Audit rules
Heading Outline
Informational: the number of headings at each level, H1 to H6. In a QuikSEO audit, a failure of this rule has info 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.outlineInfo01 — 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.outline- Group
- Headings
- Severity of a failure
- Info
- Counts in the score
- Yes, whenever it applies to the page
- Required for a score
- No
- Replaces the check
other_headings
Condition and Exceptions
- Condition
- Informational: pass with observed counts per level
- Exceptions
- —
Sources
- Sources
- HTML Standard: 4.3.11 Headings and outlines (WHATWG, Q54)
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
- Multiple H1 Headingsheadings.h1_multiple
- Skipped Heading Levelheadings.skipped_level