Go Live

• Check site on phone, especially navigation!
• Re-Do or Set Up:
  • Cookie Consent
  • IG connection
  • Elementor license
• Remove extra pages and posts
• WP Consent
• Send Directions on how to process WooCommerce orders
• Remove drafts and transients
• Sitemap to footer, if requested (there is a Sitemap widget for Elementor)
• PayPal settings for live site
• WP SMTP if needed
• Set up redirects if needed
• Check email recipients for forms and other email notifications
• Update all plugins and themes
• Search for and remove getty images not purchased
• Add CSS if you want to remove “Edit With Elementor” from admin toolbar (will still let them edit in Elementor in back end)body:not(.page-id-here) #wp-admin-bar-elementor_edit_page {
  display: none;
  }

Remove the Edit Page button from front end:

• Backup site and take screenshots
  • Whole website (through plugin)
  • WP content
  • CSS
  • Revolution Slider
  • Create and Export Elementor templates https://powerpackelements.com/how-to-save-import-and-export-templates-in-elementor/
• make elementor page templates
• add stock images and pro plugins to invoice
• Add feature image to home page
• Finish SEO (Rank Math) also enable image seo and toggle alt image in general settings
• Media Library Helper for editing alt text
• Spam Free WordPress or Disable Comments
• Create 404 Page Helpful plugin: 404page – your smart custom 404 error page
• Redirection can be set up using Rankmath; Use redirection plugin if needed: https://wordpress.org/plugins/redirection/
• Check to be sure that test and unused pages are unpublished/trashed
• Check Links
• If using The Plus Addons, easily scan for unused widgets and disable
• Smush all images and/or Converter for Media (to become WebP)
• Add Accessibility plugin, Accessibility Widget by OneTap – Easy One-Click Accessibility Toolbar
• Update URL’s (elementor > tools > replace URL or Better Search and replace)
• Add Backup Plugin (Updraft, WP Migration, BackupWordpress)
• Add Wordfence Security + AUTOUPDATE option!
• WP Code, turn off autoupdates
• Secure the site: https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2017/04/20-minutes-to-secure-wordpress/?utm_source=list&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=042517
• Add site to Google Analytics and use G4 Tag https://www.analyticsmania.com/post/upgrade-to-google-analytics-4/
• Install Google Site Kit
• Add tracking code to site (All-In-One SEO > General Settings > Google ID) OR Add custom tracking code to Elementor HEAD section
• OR install manually with this code:
  
  <!– Google tag (gtag.js) –> <script async src=”https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-01234TagHere“></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag(‘js’, new Date()); gtag(‘config’, ‘G-01234TagHere‘); </script>
• Create Sitemap (Google XML Sitemap plugin or RankMath or equivalent)
• Submit Sitemap to Webmaster Account
• Add site to Google Webmaster Account and verify site using any method
• update admin email to client’s email address
• Enable backups at hosting
• Enable malware scanning at hosting
• Add to site list on demo site
• Add screenshot to website! 🙂
• Schedule or inquire about updates: Quarterly, twice per year, or annual.
• Special notes or client checklists can be added using WP Dashboard Notes (https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-dashboard-notes/). Lets you keep track of updated history, licenses, renewals, or special update situations.
• Pat yourself on the back!