Hello,

I'm using the Responsive ASP Beauty Template since a couple of years ago.
Today while doing some SEO on Bing.com I got the following message below

"These pages have more than one <h1> tag. Multiple <h1> header tags can confuse search engine bots and website users. It is recommended to use only one <h1> tag per page.

I try to follow Bing recommendation but my site doesn't look right if i only use one <h1> tag

Is there another solution ?
Can somebody help me?

Jezze
Ecommerce Plus ASP v7.7.6

Hi Jezze
In the product detail page the product name is automatically put in an H1 tag so could that be the page that is being flagged as you are putting some other element in an H1 tag? If you gave us a link to the page we could take a look.

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Hi Vince

Excuse my ignorance where exactly is the "product detail page"?

Jezze
Ecommerce Plus ASP v7.7.6

Hi Jezze
This is the page you get when you click on a product. But why not just let us know the URL and we can see what is up.

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https://www.yoursite.com/proddetail.asp?prod=the_product_id

But what page is Bing complaining about?
If you want to use multiple header tags, you should give them unique tags
<h1>some title</h1>
<h2> some other title</h2>

https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/header-tags

quote:

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Here's a quick guide on header tags and what they're used for:

H1 — The title of a post. They're usually keyword-centric, focused around the "big idea" of a page or post, and crafted to grab a reader's attention.
H2 — These are subheaders that classify the main points of your paragraphs and separate sections. Consider using semantic keywords related to the "big idea" in your H1 while also helping the reader easily find the sections they want to read.
H3 — These are subsections that clarify the points made in the H2 further. Alternatively, they can be used in formatting lists or bullet points.
H4 —These are subsections that clarify the points made in the H3 further. Alternatively, they can be used in formatting lists or bullet points.

The "H" in H1, H2, etc. officially stands for "heading element," though the SEO community also commonly calls these tags "header tags."

As you can guess from the guide above, the numeral indicates the hierarchal relationship between each one (with H1 being the most important, H2 being less important, and so on).

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David

Hi Vince

I just sent you the link to your email

Jezze
Ecommerce Plus ASP v7.7.6

Hi Dave,

I will check the information you posted
Thank you for your help

Jezze
Ecommerce Plus ASP v7.7.6

Hia Dave,

About your answer the link you posted is for dynamic tags?
https://www.yoursite.com/proddetail.asp?prod=the_product_id

I'm using static pages for all my products
Is that the reason my product pages have many h1 tags?



Jezze
Ecommerce Plus ASP v7.7.6

Hi Jesse
I see the problem and it seems to be the headings on the right column, "Our Products", "Shopping Cart", "More Links", etc. Each of those titles is in an H1 tag but where you have for instance...
<h1 class="mennav">Our Products</h1>
...that should really be...
<div class="mennav">Our Products</div>
...and the same for the other headings there. Then in the style sheet this...

Then in the style.css file this line...

h1.mennav{background:#f1f1f1;font-size:1em;border-right:10px solid #FED778;color:#6D6D6D;width:140px;font-weight:normal;border-left:0px;}

Should be changed to this...

div.mennav{background:#f1f1f1;font-size:1em;border-right:10px solid #FED778;color:#6D6D6D;width:140px;font-weight:normal;border-left:0px;}

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Hi Vince

Do i have to change the code manually for all my product pages?
Is there a way to do it automatically for all my pages?

Thanks a lot for your help

Jezze
Ecommerce Plus ASP v7.7.6

Hi Jezze
Do you have Dreamweaver or a web editor with which you can make changes to all the pages? How did you make the changes when you set the site up?

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Hi Vince

I will use Dreamweaver.
Is there another web editor that i can use instead of Dreamweaver?

Thanks again.

Jezze
Ecommerce Plus ASP v7.7.6

On a page by page basis, nothing beats Notepad++
If you want to work with DWT files, you may still be able to get a copy of Microsoft's Expression Web 4, no longer supported, but still works just fine.
I may have a copy if you need it.

David

Hi Dave

I will try Microsoft's Expression Web 4

Thanks for the information

Jezze
Ecommerce Plus ASP v7.7.6