WordPress Website launch checklist

• Document No.

• Conducted on

  Date

• Website

• Prepared by

Old website data collection prior to switching over

• All old web pages to have 301 redirects recorded

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Google analytics code ie UA-123456 from old site recorded to reuse on new site

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Miscellaneous items

• Favicon created / uploaded

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Browser compatibility checked on all current browsers with CrossBrowsertesting.com

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Backup

• Full backup done?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Setup backup to remote storage service eg.AmazonS3 , Dropbox or ithemes My Stash service

  Yes

  No

  N/A

General Settings checks

• Is time zone correct?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are permalinks correct?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

If website was built in a subfolder its time to divert web address to main URL

• Change Site Address (URL) to proper web address (leave WordPress address as is)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Copy .htaccess and index.php to root directory

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Edit index.php file and add subfolder reference eg ('./wp/wp-blog-header.php) ->wp is subfolder wordpress is installed in

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Rename or delete index.html file

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Confirm main URL is working correctly

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Google analytics and webmaster tools sit-ups

• *****Update privacy settings**** to allow search engines to index site

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Create gmail account

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Setup google analytics account

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Activate google analyticator plugin and setup

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• install/activate XML site map plugin - if using sub folder edit the address in 2 places of the site map (local and web links )

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Setup webmaster tools account and submit xml sitemap

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Wordpress.com

• Create wordpress.com account using gmail account to verify

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Activate Jetpack -> (also tick box in setting to remove smiley)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Content items

• Delete any posts or pages used as examples to avoid example content being indexed by google

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Client items

• Create client user account logins

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Upload Video User manuals plugin

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Activate Whitelabel CMS plugin<br><br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Add details to welcome message in white label cms plugin

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Login logo created and added to Whitelabelcms settings

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Activate WP Help plugin

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Make Settings -> General -> Email address - clients email address

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Use user switching plugin to ensure clients dashboard looks great

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Final invoice sent

  Yes

  No

  N/A