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Changing the Font & Style of Your H1 Tags

QUESTION: (Rhonda) I am having problems changing the font size of my H1text. Is this very important? If so, how do I go about changing it?

Changing the text and/or style of an H1 tag is simple in CSS.  It does not affect anything other than how the visitor sees it though (i.e., if you use a large font, it means nothing more than a smaller font, in SEO terms or how Google sees it).

You can change the H1 tag locally or in the CSS definition file.

If you want to change all of the H1 tag settings in your entire website, you would do this in the CSS file:

h1 {
font-size: 24px;
}

You would use the h1 tag as you normally would:
<h1>This is my H1 tag</h1>

You can define a class in the CSS file which allows you to define your new style whenever you wish anywhere on the site:

.h1style {
font-size: 24px;
}

You would add this class to your h1 tag, when you wish it:

<h1 class=”h1style”>This is my H1 Tag</h1>

* Remember to add the “.” when defining it in the CSS to classify it as a class.

Finally, you can do it locally using a style attribute (without the CSS file):

<h1 style=”font-size:24px;”>This is my H1 Tag</h1>

All of the above do the exact same thing.  Their use is based on how often you use the style and how you want it defined (whether globally or locally).

Also, remember you can add other styles to the same definition (like color):

<h1 style=”font-size:24px; color:red;”>This is my H1 Tag that is Red and 24px high</h1>

I find that being able to change the styles of my text for header and other standard tags to be quite invaluable!  Knowing a little bit of CSS can go a long way.  Give this a try!

The easiest thing to try first is the local definition using the style attribute. If this is working for you, consider creating or editing your own CSS file!

Good luck!  cheers…matt


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Blogging has truly taken the world by storm. The act has become increasingly popular among online businesses, organizations, and web users who want to make their voices heard. As you are learning to blog, there are a variety of platforms from which to choose, but the free platform is definitely a favorite among mainstream bloggers. [...]

Blogging has truly taken the world by storm. The act has become increasingly popular among online businesses, organizations, and web users who want to make their voices heard. As you are learning to blog, there are a variety of platforms from which to choose, but the free platform is definitely a favorite among mainstream bloggers. Choosing a free blogging platform that is right for your purposes and goals simply takes a little research. This article is going to make your life easier by addressing some of the primary issues that should influence you as your choose a free blogging platform.

If it is important to you to create and post a blog that is totally free, a goal should be to find a site that provides the platform as well as domain name and hosting at no cost. Some examples of these hosted blog platforms include Wordpress.com, Blogger.com, LiveJournal.com, okayblog.net, and more. A “hosted” blog means the platform will host your blog on their domain, giving you a web address that is typically a combo of your blog name and their URL.

Although there are many platforms to choose from, Wordpress and Blogger tend to be the most popular. Users preferences vary, but most tend to label Blogger as being easier to understand and use while the Wordpress blog is considered more flexible and adaptable, offering more options to individualize your blog. As one of the most basic blogging platforms, Blogger does not offer a lot of advanced features, which may be ideal for the beginning blogger.

Blogger was once considered a slower version compared to Wordpress, however, changes to the system have brought up the page generation speed. To simplify things, Blogger has fewer settings for configurations than Wordpress, but Wordpress makes it easier to up team blogs by assigning different roles to different members enhancing user participation.

Ultimately, the Wordpress blog is considered the professional blogger’s preference. In order to use Wordpress, it helps to have knowledge of basic html coding. So for those unfamiliar with html, Wordpress may offer some challenges.

Similar features of each blog format include the ability for visitors to post comments, and both sites offer the user access to moderate these comments as well as fight spam.

The best tactic when choosing a free blogging platform is to visit each site and view some of their blogs. By considering your own blogging goals and checking out blogs you like, you will be on your way to joining the booming blogosphere.

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