OTTO SEO can automatically deploy heading changes to help optimize your pages. Sometimes an updated **H2 heading** may not match what you want, such as an OTTO version replacing your intended text like **Background Checks** on a Services page. The good news is that every OTTO change is reversible. This article shows you how to locate the heading override and roll it back so your original heading is restored.

# **​🔍 How OTTO Heading Overrides Work**

​When OTTO deploys optimizations, it applies changes through the OTTO Pixel installed on your site. These changes are not permanent edits to your source code. Instead, OTTO injects them on top of your existing content. This means you can always deactivate or revert a change without touching your website's underlying files.

Heading overrides usually appear under OTTO's on-page optimization or content suggestions, where OTTO proposes and deploys an alternative H2 for a specific page.

# **🧭 Step 1: Open the Affected Page in OTTO​**

1. Log in to your Search Atlas dashboard and open the **OTTO SEO** project connected to your site.
2. Go to the **Deployed** or **Action Items** view.
3. Use the search or filter option to find the page you want to fix, such as your Services page.​

Filtering by page URL is the fastest way to isolate the exact heading change you need to review.  
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# **📋 Step 2: Locate the Heading Change​**

1. Open the list of deployed items for that page.
2. Look for the category related to **headings**, **H2**, or **on-page content**.
3. Review the item to confirm it shows the override, for example OTTO's text in place of **Background Checks**.​

Each item displays the original value and the value OTTO deployed, so you can confirm you have the correct change before rolling it back.  
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# **↩️ Step 3: Roll Back or Edit the Override​**

You have two ways to fix the heading, depending on your goal:

- **Revert to the original:** Toggle the deployed item off or select the revert option. OTTO will stop injecting its version, and your original H2 will display again.
- **Set your own text:** If OTTO allows editing, replace the deployed heading with your preferred wording, such as **Background Checks**, then save and redeploy.

Reverting removes OTTO's change entirely, while editing lets you keep an optimized heading that uses the exact text you want.  
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# **✅ Step 4: Confirm the Change Is Live​**

1. Wait a few minutes for the update to propagate through the OTTO Pixel.
2. Open your Services page in a new browser tab or a private window to avoid cached content.
3. Confirm the H2 now shows your intended heading.​

If the old heading still appears, clear your browser cache or any site or CDN cache, then check again.

**Note:** OTTO's deployment log may report a successful deployment before the change is visible on the live page. If the log shows success but the heading has not updated yet, perform a full cache purge and allow a few additional minutes for the OTTO Pixel to propagate the change.  
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# **🚫 How to Prevent Unwanted Heading Overrides​**

To reduce future surprises, consider these best practices:

- **Review before deploying:** Use OTTO's review step to approve heading suggestions instead of auto-deploying them.
- **Protect key pages:** Manually check high-priority pages, like Services or Contact, after each OTTO deployment.
- **Keep a record:** Note any custom headings you have set so you can quickly spot unexpected changes.​

# **💡 Important Notes​**

- Rolling back an OTTO heading affects only the heading you select, not other optimizations on the page.
- Changes made through OTTO do not alter your website's source code, so reverting is always safe.
- If your site uses caching, allow a short time for updates to appear.
- If your site routes traffic through **Cloudflare DNS** and you notice that an OTTO heading change reverts on its own shortly after being applied, this was a previously identified and resolved issue. If the behaviour recurs on your site, contact our support team so they can investigate further.