Draft-to-production release lane.
The release path is built to stop broken links, weak metadata, and handoff ambiguity before they become public SEO or funnel problems.
Draft
Control surfaceAuthoring validation for metadata, links, and content-type mapping.
Exit criteriaNo missing fields, no unapproved components, and no unresolved route warnings.
Review
Control surfaceSEO and editor review with broken-link diff, redirect check, and content ownership verification.
Exit criteriaBroken-link count returns to zero and redirect coverage is explicit.
Staging
Control surfaceRoute-level visual check, schema output review, and analytics event dry-run.
Exit criteriaRendered output matches expected metadata and staging crawl is clean.
Production
Control surfaceFinal publish gate with operator rollback note and post-launch crawl watch.
Exit criteriaPublish approved and monitoring handoff documented.