Launch Checklist 🚀

[mikemartin]

CONTENT

• [x] All text free from spelling errors
• [x] Page and content formatting appropriate on all pages
• [x] Placeholder text removed
• [x] All pages have content
• [x] Privacy Policy included
• [x] Favicon created and displays correctly (retina included)
• [ ] Device icons created and display correctly
• [x] Footer includes copyright statement
• [x] 404 page exists and informative
• [x] Correct author is attributed to pages and posts (as required)

SEO

• [x] Page titles are descriptive and SEO friendly
• [x] All page titles are unique
• [x] Meta data included and appropriate
• [x] XML sitemap has been generated and added to root of website
• [ ] robots.txt is generated and added to root of website
• [x] 301 redirects for existing website are prepared and in place
• [ ] Website can be accessed by search engines (remove noindex, nofollow for pages)
• [x] Google Analytics and relevant analytics/tracking tools installed

SOCIAL

• [ ] Open Graph tags included across website and appropriate? (including images where possible)
• [x] Social accounts integrated, linking to correct URLs and use API for integrations

MARKUP

• [x] HTML has passed validation (or known issues noted)
• [x] CSS has passed validation (or known issues noted)
• [x] Site links have been tested and resolve correctly
• [x] JavaScript is error free

ACCESSIBILITY

• [x] Website meets appropriate level of WCAG compliance
• [x] Semantic headings and structure used
• [ ] Links are clearly recognisable and have :focus state
• [x] Images use appropriate ALT text
• [ ] Alternatives provided for users with Javascript disabled
• [x] Forms have logical layout
• [x] Associated label for all form controls
• [ ] Colour contrast tested
• [ ] Website accessibility has been checked with Total Validator Pro or WAVE and issues resolved (exceptions noted)

FUNCTIONALITY

• [x] Forms have been tested and processed correctly
• [x] Required fields have been tested
• [x] Review input validation (min/max lengths, character limits)
• [x] Forms send to the correct recipient
• [ ] Forms have confirmation URL or event tracking so submissions can be tracked
• [ ] Forms process correctly with JavaScript disabled
• [ ] Website search and search results function correctly

OPTIMISATION

• [x] Images have been optimised
• [x] CSS is minified and combined
• [x] JavaScript is minified and combined (as much as possible)
• [ ] Enable gzip compression
• [ ] Ensure only necessary fonts, weights and character sets are installed
• [ ] Run Google speed test and optimise accordingly (record score and known issues)
• [ ] Run Web page test and optimise accordingly (record results)
• [ ] Incorporate Caching as required

SECURITY

• [x] Secure areas are locked down and not accessible by search engines
• [x] Default CMS login URL is changed
• [x] Default CMS username is changed
• [x] SSL Certificate is requested

[mikemartin]

@KirstyBarnet Just a heads up that there is still some placeholder text that needs to be removed. See here: https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Amikemartin%2Fcoatesgroup%20lorem&type=code