How many <h1> and <h2> header tags should be used on single page?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by jiten702, Jun 28, 2010.

  1. #1
    Hi all...

    It is known to all that having your keywords in heading tags in one of the factor for seo but what is the limit on no. of <h1> and <h2> header tags on a single page?
     
    jiten702, Jun 28, 2010 IP
  2. Alan Smith

    Alan Smith Active Member

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    If I share my experience one should use only once both <h1> and <h2> but if your need is more and cannot work without it then add 2nd but not more then 2.
     
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  3. subburajacmic

    subburajacmic Peon

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    #3
    You can use only one time per page. Better to use only h1 & h2, not more than h3, h4... etc
     
    subburajacmic, Jun 28, 2010 IP
  4. alfredwinston

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    Yes i agree with Alan Smith it is better to use only one H1 and H2 tags. Because google give more weight to H1 tags, if you use it more then it will consider as spam.
     
    alfredwinston, Jun 28, 2010 IP
  5. danielchloe

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    #5
    Use it only once. Otherwise your website will look clumsy.. Also <H1> and <H2> must not be more than h3, h4...
     
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  6. JohnnyHal

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    #6
    I always use just one <h1>, but <h2> tags depends on page length. I publish content with many <h2> tags with no problems, but article length plays a big role in how many I use. Short articles I use few, long articles I use many.
     
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  7. Orbital

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    #7
    Totally agree, use only 2 max but ONLY if necessary.... Once per page is all that should be used.
     
    Orbital, Jun 28, 2010 IP
  8. NoamBarz

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    #8
    One of each. Definitely not more than 1 H1 tag
     
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  9. v2interactive

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    #9
    I use 1 h1, 2 h2's, 3 h3's and so on. This is not a RULE, just my personal ways and experiences. I know this conflicts with everybody else, but I've never had problems.
     
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  10. lifeplayer

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    I will suggest to use only one H1 and one H2
     
    lifeplayer, Jun 28, 2010 IP
  11. sandy121

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    Well , I will use <h1> and <h2> . Overusing makes the page HTML spammy .
     
    sandy121, Jun 28, 2010 IP
  12. social-media

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    #12
    You use header elements to structure your page. It's a way of "outlining" your content like you would a story.

    The H1 element should only occur once per page. While there is no restriction in the HTML standards that says you cannot have multiple H1s, it's just bad practice. The H1 should provide the user with the main topic of the page similar to the title of a book. A single page shouldn't have 2 "main" topics just like a book shouldn't have 2 titles. Each page on your site should be about a different topic.

    The H2, H3, ..., H6 elements are used to subdivide the content of a page into sections. You can have as many H2s, H3s, etc. as are needed to divide the page's content into logical sections. Think of H2s as book chapters... H3s as sections within a chapter. H4s as sub-sections within a section within a chapter... and so on.

    I totally disagree with those who say 1 H1, 2 H2s, 3 H3s, etc. That's just like saying a Book can have 1 title, only 2 chapters, only 3 sections only 4 subsections, etc. Makes no sense.
     
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  13. Profitmarketer

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    #13
    I have had good results just using one H1 tag and one H2 tag, and not overdoing it
     
    Profitmarketer, Jun 28, 2010 IP
  14. m2webs

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    #14
    A will fully agree with social-media.

    Only one H1 per page. But you can use as many as you want h2 header tags to structure your webpage. Just use them look natural. It will not look natural to have 20 h2 and one sentence under every h2 tag. But if you have few sections on one webpage you can divide them by h2. I have good results and positions with pages with 4-5 h2 tags.
     
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  15. MikeOliverbaba

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    #15
    Only 1 H1 tag per page. I usually use 2-3 H2 tags, and a couple h3 tags too. You must have them, but the quantity there isn't as important as with H1 tag.
    H1 tag is the defining tag for the page, so if you're using multiple, you're spamming and trying to confuse search engines. How many "sub header" tags you have is less relevant.
     
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  16. walkintub

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    #16
    Yes,we only add once h1 and h2 , at present i only add h1 in the homepage, may i add h1 in all pages of my website?
     
    walkintub, Jun 28, 2010 IP