or other image is displayed on multiple pages. SEO specialists may want to use a unique H1 tag on every page from an SEO strategy perspective, and not repeat the same phrase multiple times. This is much easier to achieve by reserving the H1 tag for text. One could, however, choose to use two H1 tags on the page, one on the logo and one for the title. However, since the logo appears at the top of the page it would be evaluated first.

Will I see SEO results from using proper H1 tags? There is evidence that they do indeed have an some impact on search engine optimization. However, it is also evident that it's not very significant. It also means it plays some role. "Taking advantage of the tools available from an on-page perspective makes sense," says Karen Durant from the New Jersey SEO Firm. "H1 tags play an important role on search engine evaluation." On-page SEO is effective in an organic SEO strategy, and it clearly makes sense to take advantage of the tools available. .

So, yes, these tags are meaningful for a few reasons. For one, it's possible to gain some SEO advantages by properly assigning these tags to the right page elements. It's also true that abusing them is surely a way to get a website penalized by the search engines. Also, including too many is confusing for the reader and since that's who a site is ultimately for, it should look right. Even though there appears to be no problems with using more than one, designers may wish to keep one single most-important element reserved for H1. In addition, developers can create separate keyword rich page elements, one for H1 and one for a page title. This way a website can garner as much SEO value as possible.




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