Initial site setup - Githubissues

Set up and get to know the site

[x] Get an uncustomised version of the site running (mySociety).
[x] Give mySociety a list of email addresses to be used for support mail - so when someone using the site needs help and mails team@[sitename], who should receive the emails? (partner)
[x] Create accounts on the site for partner team (partner)
[x] Set up admin accounts for the partner team (mySociety)
[x] Add email override for authorities so that all emails go to team@ address (mySociety)
[ ] Play with the site to see how it works as a user, as an administrator, and as a public authority (partner)
[ ] Add some authorities to the site using the admin interface (partner)

[x] Gather authority email addresses (partner) - format template and format help.
[x] Import authorities

[x] Create a logo for the site (partner)
[x] Choose photo for homepage banner and send to mySociety (partner)
[x] Choose a primary colour for the site (banner and other UI elements) (partner)

Take a look at our example theme to get an idea of how your Alaveteli will look.

[ ] Set up social media accounts for the site, tell mySociety what they are (partner)
[ ] Configure social media accounts for the site (mySociety)
[x] Buy domain name (partner)
[x] Configure DNS
[x] Configure reCAPTCHA
[x] Tell mySociety how many days should pass before a request is classified as 'late' (documentation) (partner)
[x] Set up a google analytics account and share the information with mySociety (partner)
[x] Configure the analytics account on the site and in ProjectDB (mySociety)
[x] Acquire and install an SSL certificate for the site (mySociety)
[x] Add public holidays to the site using the admin interface (partner)
[x] Send data sharing agreement to partner (mySociety)

[x] Send a list of letters in in alphabetical order for each site language (except English) for the "Beginning with" list on http://demo.alaveteli.org/body/list/all (partner)
[x] Translate the text in Transifex, or see if an existing translation can be used (partner)
[x] Write the help pages for the site (partner). Common help pages are here, but others can be added and some omitted.

[x] Populate the site with some requests pre-launch with help from own contacts (partner)
[x] Remove test data (mySociety)
[x] Remove email override for authorities (mySociety)
[ ] Remove cron-alaveteli from team@ email

[ ] Think about launch event (partner)
[ ] Apply for an adwords grant (partner)
[ ] Consider press releases to relevant organisations (partner)
[ ] Think about audience and how to engage them in the platform before and after launch - for example; workshops with NGOs about how the site can help them get info for their work etc (partner)
[ ] Watch for interesting or high traffic requests/responses and consider how to market them (partner)