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Ensure a successful website launch with Silex using our essential checklist. Covering design, SEO, security, and more, this guide includes practical tools and tips for a smooth, effective go-live. Perfect for no-code developers and web designers of all levels.
Design Consistency Check: Manually review each page for consistency in design elements.
Check the HTML markup validity (W3C validator) with W3C Markup Validation Service
Responsive Design Verification: Use Google's Mobile-Friendly Test (Test My Site) to ensure mobile compatibility.
Content Review: Tools like Grammarly (Grammarly) can help check for spelling and grammar errors.
Navigation and User Experience: Conduct manual checks and use heatmapping tools like Hotjar (Hotjar) to analyze user interactions.
SEO Basics: Check SEO elements with tools like Moz (Moz SEO Tools) or Google's Search Console (Search Console).
Performance Optimization: Use Google PageSpeed Insights (PageSpeed Insights) for performance analysis and optimization suggestions.
Google may ask you to add this code in the head editor: <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
Accessibility Compliance: The W3C's Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool (WAVE) (WAVE) is an excellent resource for checking accessibility.
Legal Compliance: Ensure compliance manually or consult legal professionals for specific website requirements.
Contact Information: Manually check and test all contact forms and email links.
Social Media Integration: Verify manually by checking all social media links and feeds.
Security Measures: Use SSL test tools like Qualys SSL Labs (SSL Test) to check your SSL certificate and site security.
Backup System: Choose a reliable backup service or plugin based on your website platform.
Testing on Different Browsers: Use a tool like BrowserStack (BrowserStack) to test browser compatibility.
404 Error Page: Create and test your custom 404 page manually.
Analytics Setup: Set up a privacy friendly analytics tool to monitor website traffic and user behavior. Plausible is open source. Microanalytics is green.
Final Pre-Launch Review: Conduct this review with your team or stakeholders.
Post-Launch Monitoring: Continuously monitor your website's performance and user feedback post-launch.