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1. bobcatou
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   I think I made a minor error with my headings. I didn't like <h1> font size and it bolded on one of my first pages of my website so I created a custom template without a title and I manually put in the title on the page myself. I liked the flexibility it gave me so I just went ahead and did that with all my pages. I used the "font sized" option of the visual editor to size my Headings.

   It occurred to me though that Google probably looks for the <h1> tags for it's search engine and I am hurting myself by doing this. Is this correct? Should I go back and change my CSS to reflect the header that I want and use the header tags instead?

   Also, should I do this the same for lesser headings with smaller fonts that are being used or does that matter?

   Thanks
   Bryan

2. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Is this correct?

   Yes. Google applies more weight to H1 headings than it does to to H2, H3 etc.

   Should I go back and change my CSS to reflect the header that I want and use the header tags instead?

   Absolutely! A good logical heading structure is an integral part of SEO.

   should I do this the same for lesser headings with smaller fonts that are being used or does that matter?

   All headings matter.

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