Correct My Headings
If your subheadings appear on archive pages, they need to start from H3 (because H2 tags are used by the post titles on archive pages).
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Correct My Headings shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 14 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 14 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.3 (latest is 7.1)
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Rankings
Where Correct My Headings stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| content | >100 |
| headings | >100 |
| seo | >100 |
| subheadings | >100 |
| title | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Correct My Headings
From the official readme · v1.0Description
If your subheadings appear on archive pages, they need to start from H3 (because H2 tags are used by the post titles on archive pages).
This plugin dynamically corrects subheadings before they are displayed on your site — for SEO and semantic markup purposes.
You will be able to select one of the following two options (the first one being the default):
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My subheadings start from the H2 level: turn them down a level on archive pages.
H2’s become H3’s, H3’s become H4’s, H4’s become H5’s, H5’s become H6’s and H6’s become paragraphs -
My subheadings start from the H3 level: turn them up a level on single posts or pages.
H3’s become H2’s, H4’s become H3’s, H5’s become H4’s and H6’s become H5’s
This plugin does not make any changes to your database: the subheadings will only be displayed differently on the front-end site.
If you disable the plugin or decide to uninstall it everything will be back to normal.
Visit the plugin page on VileWorks.com.
Installation
The Plugin can be installed directly from the main WordPress Plugin page.
- Go to the Plugins => Add New page.
- Enter ‘correct my headings’ (without quotes) in the textbox and click the ‘Search Plugins’ button.
- In the list of relevant Plugins click the ‘Install’ link for Correct My Headings on the right hand side of the page.
- Click the ‘Install Now’ button on the popup page.
- Click ‘Activate Plugin’ to finish installation.
- If your subheadings start from the H3 level go to Settings => Correct My Headings and change the default setting.
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Is Correct My Headings free?
Yes. Correct My Headings is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Correct My Headings safe to use in 2026?
Correct My Headings shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 14 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Correct My Headings?
Correct My Headings is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 4,163 times since it launched in April 2012. It was downloaded 76 times in the last 30 days.
Does Correct My Headings work with WordPress 7.1?
Correct My Headings is officially tested up to WordPress 3.3.2, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Correct My Headings last updated?
The latest version, 1.0, was released on April 10, 2012 (14 years ago).
Who makes Correct My Headings?
Correct My Headings is developed and maintained by Stefan Matei.
What are the best alternatives to Correct My Headings?
The most popular alternatives to Correct My Headings are One Click Demo Import (1M+ installs), Advanced Excerpt (80K+ installs) and Rara One Click Demo Import (20K+ installs).
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