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Website Launch ChecklistKyle Gordon2023-03-20T15:09:20-06:00

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Update Namservers to CloudFlare(Required)
Add Sendgrid CNAME records and SPF entry for email sending.(Required)
Update WordPress, Theme, & Plugins(Required)
Update WordPress Address and URL(Required)
Include https
Change default Login and Username in database(Required)
Update A record IP address to 45.55.34.161(Required)
Login to cPanel and run AutoSSL to issue SSL cert from LetsEncrypt(Required)
If it wont issue, disable proxy settings for A and www CNAME within CloudFlare.
Login to live site using new login credentials, save in password manager(Required)
Run Better Search Replace to update from dev URL to live URL with https(Required)
Be sure to include trailing /
Set up theme performance settings and Save Changes(Required)
Clear Theme caches(Required)
  • Avada > Options > Performance "Reset Avada Caches"
  • Elementor > Tools > "Regenerate File & Data"
Uncheck Discourage search engines from indexing this site(Required)
Settings > Reading
Activate Anti-Spam by CleanTalk, Defender, LiteSpeed Cache, MainWP Child, PostSMTP(Required)
Anti-Spam by CleanTalk, Defender, LiteSpeed Cache, MainWP Child, PostSMTP
Update PostSMTP settings to use the site domain and send test email from tester(Required)
Disable and delete any unused plugins and themes(Required)
Ex. If Avada form is used, Gravity Forms likely won't be in use.
License CleanTalk(Required)
https://cleantalk.org/my/service?action=new
Harden site by setting up Defender(Required)
Run malware scan, resolve all recommendations, ignore safe files
Import latest LiteSpeed settings, link CDN, Connect to Quick.cloud, Clear Cache(Required)
Review site in incognito window or new browser for visual issues, at the same time have console open to check for errors(Required)
Resolve any that are spotted
Check current form settings, make sure correct to, from, name, etc are setup and form is saving to DB(Required)
Check robots.txt file and make sure paths are relative and do not inlude the staging URL(Required)
Import Updraft Plus settings and re-link to Google Drive(Required)
Add to Uptime Kuma(Required)
Link MainWP(Required)
License/Re-license anything that was linked to the remp URL and not the domain(Required)
Run an Updraft Plus backup and label it as "Launch Day"(Required)

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Reset hosting due date or begin billing.(Required)
Add exclude authors code to functions.php
For BL sites: add_filter( 'author_link', '__return_false' );
Add to WHM resller account
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