site launch checklist - Githubissues

From the DataMade Site Launch Checklist

Deployment and DNS

[x] Create a production deployment
[x] Double check that production-level resources have been provisioned
[x] Purchase your domain and create the DNS record to point it at your production deployment
[x] Set up SSL

Web Search Indexing

[x] Allow indexing of your production site
[x] Redirect the www subdomain to your root domain
[x] Set a canonical URL to prevent duplicate search results

Google Analytics

[x] Create a Google Analytics account
[x] Add the Google Analytics script to your site
[x] Set up Google Webmaster Tools and verify site
[x] Link Webmaster Tools to Google Analytics
[ ] Optional: Set up relevant Goals and Funnels in Google Analytics

Sharing & Rich Snippets

[x] Create a share card using Canva or a similar tool

[x] Set up general meta tags

<meta name="description" content="${SITE_NAME}" />
<meta name="author" content="${SITE_AUTHOR}" />

[x] Set up Facebook meta tags & validate here

<meta property="og:type" content="website">
<meta property="og:site_name" content="${SITE_NAME}">
<meta property="og:description" content="${SITE_DESCRIPTION}">
<meta property="og:image" content="${SHARE_CARD_URL}">
<meta property="og:title" content="${PAGE_TITLE}">
<meta property="og:url" content="${PAGE_URL}">

[x] Set up Twitter meta tags & validate here

<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image">
<meta name="twitter:site" content="${SITE_NAME}">
<meta name="twitter:creator" content="${SITE_AUTHOR}">
<meta name="twitter:description" content="${SITE_DESCRIPTION}">
<meta name="twitter:image" content="${SHARE_CARD_URL}">
<meta name="twitter:title" content="${PAGE_TITLE}">
<meta name="twitter:url" content="${PAGE_URL}">

Miscellaneous Polish

[x] Add favicons and Apple touch icons (http://www.favicomatic.com/)
[ ] Add custom 404 & 500 error pages

Browser and mobile compatibility

[ ] Use BrowserStack to confirm that your site is compatible with the browsers you wish to support

Using BrowserStack's mobile device emulators and/or your own mobile device, confirm that:

[x] Scrolling is easy
[x] Nav bar works
[x] Hoverable things are tappable
[ ] Charts and maps look ok

Printer Friendliness

Dynamic sizing, dark backgrounds, and interactivity don't play well with printers.

Pick one:

[ ] Make a print stylesheet using a @media print {} media query, then add it to your site with <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/print.css" media="print">
or -
[ ] Use your browser's dev tools to remove offending elements (like sticky footers), alter colors where needed, and screenshot the entire page.
[ ] Add a link to the printer-friendly version to your website.

GitHub README

If the site is open source, make sure the README.md is complete and accurate.

Here's a few good examples:

The README should generally contain information on the following:

[ ] Project overview
[ ] System-level dependencies
[ ] Running locally
[ ] Bug reports and contributing
[ ] Copyright and license

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