The Heading outline page shows the heading structure Siteimp collected from one page’s HTML.
This view is about structure and story. It helps you inspect whether the page’s title and headings form a clear outline when separated from body copy, images, styling, and layout.
A good page usually tells a recognizable story through its title and headings alone. The outline does not need to be perfect or mechanical, but it should give a reader, editor, developer, or crawler a reasonable map of what the page is about.
What this page is for
The Heading outline page helps answer:
- what headings were found in the page markup?
- how many headings does the page use?
- does the page have one H1, no H1, or multiple H1 headings?
- how deep does the heading structure go?
- does the page skip heading levels?
- does the page repeat heading text?
- does the page’s structure still make sense when viewed as an outline?
This page is not trying to grade writing quality. It shows structural evidence from the page’s markup.
Overview
The Overview section summarizes the heading evidence for the page.
Headings shows the total number of heading elements collected.
H1 shows how many H1 headings were found.
H2 shows how many H2 headings were found.
Title shows the page’s document title when Siteimp collected one.
These cards are useful for quick checks. A page with no H1, many H1 headings, or a title that does not match the visible heading story may deserve a closer look.
Structural observations
The Structural observations section turns the raw heading markup into simple notes.
These observations are meant as evidence, not editorial judgment.
Siteimp can note things like:
- no headings were recorded
- no H1 heading was found
- one H1 heading was found
- multiple H1 headings were found
- the page uses headings down to a specific level
- the outline jumps from one heading level to a deeper level
- H3 headings appear without H2 headings
- repeated heading text appears
These notes are starting points. They tell you where to look, not what to think.
Filter headings
Use Filter headings to narrow the outline by heading level.
Show all displays every collected heading.
Selecting H1, H2, H3, or another available level shows only those heading tags.
This is useful when you want to inspect one layer of the page’s structure. For example, the H2 headings often describe the main sections of a page. The H3 headings often reveal the supporting details inside those sections.
Published outline
The Published outline section shows headings in the order they appear in the page markup.
This is the main reading view.
Use it to ask:
- does the heading order tell a clear story?
- does the H1 introduce the page?
- do the H2 headings describe the main sections?
- do H3 headings support nearby H2 headings?
- are important topics missing from the outline?
- are headings repeated in a way that weakens clarity?
- does the outline still make sense without the body text?
The indentation is based on heading level. Deeper headings appear further inward so the structure is easier to scan.
Grouped by level
The Grouped by level section reorganizes the same heading evidence by tag level.
This is not the published reading order. It is a structural inspection view.
Grouped headings make it easier to see the page’s shape. For example, reading only the H2 group can reveal whether the main sections are balanced, clear, and complete.
This view is useful when the published outline feels noisy. It lets you inspect the skeleton without walking through the whole page in order.
How to interpret heading structure
Headings are part navigation, part summary, and part promise.
A heading should help the reader understand what comes next. A strong outline often lets someone infer the page’s purpose without reading every paragraph.
A practical review flow is:
- Read the document title.
- Read the H1.
- Read only the H2 headings.
- Check whether the H3 headings support the H2 sections.
- Look for skipped levels, repeated labels, or headings that do not fit the surrounding story.
- Open the page in a browser if the structure looks strange.
The goal is not rigid perfection. The goal is a page that is easier to understand, maintain, scan, and explain.
What to check next
If the page has no H1, check the template or content source.
If the page has multiple H1 headings, decide whether that is intentional for the page design.
If the outline jumps from H1 to H3 or H2 to H4, check whether an intermediate section heading is missing.
If H3 headings appear without H2 headings, check whether the page structure has been styled visually without matching semantic markup.
If headings are repeated, decide whether the repetition helps the page or makes the outline harder to understand.
If the grouped H2 headings do not tell the main story of the page, the page may need clearer section labels.
Why headings matter
Headings help humans scan. They also help assistive technology, crawlers, QA workflows, and content tools understand the structure of a page.
A clear heading outline can improve:
- readability
- accessibility review
- editorial review
- content maintenance
- page-level QA
- internal documentation
- search and sharing workflows
Headings are not everything, but they are one of the fastest ways to see whether a page has a coherent structure.
Headings page not found
If Siteimp shows Headings page not found, the route did not include a valid scan and page combination.
Return to the page results table and open the Heading outline from the page’s detail view.
Failed to load page headings
If Siteimp shows Failed to load page headings, the app could not load heading data for this page.
Return to the page results view and try again. If the problem continues, contact technical support and include the scan number, page URL, and error text shown in the app.
Why this page may be empty
If no headings are available, Siteimp did not record heading rows for this page in this scan.
That can happen when the page has no heading tags, the page could not be fetched cleanly, or the scan did not collect usable HTML-derived data for this page.