Website Launch Checklist
Run through the final checks before publishing a photography website.
Your launch tasks
For conditional tasks, check the box after testing or confirming the task does not apply.
Content and navigation
Search and recovery
Launch and handoff
Check the visitor paths
Open the homepage, one gallery, a service page, and the inquiry page on a phone. Follow every call to action through to its destination.
Check indexing and recovery
Verify the preferred domain, inspect the sitemap, and open an unknown URL to test the 404 response. Check that any redirects lead to the equivalent new content.
Check the live handoff
Test form delivery and any store transactions that apply. Record where domain, hosting, and platform access are managed.
Record the launch checks
Keep a sheet with the URL, expected behavior, and result for each test. Include an old link, a form submission, a gallery opened on a phone, and any checkout flow. Save the sheet so you can repeat the checks after platform or content updates.