Pre-Launch Website Audit

• Audit Title

• Document No.

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Personnel

General

• Favicon and Apple Touch Icon added and display correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Meta data has been included and is appropriate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Page titles are descriptive and SEO friendly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Title attributes are appropriate and SEO friendly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Footer includes copyright and link to Asterisk Creative?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 404 page exists and is informative?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Google Analytics installed and operational?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Sitemap generated and submitted to major search engines?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Important existing URLs redirect to new relevant URLs?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Email

• Email addresses verified by client?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Email accounts created and verified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Catch-all email created?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Spam filter enabled?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Virus scanner enabled?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Account upgrades disabled in admin panel?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Security

• SSL certificate installed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Sensitive pages protected (admin, login, etc.)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Login and admin sections forced to use encryption?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Database prefix changed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Secret keys added?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Version tags disabled?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Admin username removed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• File/folder permissions verified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Security/penetration tested?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

WordPress

• Site URL verified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Site admin email address verified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Registration settings verified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Date, time, and time zone settings verified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Default category and links verified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Remote publishing enabled and verified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Home and blog pages set and verified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Discussion settings verified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Subscription settings verified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Site privacy verified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Pretty URLs enabled?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Social sharing configured and verified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Blogroll edited?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• RSS feed enabled and verified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• In-site search tested?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Akismet installed and configured?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Broken Link Checker installed and configured?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Facebook Page Publish installed and configured?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Google Analytics for WordPress installed and configured?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Jetpack installed and configured?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maintenance Mode installed and configured?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• W3 Total Cache installed and configured?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• WordPress SEO installed and configured?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• WP Remote installed and configured?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• WP Security Scan installed and configured?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• WP to Twitter installed and configured?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All other plugins installed, configured, and tested (list plugins)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Theme (and child theme) installed and tested?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All user accounts created and login credentials sent to client?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Cross-Browser and Platform Testing

• HTML has passed verification?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• CSS has passed validation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• JavaScript is error-free?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Print style sheet exists and tested?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Usability without CSS tested and satisfactory?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Gracefully degrades in IE6?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Gracefully degrades in IE7?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Displays and functions correctly in IE8?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Displays and functions correctly in IE9?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Displays and functions correctly in IE10?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Displays and functions correctly in Firefox (Mac & PC)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Displays and functions correctly in Chrome (Mac & PC)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Displays and functions correctly in Safari (Mac & PC)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Displays and functions correctly in Opera (Mac & PC)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Displays and functions correctly in Android (native browser)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Displays and functions correctly in iOS (native browser)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Displays and functions correctly at all major breakpoints (mobile portrait and landscape, tablet portrait and landscape, desktop)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Accessibility check performed and any major issues fixed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Content

• All filler content (lorem ipsum) removed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Main navigation verified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Drop downs display and function correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All content has been added?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Page and content formatting has been tested?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All text free of spelling and grammar errors?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Content has been placed consistently?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Images have appropriate alt text?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• There are no broken links?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Forms have been tested and process correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Required fields have been tested?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Forms send to correct recipient?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Calls-to-action present on every page?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All contact details checked and accurate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Backups

• Website file structure backed up?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Website databases backed up?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Redundant copies of backups created (cloud and local)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Backups provided to client?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Documentation & Training

• Domain information and renewal dates included?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Hosting credentials included?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• FTP credentials included?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• CMS credentials included?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Annotated links to CMS documentation included?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Email credentials included?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maintenance Checklist included?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Documentation finished and distributed to client?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Training date set and confirmed with client?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Corrective Actions

• Detail any corrective actions to be taken:

• Deadline for completion of corrective actions:

  Date

Endorsements

• Reviewed and approved for launch by (Designer):

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• Reviewed and approved for launch by (Client):

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