Need help changing all H2 headings to H1 tags across my Shopify store

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Topic summary

A Shopify store owner using the Dawn theme discovered that page titles are marked as <h2> tags instead of <h1>, creating an SEO issue since no <h1> tags exist on the site.

Root Cause Identified:

  • Multiple respondents found the store logo is currently set as an <h1> tag in the header
  • This forces page titles to default to <h2> tags

Recommended Solution:

  • Change the logo tag from <h1> to <h2> in the header liquid file
  • Update page title tags from <h2> to <h1> in relevant section files (like main-product.liquid, main-collection-banner.liquid)
  • Search for <h1> tags in header-related files and replace them with <h2> in pairs
  • Check if titles can be modified directly in the theme customization page

Implementation Notes:

  • Manual editing of section code files is required
  • Hiring a developer is recommended if unfamiliar with coding
  • One respondent offered free assistance to resolve the issue

The discussion remains open with no confirmation that the issue has been resolved.

Summarized with AI on October 23. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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I recently noticed that on all my pages (including homepage, and custom page), the main page titles are set as <h2> tags instead of <h1>. Because of this, my website doesn’t have any <h1> tag, which is affecting SEO.

I want to change this to <h1> so that the main heading of each page is properly marked for SEO.

Can anyone guide me on how to globally update this across all pages?
Do I need to edit each section file manually (like main-product.liquid, main-collection-banner.liquid, etc.), or is there a simpler way to apply it throughout the theme?

I’m using the Dawn theme.
Any help or code guidance would be greatly appreciated! :folded_hands:

website: https://www.varthagaminternational.com/

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Thank you!

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you will need to edit section codes, if you are not familiar with coding then please hire someone, but changing through coding is the best option.

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Hi @Sivadarshan

After my checking, you set up store logo as H1 tag and that is why your page title is H2. To resolve this, you need to access header related liquid file and make a search with <h1, then change it in pairs from <h1></h1> to <h2></h2>. Then check in customization page if the title can be directly modified from h2 to h1. If not, you have to access related liquid file and search out h1 to change into h2.

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Since we need to access store backend liquid files and customization page and resolve this issue, you can also get help from SEOAnt and we can offer a free examination to change the title from h2 to h1 by clicking here if you still fail to handle it on your own. May your issue can be resolved earlier with our help in this community. Thank you!

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Hello,

I found your store is setting the Logo as a h1 tag
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You need to update that to another tag and update the h2 tag in the section liquid file to h1 tag.