How to fix a broken heading hierarchy in Showit

Quick answer

Use FastaSEO to see where your heading hierarchy breaks, then in Showit click each offending heading, go to Text Properties in the right-hand sidebar, and change the Text Tag to the correct level so headings step down one at a time.

How to fix it in Showit

1. Open your page in Showit

2. Use FastaSEO to see the full heading structure on this page — go to the Headings tab to see where the hierarchy breaks

3. In Showit, click on the heading that is skipping a level — for example an H3 that appears directly after an H1 with no H2 in between

4. Open the right-hand sidebar

5. Go to Text Properties

6. Find the Text Tag setting

7. Change it to the correct level so headings step down one at a time — H1 then H2 then H3

8. Publish your changes in Showit

9. In FastaSEO, click the Next button to re-scan your headings and confirm the hierarchy is now correct

What's the issue

FastaSEO found that the heading levels on this page don't flow in order. A correct hierarchy steps down one level at a time: H1, then H2, then H3. Skipping a level — like going H1 to H3 — creates a structural gap that can confuse search engines and AI bots.

Why it matters

• Heading hierarchy helps Google and AI bots understand how your content is structured. Think of it like a document outline — H1 is the main title, H2s are the main sections, and H3s are subsections under each H2. When levels are skipped, the outline has gaps and the structure becomes harder to parse. Showit often assigns heading tags automatically based on the text style chosen, so broken hierarchies can happen without you noticing. A clean, logical heading structure is one of the foundations of good on-page SEO.

What good looks like

A heading structure that steps down one level at a time. For example: H1 = main page title, H2 = main sections like Services or About, H3 = subsections underneath each H2. No level should be skipped — if you need a smaller heading style, use the next tag down rather than jumping ahead.

How long this takes

Most pages take under five minutes to fix.