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How to compare follow-up website audits
Use a consistent client record and a careful review process to understand what changed between audits.
A follow-up audit can help a team revisit earlier findings after website work. A comparison is most useful when the two completed audits belong to the same saved client website and you interpret differences in light of coverage.
1. Keep the baseline under the client website
Before you need a comparison, save the website under the client record. Prospect audits are useful for initial reviews, but they cannot be used to create a verification comparison.
2. Review the original findings
Note which observations your team or the site owner plans to address. Keep the report’s affected pages, evidence, and coverage context alongside the agreed work so the next review has a clear reference.
3. Run a new audit after the work
Website changes are made by your team or the site owner; PatchMyWeb records and compares audit results. When the work is ready for review, run another audit from the same saved client website and wait for it to complete.
4. Interpret cleared, remaining, and new findings
The comparison can help you see which findings cleared, which are still present, and which surfaced in the later audit. Review the details rather than treating a changed score as proof that all intended work succeeded.
5. Check the coverage behind the comparison
Page sampling and individual check status affect what each audit can observe. Review coverage and affected URLs in both reports, and investigate meaningful differences before describing them as the result of a specific change.