A website can appear ready for deployment while still containing broken navigation, outdated redirects, orphan pages, and links that cannot be used by search engines or assistive technology.
These problems are easier to fix before launch than after users begin reporting them.
A link audit should therefore be part of the deployment process, especially for documentation websites, online stores, SaaS applications, and websites containing hundreds of pages.
This guide provides a practical link-audit checklist developers can use before releasing a website.
Why Link Auditing Matters
