How to fix the first heading not being an H1 in Showit

Quick answer

In Showit, open the left-hand layers panel and drag your H1 text element to the bottom — Showit reads layers from the bottom upward, so the bottom layer is read first. Only focus on text element order, images and lines can stay where they are.

How to fix it in Showit

1. Open your page in Showit

2. Use FastaSEO to see the heading order on this page — go to the Headings tab to see which heading is being read first

3. In Showit, open the left-hand layers panel

4. Find your H1 text element — remember that in Showit, layers are read from the bottom upward, so the bottom layer is read first by bots

5. Drag your H1 text element to the bottom of the layers panel so it is the first text read — images and lines can stay where they are, we are only focused on the order of text elements

6. Publish your changes in Showit

7. In FastaSEO, click the Next button to re-scan your headings and confirm the H1 is now reading first

What's the issue

FastaSEO found that the first heading detected on this page is not an H1. That means a H2, H3, or other heading tag is appearing before your H1 in the page structure. Google and AI bots read the heading order to understand your page — so having something else come first creates a confusing structure.

Why it matters

• In Showit, the reading order is based on the layers panel — not the visual layout you see on screen. Layers are built from the bottom upward, so the bottom layer is read first by bots. This means even if your H1 looks like it's at the top of the page visually, if it's higher up in the layers panel, it may actually be read after other headings. Google and AI bots use the heading order to understand the structure and topic of your page, so getting the H1 first is important.

What good looks like

Your H1 is the first heading read on the page, followed by H2s for main sections and H3s for subsections. The layers panel in Showit should have your H1 text element at or near the bottom so it is read first.

How long this takes

This usually takes under three minutes.