Google: rearranging the header tags do not affect ranking

Google: rearranging the header tags do not affect ranking

A permutation of header tags on the page affects its ranking in Google. About this said the representative of the search John Mueller during a regular hangout for webmasters.

A permutation of header tags on the page affects its ranking in Google. About this said the representative of the search John Mueller during a regular hangout for webmasters.

In other words, if the first page specified tag H2, then H1, some H3 tags, or two or more H1 – it doesn't matter for search engines.

"You will not see any changes in ranking, reversing the order of headings", — said Mueller.

Listen to his answer, starting at 5:40 of the video below:

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