Evidence review
What to inspect before changing anything
Start with the delivered website and the real user journey. Record the current state so the team can distinguish an observed problem from an assumption and compare the same surface after deployment.
- 01Inspect the exact delivered token and location
- 02Confirm it is not quoted user content
- 03Check whether a dependency or template introduced it
Implementation
A practical improvement plan
Make the smallest coherent change that solves the observed problem. Keep normal code review, accessibility, security and product checks in the loop instead of optimizing for the scan alone.
- 01Remove accidental development metadata for hygiene
- 02Keep required framework output intact
- 03Describe findings with narrow factual language
Verification
How to verify the result
Verification should test the intended outcome and the most likely regression. Use the production delivery path whenever headers, caching, rendering or third-party services affect the result.
- 01Fetch the production asset again
- 02Confirm removal did not break the build
- 03Record the marker and source before changing it
Common pitfall
A shortcut to avoid
Removing markers to lower a detector score hides evidence without making the product more secure, original or maintainable.
Further reading
Primary guidance and references
These sources provide standards, security guidance or the interpretation framework used to keep this guide bounded. Product-specific implementation still requires review in the actual codebase.