Audit rules
Multiple H1 Headings
The page has more than one <h1> element (review: several H1s are valid HTML). In a QuikSEO audit, a failure of this rule has warning severity and counts against the score. Below are the exact condition, its exceptions and the sources behind it, followed by the other rules of the same group.
headings.h1_multipleWarning01 — Definition
How This Rule Is Checked
The rule is a pure function of the fetched page: no extra requests, no account settings. The same input always gives the same result.
Rule Severity and Score
- Rule id
headings.h1_multiple- Group
- Headings
- Severity of a failure
- Warning
- Counts in the score
- Yes, whenever it applies to the page
- Required for a score
- No
- Replaces the check
h1
Condition and Exceptions
- Condition
- More than one H1 → review
- Exceptions
- —
Sources
- Sources
- HTML Standard: 4.3.11 Headings and outlines (WHATWG, Q54)
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Starter Guide (Google Search Central, Q42)
02 — Headings
Other Rules in This Group
The other checks of the same group, each with its own condition and sources.
- H1 Lengthheadings.h1_length
- H1 Missingheadings.h1_missing
- Heading Outlineheadings.outline
- Skipped Heading Levelheadings.skipped_level