Do your pages carry headings, dates and an author?
Headings, dates and authorship are present. Headings tell a retriever where a passage begins and what it is about.
What the check looks at
The check looks at each page for a heading hierarchy (one H1, H2s that structure the content), a visible publication or update date, and a named author or organization — the signals that let an engine extract a passage and attribute it correctly.
Why it matters
Headings tell a retriever where a passage begins and what it is about. A date tells it whether the fact is current. An author tells it who to credit — and attribution is what turns a quote into a citation of you.
How to see it on your own site
View the page: is there exactly one H1? Do H2s divide the content? Is there a date and a byline a reader can see?
How to fix it
- One H1 per page, H2s for sections, no skipped levels.
- Show the published and updated dates in the text and in the schema (datePublished, dateModified).
- Name the author — a person or the organization — visibly and in the schema.
What the agent does: the agent proposes a title and heading structure for a page and writes the title when you approve it.
Related checks
Part of the 23 checks · group: Page content — text without JavaScript, response time, internal links, answer-first structure, self-contained sections, headings/dates/authorship.
Questions people ask
Does the date have to be in the schema and on the page?
Both — the schema for machines, the visible date so the two agree (and the schema-vs-text check passes).
Start with the free check. Then tell the agent what you need.
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