h1.multiple
The page has more than one <h1>.
What to change
Prefer a single <h1> for the main topic and use <h2>-<h6> for sections. Multiple H1s are valid HTML but make the main topic less clear.
A finding of this rule on a page carries the exact edits for that page: the markup it quotes, and what to write instead.
When it runs
Runs on every SEO audit: of a page, a crawl, a build directory or HTML. Info is a best practice: worth doing, rarely urgent, and --no-info leaves it out. Each finding takes 1 point off the page's score.
The severity here is the rule's usual one: a finding can be raised or lowered when the page gives a reason.
Run it, or skip it
Check a page for this rule alone, after a fix for instance:
npx @rivi-software/agentic-seo-check audit https://example.com --rule h1.multiple
Or from an assistant, with the MCP tool seo_audit_page:
{
"url": "https://example.com",
"rules": [
"h1.multiple"
]
}
To leave it out of an audit, pass --disable h1.multiple on the command, or disableRules: ["h1.multiple"] to a tool.
More in Headings
All 6 rules- Warning
h1.missingThe page has no <h1>. - Warning
h1.emptyAn <h1> exists but contains no text. - Info
h1.too-longThe <h1> is longer than the configured maximum (default 70 characters). - Warning
headings.emptyHeading elements (h2-h6) with no text content. - Info
headings.skipped-levelHeading levels are skipped (for example an <h2> followed directly by an <h4>).