Published September 10, 2026.
Headings are the visible map of an article. Reviewing them as a sequence can expose gaps that sentence-level editing misses.
Read only the headings
Hide the body and scan the outline. Each heading should signal a distinct question, action, or decision. Replace vague labels such as “Overview” when a more specific promise would help navigation.
Check the sequence
Arrange prerequisites before execution and execution before verification. Combine sections that answer the same question. Split a heading only when each part provides enough substance to stand on its own.
Compare the brief
Map the final headings to the reader task and required evidence. Add missing coverage or narrow the title if the article cannot responsibly fulfill the original scope.
Headings should help people scan, not turn every paragraph into a fragment. Preserve a readable hierarchy and verify the rendered page has one clear main heading.
