[Resolved] I think my site may be missing the H1 tag in the site description

[Carl]

Hi Dave,
The Only reason I was adding the [h1] element at all was to be sure it was displaying for the search engines. Bing Webmaster was giving the [h1] error in my Bing dashboard. That is the reason for adding this[h1] element.

I did not want to display the [Title] below the header.
So, I added the exclude rule for the title display as [front page], because that is how I want it to look. The Title is already in the header. Is that the correct way to do it and help to ensure the h1, or is this element completely unnecessary?

Is that Title inside the header, displaying with the logo, messing up the SEO somehow?

Also, when you say, some SEO plugins change the [h1 display or output], would it be helpful to change the SEO plugin, from Yoast(currently using) to the AIO-SEO plugin?
Thank you,
Carl

*If I decide I want to remove the Title from the header, and Display it below the header like it was, then, I can say, center it with [pix] if I want, and just remove the exclude rule?

[David]

The <title> tag is fine and your SEO plugins are fine. There is no need to change any of that.

Try adding this CSS:

.home .page-hero {
    display: none;
}

This should hide the H1 but it will still be in the Source code for a Bing Bot to discover.

[Carl]

If the [Title] element is for inserting a Title, and it is not helping to put any [h1] tag inside the code, should I even keep it?
I have enabled the [display rules] so, it is now hidden. But, if it is not actually displaying anything in the code, then it is not doing what I wanted.
I don’t know what to do?

[Elvin]

Hi Carl,

If the [Title] element is for inserting a Title, and it is not helping to put any [h1] tag inside the code, should I even keep it?

Some SEO auditing tools for ranking will flag the site with “H1 tag missing” or “No H1 tag was found” if there’s no h1.

It will still be useful to have for this purpose. (h1s can be used for accessibility)

You can keep it but hide it from being visible from the site if you want with custom CSS so it is atleast still within the site’s code.

[David]

Hi Carl,

Set your Display Rules so you can see the H1 hero displayed on your page.
Then go to Customizer > Additional CSS and paste in this:

.home .page-hero {
    display: none;
}

If there is already CSS in there, then paste that code at the very top.

Then get Bing to recheck your site.

[Carl]

Hi Dave,
I was surprised how easy [with GP] it is to add additional CSS code! I would never have known the correct code to put in there, LOL

Ok, I reset the display rules and then pasted the CSS code. Nothing is displaying, and I submitted the URL to Bing.

Do you want me to submit a support ticket as well?

Am I able to see the h1 in my code anywhere, or do you guys use a programming tool to see it?

Thanks Dave, Ying, Elvin and anyone else!

Carl

[Fernando]

Hi Carl,

Yes, that’s correct. Using the Google Chrome Developer tool, I could see that you were indeed able to add a hidden H1 element as instructed by David and the others. If you’re using Google Chrome, you should be able to see this too through “inspect”.

See this for reference: https://share.getcloudapp.com/jkumEoNb

As mentioned by Elvin, this hidden H1 element should resolve “H1 tag missing” or “No H1 tag was found” issues. Moreover, to confirm, I tried using a different SEO tool and it was able to detect the H1 tag you added: https://share.getcloudapp.com/p9uXNlj7

With that said, does Bing webmaster tools still return the “H1 tag missing” issue?

[Carl]

Hi Fernando,
I can see the hi when I open a post, for the post title. But, don’t see it for the home page. I can see from your image it is displaying.
I submitted the URL to Bing, I am not sure how often they update their errors, But I can see it is in there. That is most important to me. I will give them a few days and maybe open a support ticket to ask about it.
I think that solves this issue.
Thank you everybody!
Carl
I have another question, but it is another topic. Do you want me to open another support ticket?

[David]

Glad to hear that! Let us know what Bing says 🙂

Yes, if you could open a new topic please

[Carl]

Hi Everyone,
I just wanted to report to you that “The BingBot” found the h1 tag and is no longer showing the h1 error! Adding the(hidden)Heading to my Blog did the trick! And it worked in another site I have that was also displaying the same error in Bing!
Thank you, everyone.😎
Have a great weekend!
Carl

[David]

Awesome glad to hear that!!

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