Summary

Adds strategic cross-linking across 76 documentation pages to eliminate navigation dead ends, following documentation cross-linking best practices (Google Developer Docs Style Guide, Rackspace, I'd Rather Be Writing).

Approach: User-centered, not blanket — each page was evaluated individually for the most appropriate cross-link strategy:

• Inline contextual links (highest value): 13 inline links in data-mapping-in-flows.md subsection headers, 9 inline links in glossary.md definitions, and contextual links across 10 flow reference pages
• Hub page cleanup: Removed redundant bottom sections from 6 hub/index pages with card grids; trimmed 6 hub pages to keep only cross-section links
• Tutorial "Next steps": Converted 5 tutorials from generic "Related topics" to forward-looking "Next steps" sections
• Structured "Related topics": Added well-curated bottom sections to ~55 leaf pages with 2-4 cross-section discovery links each

Key changes by category

Inline links added (12 files):

• data-mapping-in-flows.md — 13 subsection headers linked to component pages
• glossary.md — 9 term definitions linked to reference pages
• trigger.md, connectors.md, database.md, logger.md, split.md, merge.md, flow-step-settings.md, faqs.md, connect-to-the-fastn-db.md, managing-and-using-connectors.md

Hub pages trimmed/cleaned (12 files):

• 6 hub pages: bottom sections removed (redundant with card grids)
• 6 hub pages: trimmed to cross-section links only

Tutorials converted to "Next steps" (5 files):

• how-to-set-up-an-activation-flow.md, how-to-set-up-a-selection-flow.md, how-to-customize-your-authentication-flow.md, how-to-customize-your-error-notification-flow.md, setting-up-a-google-drive-to-gcs-migration-widget.md

Leaf pages with "Related topics" added (~55 files):

• 2-4 curated cross-section links per page

Review checklist

• All internal link paths verified (0 broken links)
• No duplicate links within individual pages
• Style consistency (separator + H2 heading pattern)
• Hub pages not cluttered with redundant navigation
• Tutorials use forward-looking "Next steps" language
• Quality grade: A (full review pass completed)