--- title: Search Engine Optimization Dangers - WordPress themes description: Top tips for Avoiding Search Engine Optimization Infringement on H1 tags. Every page should have one H1 tag. --- #### SHARE [Share via Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.tangiblewords.com%2Fsearch-engine-optimization-dangers-wordpress-themes) [Share via Twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.tangiblewords.com%2Fsearch-engine-optimization-dangers-wordpress-themes&text=Search+Engine+Optimization+Dangers+-+WordPress+themes) [Share via Email ](mailto:?subject=Search+Engine+Optimization+Dangers+-+WordPress+themes&body=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.tangiblewords.com%2Fsearch-engine-optimization-dangers-wordpress-themes) [Share via LinkedIn ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.tangiblewords.com%2Fsearch-engine-optimization-dangers-wordpress-themes&title=Search+Engine+Optimization+Dangers+-+WordPress+themes&summary=Top+tips+for+Avoiding+Search+Engine+Optimization+Infringement+on+H1+tags.+Every+page+should+have+one+H1+tag.) # Search Engine Optimization Dangers - WordPress themes August 20, 2013 |   2 minute read [Content Creation](https://blog.tangiblewords.com/topic/content-marketing-strategy), [Tangible Words](https://blog.tangiblewords.com/topic/tangible-words), [Search Engine Optimization](https://blog.tangiblewords.com/topic/search-engine-optimization), [Google](https://blog.tangiblewords.com/topic/google), [Growth-Driven Design Websites](https://blog.tangiblewords.com/topic/growth-driven-design-websites) I was speaking with Jason Silver of **[Crooked Bush](http://crookedbush.com)** today about a client website we are working on together. He clarified a Search Engine Optimization Best Practices point to me which is a mistake I know I've certainly been making, and I want to make sure you're following Best Practices with your website company content. If you're using [**WordPress**](https://tangiblewords.com/business-blog-series-business-blogging-with-wordpress/) - sometimes the designer has been careless, and doesn't give you "nice looking" H1, H2 and H3 tags. Unfortunately, this makes content writers and WordPress users want to stick with the heading tag that looks the nicest in the theme's design- and often this is the H1 tag, leading to danger of SEO rule infringement. I know this has certainly been that case on a number of themes we've had (including our present Tangible Words theme) - and it's a bit of a headache which we're still working through with our developer. ## **What you need to know about H1 Headlines and Search Engine Optimization:** These Headline tags are really important for search engines, and as  **[this post ](http://www.searchenginejournal.com/25-ways-to-get-penalized-in-2012/47245/)**confirms, in 2012, Google started to crack down on people who use too many H1 tags on one page or WordPress Post. Every page should have one H1 tag - this is SEO best practices we've been teaching in our **E-Writer Content Marketing Workshops** for a while. Identifying the first **[headline](https://tangiblewords.com/why-a-newspaper-and-your-website-have-more-in-common-than-you-think/)** on your website as worthy of "Heading 1" helps search engines to see that your content is legit (the information on the page aligns with the headline indicating the page is not spammy material). The H1 point isn't so essential when making website pages, as it is when using your company blog function on WordPress. This is because on a Page, whenever you name the page, it automatically generates the Post title from the Page menu to the name of your Page as an H1. However, in  Posts, the option to have an extra headline underneath the name of the page is tempting, as you want to make your text stand out. > But 2012 SEO best practices warns that you should only have one H1 tag on a Page or a Post. ### Top tips for Avoiding Search Engine Optimization Infringement on H1 tags: 1. Have only one H1 (heading 1) on a page. 2. 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