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.
- 01Save the original scores, evidence and timestamp
- 02Record the deployed release and expected changes
- 03Choose a stable comparison window
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.
- 01Run the same canonical URL under comparable conditions
- 02Investigate score and evidence differences
- 03Link accepted changes to owners and tickets
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.
- 01Confirm the resolved URL and evidence breadth match
- 02Repeat unexpected results
- 03Archive the report with release notes
Common pitfall
A shortcut to avoid
Comparing different hosts, routes or incomplete captures can produce an apparent improvement that is only a measurement change.
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.