Hello Hoping someone can help me as i don't understand what W3C are saying http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/struct/global.html.. Some people consider skipping heading levels to be bad practice. They accept H1 H2 H1 while they do not accept H1 H3 H1 since the heading level H2 is skipped. I have h1 always and only once per html page. the only problem is that on some pages the h2 is skipped and goes to h3 is this allowed? my html all validates so not sure if the outline is correct. Thanks
This is not a typical case if it's allowed or not, it's more about the usability and accessibility factor of your website. Use a tool like WAVE(=web accessibility evaluation tool(Google for it, I'm not yet allowed to post links ;-)) and view the hierarchy of your page. Does it make sense? This is exactly how people with screen readers will 'view' your site. If you're busy with your huge website, it can be wise to have a look at things like these.