Ghost Rider: Imposter Heading Checker

Finds fake headings that look good to humans but are invisisble by crawlers

Why is this important?

Developers style divs and spans to look like H2s all the time. They look fine in the browser. Google sees a wall of text. Ghost Rider hunts them down, flags them on screen, and tells you exactly how many ghosts are haunting your page.

If there are none – the page has a soul; everything is correct

What Ghost Rider looks for

Any element on the page that is styled to look like a heading — large font, bold weight — but isn’t actually coded as an H1 through H6 tag. These are ghosts. Visible to humans, invisible to crawlers. If it finds them it flags them on screen with a white glow and tells you exactly how many are haunting the page.

How to use the Ghost Rider

Copy the Javascript Code
Add the code to a bookmark in your browser – name it something appropriate
Go to a page you want to check and click on the bookmark
See the results

javascript:(function(){var imposters=document.querySelectorAll(‘div,span,p,b,strong’);var ghostCount=0;imposters.forEach(function(el){var style=window.getComputedStyle(el);var size=parseFloat(style.fontSize);var weight=style.fontWeight;var isBold=(weight===’bold’||parseInt(weight)>=700);if(size>=18&&isBold){var parentTag=el.parentElement.tagName;if(!/^H[1-6]$/.test(parentTag)&&!/^H[1-6]$/.test(el.tagName)){ghostCount++;el.style.outline=’5px solid #FFF’;el.style.backgroundColor=’rgba(255,255,255,0.2)’;el.style.position=’relative’;el.style.filter=’drop-shadow(0 0 10px #FFF)’;var badge=document.createElement(‘div’);badge.innerText=’👻 GHOST DETECTED’;badge.style=’position:absolute;top:-22px;left:0;background:#000;color:#FFF;font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:10px;padding:3px 6px;border:1px solid #FFF;z-index:2147483647;white-space:nowrap;’;el.appendChild(badge);}}});if(ghostCount===0){alert(‘NO GHOSTS FOUND. THIS PAGE HAS A SOUL.’);}else{var hud=document.createElement(‘div’);hud.style=’position:fixed;top:20px;right:20px;z-index:2147483647;background:rgba(0,0,0,0.95);color:#fff;padding:20px;border:3px solid #FFF;font-family:”Courier New”,monospace;width:340px;box-shadow:0 0 30px rgba(255,255,255,0.3);text-transform:uppercase;’;var html=’<div style="font-weight:bold;border-bottom:2px solid #fff;margin-bottom:15px;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:2px;">[ GHOST RIDER: IMPOSTER SCAN ]</div>‘;html+=’<div style="font-size:42px;font-weight:bold;color:#fff;">‘+ghostCount+’</div>‘;html+=’<div style="font-size:11px;margin-bottom:15px;color:#fff;">IMPOSTERS DETECTED</div>‘;html+=’<div style="background:#111;padding:12px;border-left:3px solid #fff;font-size:11px;margin-bottom:15px;color:#ccc;">These elements look like headings but are not coded as H tags. Crawlers cannot read them as structure.</div>‘;html+=’<div style="font-size:9px;text-align:center;color:#444;font-style:italic;">“You can\’t hide from the Ghost Rider.”<br><span style="color:#333;">(CLICK TO DISMISS)</span></div>‘;html+=’<div style="margin-top:8px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://rebelmarketer.co.uk" target="_blank" style="color:#555;font-size:8px;text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:1px;">REBELMARKETER.CO.UK</a></div>‘;hud.innerHTML=html;hud.onclick=function(){hud.remove();};document.body.appendChild(hud);}console.log(‘[REBEL MARKETER: GHOST RIDER] ‘+ghostCount+’ imposter headers identified. rebelmarketer.co.uk’);})();

► Click the box to select all, then copy and paste as a bookmark URL

Who is Ghost Rider For?

You’ve just bought a theme or template and want to know if the headings are real before you build on top of it. You’re auditing a site and the heading structure looks fine in Predator but the page still isn’t ranking. You’re a developer handing over a site and want to verify the markup is clean. You’re checking a competitor’s page and suspect their structure isn’t as solid as it looks.

Basically anyone who suspects something is wrong with a page but can’t see it on the surface.

FAQ

What’s the difference between this and PREDATOR?

PREDATOR shows you the real heading structure; the H1 to H6 tags that are properly coded. GHOST RIDER finds the fake ones. Elements that look like headings but aren’t. Run both for the full picture of your headings.

Why do fake headings matter?

Google and AI models use heading tags to understand page structure. If your headings are styled divs, they’re decorative not structural. The page looks organised to a human, but to a crawler it’s one continuous block of text.

Can I use it on competitor sites?

Absolutely. Knowing a competitor’s site is built on fake headings before they do is exactly the kind of intelligence this tool is built for.

What if nothing lights up?

Ghost Rider will tell you the page has a soul. All the headings are properly coded. Now go run PREDATOR to check the hierarchy is actually logical.