The page has no level-one heading
Automated check page-has-heading-one, run with axe-core
- WCAG
- Best practice: a recommendation, not a WCAG success criterion
- Severity
- Moderate: a degraded experience
- Typical effort
- Quick win, under 1 hour
- Category
- Page structure
Who this affects
Screen reader users establishing what a page is about.
Why it matters
The h1 is the anchor of the page outline. Missing it leaves users without a starting point, and weakens SEO.
How to fix it
Give each page exactly one <h1> describing its main subject.
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