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Re: Query regarding heading hierarchy

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From: Dean.Vasile
Date: Aug 25, 2024 5:33AM

Personally, if that’s the homepage and that is the heading one for the homepage as long as it is not the return to home link, that I have seen a number of times and I keep dinging companies for doing that
if you go to a different page and that area is still there, it Shouldn’t be the heading one
For subsequent pages the page content should be the h1.
I don’t think I would fail that issue
Dean Vasile


617-799-1162

> On Aug 25, 2024, at 6:22 AM, Sumit Patel < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> While the first heading is indeed a Heading 1, it's a general section about
> the website itself, which is likely common across all pages. The subsequent
> section, which directly relates to the specific page content and can be
> considered the main focus, is currently marked as a Heading 2.
>
>> On Sun, 25 Aug 2024 at 14:27, <EMAIL REMOVED> <
>> <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>>
>> Have you tried navigating the page strictly by keyboard
>> or using the screen reader? If you do that and you press H and the
>> heading one comes up the first time then the heading hierarchy is correct
>> I do not test the website visually because I cannot see it I go by the
>> heading structure, not sure if this helps but that’s my two cents
>> Dean Vasile
>>
>>
>> 617-799-1162
>>
>>> On Aug 25, 2024, at 1:12 AM, Sumit Patel < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hai all,
>>>
>>> I'm writing to seek your advice on a website heading hierarchy issue I'm
>>> encountering. I have a specific section on my website as the first
>> section
>>> that provides company information. This section is located in the middle
>> of
>>> the page and is currently marked as a Heading 1 (H1). However, from a
>>> content perspective, this section is not the primary focus of the page.
>> The
>>> main content, which is about the actual page topic, is located on the
>> left
>>> side of the page as the second section and is marked as a Heading 2 (H2).
>>> Visually, the Heading 1 for the company information is larger than the
>>> Heading 2 for the main content. I'm unsure if the correct approach would
>> be
>>> to switch the Heading levels, making the main content Heading 1 and the
>>> company information Heading 2. Or should I maintain the current
>> hierarchy?
>>> I'd appreciate your guidance on this matter.
>>> Thank you for your time and expertise.
>>> Regards,
>>> Sumit.
>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >>
> > > >