Website Launch List - Inter-vision Inc | Graphic Design | logo | Branding | Gatineau | Ottawa | Montreal

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Make a backup of the dev website files and database
Create a new live hosting on the prod server
Set correct settings for PHP and increase limits
Enabled backups schedule in the hosting
Make a copy of the old live website to our google drive before replacing
Upload the dev backup to the live hosting backup section
elete the default generated files of the new live hosting
Import the uploaded dev backup to the live server (only file and database)
Apply correct user and files permissions to the live files
Install WP Migrate on the dev website
Export database on the dev website with new URLs in WP Migrate
Replace the live imported database with the exported dev database
Double check PHP settings, emails and backups
Test website by faking DNS in host file
Check all the contact form:
delete unused, rename correctly, change email for the from (admin email different than client and linked to domain) and to (client email)
Install SMTP plugin and set correct settings accordingly to the email server (Google, Plesk IV, Outlook 365, etc)
Install WP Bruiser for blocking spam and configure, deactivate all comments
Install Wordfence and Yoast SEO and configure both
Remove robots.txt file and reallow indexing of the website in wordpress
Add old google DNS is necessary or old remote DNS for emails
Set up new client email in Plesk if necessary
Name the site properly, check the footer copyright and favicon
Clean up: (delete all unused pages and post and images - template demo pages)
Update nameserver to make the live website (Derek)
Test contact form with IV email, install recaptcha v3 for the forms
Move the google analytics to the live website or create one
Create a new property in google webmaster tools and upload sitemap.xml
Delete old dev website and double check images on the live website
Make a backup of the live website for preventing errors in future
Give email instruction to connect if using plesk email
Tell client all is done