Website Pre-launch Checklist

A website is a BIG project. After the weeks of working on a site, here’s the checklist I use before my sites go live…

My WordPress website pre-launch checklist

1. Setup Akismet spam catcher
2. Setup Google Analytics
3. Make the site visible to search engines: Dashboard —> Settings —> Reading
4. Check my permalink settings
5. Confirm the time zone
6. Click through the navigation bar to make sure all the links are working
7. Click though the affiliate links to make sure they’re working
8. Final test of the contact form
9. Final test of the Opt-in form
10. Click the links to be sure the PDF of the Irresistible Free Offer is working
11. If my client chooses NOT to have their site hosted on WebSynthesis I setup a backup schedule. FYI: WebSynthesis backs up their entire infrastructure between 1:00 am and 6:00 am CST on a nightly basis and maintains backups for 7 days. They can pull off a backup from their server if necessary.
12. Confirm that the login name “admin” is deactivated
13. Turn off the Maintenance Mode
14. Pop! Fizz!