This document provides an overview of standard tasks that need completing before an average website launches.
For more about launching a website on MVP’s hosting environment check out the Example: Adding a New Website entry under the Servers page.
Prelaunch Checklist
- Delete unused modules in repo
- Make sure the images folder in assets is the only folder using icons/small images
- Make sure all images in that folder are being used
- Delete unused/old images
- Request and install new favicon set
- Add google maps api for launch domain (mvpdesignuniversal@gmail.com)
- Set contact form recipients to clients request
- Set contact form mail format per form
- Set up and install recaptcha api for the launch domain (mvpdesignuniversal@gmail.com)
- Delete any development only plugin
- Visit each primary page on mobile phone and look for and fix glaring issues
- Look for and remedy in pictures in the media library exceeding 300kb. Rescale, compress, or elsewise optimize and replace any image that is larger.
- Ask Ben if client as Google analytics, install if necessary
- Install SEO Framework Plugin, leave disabled
- Create a 301 redirect file routing old site urls to the new ones
- Update Plugins/WordPress