diff --git a/lib/main/build-site.js b/lib/main/build-site.js
index 69a45e6e7..705c138c7 100644
--- a/lib/main/build-site.js
+++ b/lib/main/build-site.js
@@ -22,19 +22,139 @@ const highlights = [
   'type'
 ];
 
-const hlTypes = [
-  'html',
-  'js',
-  'shell'
-];
-
 const hlSources = [
   'highlight',
   'source',
   'text'
 ];
 
-function build(type) {
+const hlTypes = [
+  'html',
+  'js',
+  'shell'
+];
+
+/**
+ * Converts Lodash method references into documentation links.
+ *
+ * @private
+ * @param {Object} $ The Cheerio object.
+ */
+function autoLink($) {
+  $('code').each(function() {
+    const $code = $(this);
+    const html = $code.html();
+    if (/^_\.\w+$/.test(html)) {
+      const id = html.split('.')[1];
+      $code.html(`<a href="#${ id }">_.${ id }</a>`);
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Removes horizontal rules from the document.
+ *
+ * @private
+ * @param {Object} $ The Cheerio object.
+ */
+function removeHorizontalRules($) {
+  $('hr').remove();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Removes marky-markdown specific ids and class names.
+ *
+ * @private
+ * @param {Object} $ The Cheerio object.
+ */
+function removeMarkyAttributes($) {
+  $('[id^="user-content-"]')
+    .attr('class', null)
+    .attr('id', null);
+
+  $(':header:not(h3) > a').each(function() {
+    const $a = $(this);
+    $a.replaceWith($a.html());
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Renames "_" id and anchor references to "lodash".
+ *
+ * @private
+ * @param {Object} $ The Cheerio object.
+ */
+function renameLodashId($) {
+  $('#_').attr('id', 'lodash');
+  $('[href="#_"]').attr('href', '#lodash');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Repairs broken marky-markdown headers.
+ * See https://github.com/npm/marky-markdown/issues/217 for more details.
+ *
+ * @private
+ * @param {Object} $ The Cheerio object.
+ */
+function repairMarkyHeaders($) {
+  $('p:empty + h3').prev().remove();
+
+  $('h3 ~ p:empty').each(function() {
+    const $p = $(this);
+    let node = this.prev;
+    while ((node = node.prev) && node.name != 'h3' && node.name != 'p') {
+      $p.prepend(node.next);
+    }
+  });
+
+  $('h3 code em').parent().each(function() {
+    const $code = $(this);
+    $code.html($code.html().replace(/<\/?em>/g, '_'));
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Cleans up highlights blocks by removing extraneous class names and elements.
+ *
+ * @private
+ * @param {Object} $ The Cheerio object.
+ */
+function tidyHighlights($) {
+  // Remove extraneous class names.
+  $('.highlight [class]').each(function() {
+    const $element = $(this);
+    const classes = $element.attr('class').split(' ');
+    if (!_.isEmpty(_.intersection(classes, hlSources)) &&
+        !_.isEmpty(_.intersection(classes, hlTypes))) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const attr = _.intersection(classes, highlights).join(' ');
+    $element.attr('class', attr || null);
+  });
+  // Unwrap elements containing only text.
+  $('.highlight :not([class])').each(function() {
+    let element = $(this);
+    while (element && !element.children.length) {
+      const $element = $(element);
+      $element.replaceWith($element.text());
+      element = element.parent;
+    }
+  });
+  // Collapse comments.
+  $('.highlight [class~="comment"] > [class~="comment"]').each(function() {
+    const $parent = $(this).parent();
+    $parent.text($parent.text());
+  });
+}
+
+/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+/**
+ * Creates the documentation HTML.
+ *
+ * @private
+ */
+function build() {
   const markdown = fs
     // Load markdown.
     .readFileSync(readmePath, 'utf8')
@@ -47,67 +167,18 @@ function build(type) {
   const $header = $('h1').first().remove();
   const version = _.trim($header.find('span').first().text()).slice(1);
 
+  // Auto-link Lodash method references.
+  autoLink($);
   // Rename "_" id references to "lodash".
-  $('#_').attr('id', 'lodash');
-  $('[href="#_"]').attr('href', '#lodash');
-
+  renameLodashId($);
   // Remove docdown horizontal rules.
-  $('hr').remove();
-
-  // Remove marky-markdown additions.
-  $('[id^="user-content-"]')
-    .attr('class', null)
-    .attr('id', null);
-
-  $(':header:not(h3) > a').each(function() {
-    const $a = $(this);
-    $a.replaceWith($a.html());
-  });
-
-  // Fix marky-markdown wrapping around headers.
-  $('p:empty + h3').prev().remove();
-
-  $('h3 ~ p:empty').each(function() {
-    const $p = $(this);
-    let node = this.previousSibling;
-
-    while ((node = node.previousSibling) && node.name != 'h3' && node.name != 'p') {
-      $p.prepend(node.nextSibling);
-    }
-  });
-
-  $('h3 code em').parent().each(function() {
-    const $code = $(this);
-    $code.html($code.html().replace(/<\/?em>/g, '_'));
-  });
-
-  // Cleanup highlights class names.
-  $('.highlight [class]').each(function() {
-    const $el = $(this);
-    const names = $el.attr('class').split(/\s+/);
-    const attr = _.intersection(names, highlights).join(' ');
-
-    if (!_.isEmpty(_.intersection(names, hlSources)) &&
-        !_.isEmpty(_.intersection(names, hlTypes))) {
-      return;
-    }
-    $el.attr('class', attr || null);
-  });
-
-  // Unwrap elements containing only text.
-  $('.highlight :not([class])').each(function() {
-    let $el = $(this);
-    while ($el[0] && _.every($el.children(), ['type', 'text'])) {
-      $el.replaceWith($el.text());
-      $el = $el.parent();
-    }
-  });
-
-  // Collapse hightlights comments.
-  $('.highlight [class~="comment"] > [class~="comment"]').each(function() {
-    const $parent = $(this).parent();
-    $parent.text($parent.text());
-  });
+  removeHorizontalRules($);
+  // Remove marky-markdown attribute additions.
+  removeMarkyAttributes($);
+  // Repair marky-markdown wrapping around headers.
+  repairMarkyHeaders($);
+  // Cleanup highlights.
+  tidyHighlights($);
 
   const html = [
     // Append YAML front matter.