Re: Heading tags for accessibility and impact on SEO

this is the first time i have ever herd of some one want to not get more
hits on a hedding not less


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On Thu, Sep 22, 2022 at 10:41 AM Kiran <kiranph@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey you all!
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> I am here again with some guidance needed from you all.
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> While reviewing for accessibility-related issues, I raised my concern
> about not having some heading attributes to some of the section headings
> which is a must for accessibility. To that-   the other team replied that
> it is removed intentionally for SEO reasons. They are looking for a
> solution where even less important heading attributes like h3, and h4 can
> be avoided while still meeting the accessibility compliance requirements.
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> 1. Per my understanding, heading attributes  -specifying in HTML formats
> like H1, and H2 is a must and we should implement it that way only. am I
> correct here?
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> 2. What other solution can be implemented which will make both WCAG 2.1 AA
> and SEO happy?
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> Please guide.
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> And thank you as always for the support this group provides.
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> Regards
> ~ Kiran
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