QA that actually clicks through the site
You can stare at code all day and miss that the mobile menu doesn't close when you tap a link. QA means using the site like a visitor would.
Quality assurance isn't just reading code. It's using the product the way a real person would. Clicking links. Opening menus. Filling forms. Checking on different screen sizes. The bugs you find this way are the ones your users would find first.
All navigation links actually go somewhere (no dead links). The site works on mobile, tablet, and desktop. Interactive elements respond (buttons click, forms submit, menus open and close). No error messages appearing in the console. Content is visible and readable at every screen size.
After every deploy, walk through your site as if you've never seen it before. Start at the homepage, click every link, check every page. Resize your browser window to mobile width. If something feels broken, it probably is.
After every deploy that touches more than one page. For single-page changes, a quick visual check is enough. For larger changes, do the full walkthrough.
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