Duplicate H1 Tags

Hi @alin99,

You can find the hidden H1 element in this theme’s file inc/modules/hf-builder/components/header/logo/logo.php

If you want to exclude that element, remove this line:

<h1 class="site-title"><a href="<?php echo esc_url( home_url( '/' ) ); ?>" rel="home"><?php bloginfo( 'name' ); ?></a></h1>

Please note that this change will be wiped out once you update the theme. So you’ll need to redo this after updating.

Hi @kharisblank ,

Thank you. ??

Hi @kharisblank ,

Could it be coming from another configuration file somewhere?

I’ve removed the line and reset the caching addons but it’s still being picked up by SEO checkers.

Thank you,

Alin

Hi @alin99,

Do you have an active child theme? I am wondering if it retains the heading tag.

If so, you may need to try disabling it for checking purpose and make some code adjustments in it accordingly.

Hi @kharisblank ,

Here’s a list of all of the active plugins I have installed:
aThemes Blocks, aThemes Starter Sites, Limit Login Attempts Reloaded, Loco Translate, WooCommerce, WP Rocket, WPForms Lite, YaySwatches - Variation Swatches for WooCommerce, Yoast SEO

Do you think one of them could be causing this? The only one that may have anything related would be WP Rocket…

It’s a caching and performance optimization plugin to improve the loading of WordPress sites… (it improves the website loading speed).

Hi @kharisblank ,

I tried disabling every plugin and then went into my saved original file, made the change and then saved it as logo.php.

I have not reenactivated any plugin but when I run the site through an SEO checker, it still appears as “The H1 heading is empty”. ??

Hi @kharisblank ,

I found the fix. I’m sharing it on here for any future people that experience the same issue.

My underlying issue is due to a lazy “fix” my hosting provider instructed me to do when I first set up the website. My site was not appearing unless accessed via beewickd.com/wordpress and they had me copy files around. Anyhow, I now have two of the files Kharis suggested I change.

/public_html/wp-content/themes/botiga/inc/modules/hf-builder/components/header/logo/logo.php

/public_html/wordpress/wp-content/themes/botiga/inc/modules/hf-builder/components/header/logo/logo.php

Once I made the change to both, the problem disappeared. ??