AccessibilityUsually low

Heading order accessibility checker

Headings work like a table of contents. Jumping from H1 to H4 leaves gaps in it. ShipPatrol checks heading order with axe.

Why it matters

Screen-reader users skim pages by heading. Skipped levels make the structure confusing and suggest headings are being picked for their size.

How Patch checks

We run the axe-core "heading-order" rule.

How to fix it

  1. Use heading levels in order (h1, then h2, then h3) and change their look with CSS.

Your own report goes further: it names the exact pages, services and settings Patch found on your site, and with a full report you get a fix prompt to paste into Lovable, Bolt or Cursor.

Where this applies

Best practice under WCAG 2.2.

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