Title: Stimulate Correct Headings
Author: bassjobsen
Published: August 27, 2013
Last modified: August 27, 2013
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# Stimulate Correct Headings
By [bassjobsen](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bassjobsen/)
[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/stimulate-correct-headings.1.0.zip)
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* [Installation](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/stimulate-correct-headings/#installation)
* [Development](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/stimulate-correct-headings/#developers)
[Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/stimulate-correct-headings/)
## Description
This plugin stimulates WordPress editors to use correct headings for accessibility
and seo. The heading tags are on the second row and hidden in the WYSIWYG editor
in WordPress by default. The (non visual) text edit screen has no heading tag buttons
at all.
Editors will make heading bold instead of using the correct heading while
the use of correct (nested) heading is important for accessibility and seo. This
plugin add the format menu with heading tags in the first row of the WYSIWYG editor
and add heading tags to the text editor.
Accessibility
[Section 508](` followed by an other `` or
a subordinate heading element (h2 to h6). The structure of the headers should reflex
the structure of your document. So the heading structure should be logically nested.
Screen readers read this semantic heading structure to construct a table of contents.
Screen readers don’t use any formatted style. Visual readers use the formatted style
in stead of the semantic structure. See also: [http://accessibility.psu.edu/headings](http://accessibility.psu.edu/headings).
SEO
> When the importance of a heading is established with HTML tags, you’re actually
> making it easy for the search engine robots to determine what your web page is
> all about. The search engine doesn’t have to guess at it. It can see exactly what
> your main topic is and place you under the appropriate keywords so your potential
> customers will be able to find you on the WWW.
[Nov 18 ’11, Rupesh Pawar](http://stackoverflow.com/a/8178353/1596547)
Also read: [The heading structure for your blog](http://yoast.com/blog-headings-structure/)
Contribute!
If you have suggestions for a new feature or improvement, feel free to contact us
on [Twitter](http://twitter.com/JamedoWebsites). Alternatively, you can fork the
plugin from [Github](https://github.com/bassjobsen/stimulate_correct_headings).
### Requirements
* [WordPress](https://wordpress.org/download/) tested with >= 3.6
### Support
We are always happy to help you. If you have any question regarding this code. [Send us a message](http://www.jamedowebsites.nl/contact/)
or contact us on twitter [@JamedoWebsites](http://twitter.com/JamedoWebsites).
## Screenshots
[⌊Dropdown formatting menu in the WYSIWYG editor⌉⌊Dropdown formatting menu in the
WYSIWYG editor⌉[
Dropdown formatting menu in the WYSIWYG editor
[⌊Heading buttons in the text editor⌉⌊Heading buttons in the text editor⌉[
Heading buttons in the text editor
## Installation
1. You can download and install this plugin using the built in WordPress plugin installer.
If you download the Stimulate Correct Headings plugin manually, make sure it is
uploaded to “/wp-content/plugins/stimulate_correct_headings/”.
2. Activate Stimulate Correct Headings in the “Plugins” admin panel using the “Activate”
link.
## Reviews
There are no reviews for this plugin.
## Contributors & Developers
“Stimulate Correct Headings” is open source software. The following people have
contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
* [ bassjobsen ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bassjobsen/)
[Translate “Stimulate Correct Headings” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/stimulate-correct-headings)
### Interested in development?
[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/stimulate-correct-headings/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/stimulate-correct-headings/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/stimulate-correct-headings/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/stimulate-correct-headings/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).
## Changelog
#### 1.0
* First version
## Meta
* Version **1.0**
* Last updated **13 years ago**
* Active installations **10+**
* WordPress version ** 3.6 or higher **
* Tested up to **3.6.1**
* Language
* [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/stimulate-correct-headings/)
* Tags
* [accessibility](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/accessibility/)[editor](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/editor/)
[headings](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/headings/)[seo](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/seo/)
[wysiwyg](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/wysiwyg/)
* [Advanced View](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/stimulate-correct-headings/advanced/)
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## Contributors
* [ bassjobsen ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bassjobsen/)
## Support
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