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Production launch checklist
Run through every item before you call a site "live." Skipping any of these is how "we launched Friday" becomes "why isn't email working Monday."
Domain & hosting
- Apex domain (yourdomain.com) resolves to hosting
- www subdomain redirects or points correctly
- SSL/HTTPS active — no mixed content warnings
- Production env variables set (not localhost keys)
Business email
- MX records configured and propagated
- SPF record published
- DKIM configured and verified
- Send + receive test from info@yourdomain.com
Forms & integrations
- Contact form tested on production domain (not localhost)
- Enrollment / signup forms deliver to correct inbox
- Reply-To set to submitter email where applicable
- Spam protection (honeypot or captcha) active
SEO & discoverability
- Unique title + meta description on every page
- sitemap.xml live and submitted to Search Console
- robots.txt allows crawling of public pages
- Open Graph image for social sharing
- Structured, semantic HTML for search + AI visibility
Quality & handoff
- Branded 404 page (and 500 if applicable)
- Mobile tested on real devices
- Lighthouse audit run (aim 90+ performance)
- Source code in client GitHub repo
- Handoff doc: env vars, redeploy steps, support contact
Need help running through this list? Talk to Abe Inc.