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Web Development Checklist

Web Development Checklist

  • Remove obsolete content, e.g. Hello World
  • Remove obsolete plugins, e.g. Hello Dolly
  • Replace all placeholder texts, e.g. Lorem Ipsum
  • Replace all placeholder images, e.g. placeholder.png
  • Find and remove all broken links, e.g. with Broken Link Checker
  • Create 404 page
  • Create contact page
  • Create legal pages, e.g. Terms and conditions and Privacy Policy
  • Validate (X)HTML
  • Validate CSS
  • Check page speed, e.g. with PageSpeed Insights, Pingdom and GTMetrix
  • Create favicon, e.g. with FavIcon Generator
  • Check RSS feed
  • Install SEO plugin, e.g. Yoast SEO
  • Add Google Webmaster Tools, e.g. using SMNTCS Google Webmaster Tools
  • Add Google Analytics, e.g. using SMNTCS Google Analytics
  • Install security plugin, e.g. using All In One WP Security & Firewall
  • Install backup plugin, e.g. Duplicator
  • Set up redirect from www to non-www (or vice versa), e.g. using Apache redirects
  • Choose unique database prefix, e.g. myproject_
  • Choose unique admin user name (NOT: admin)
  • Set up correct timezone, e.g. Europe/Berlin
  • Update blog title and sub title
  • Update media settings (NOT: Organize my uploads into month and years based folders)
  • Rename default post category (NOT: Uncategorized)
  • Delete wp-config-sample.php
  • Prevent directory access
  • Monitor site performance, e.g. using P3 (Plugin Performance Profiler)
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