Pre Launch eCommerce Checklist

Website *

WordPress admin email is set to *

Form submitted by *

Are the A records pointed correctly? *

Yes
No

Is there a CNAME for www? *

Yes
No

Is SSL active? *

Yes
No

Have WooCommerce emails been customised & tested? *

Yes
No

Have WooCommerce shipping methods been set up correctly? *

Yes
No

Has WooCommerce Vat/Taxes been configured? *

Yes
No

Have Payment Gateways been tested? *

Yes
No

* Make sure they are no longer in Test Mode

Is Google SiteKit (Search Console & Analytics) connected? *

Yes
No

Has XML sitemap been submitted to Search Console? *

Yes
No

* Sitemap by click5 Plugin works great

Spelling, grammar & Lorem Ipsum removal *

Yes
No

Has Contact Form 7 been tested? *

Yes
No

Has reCaptcha been set up for Contact Form 7? *

Yes
No

Has all unused posts, categories, tags, pages, comments, custom post types etc. been deleted? *

Yes
No

* Most themes come with loads of demo data that can be deleted

Are all images resized / compressed? *

Yes
No

* https://bulkresizephotos.com/ & https://batchcompress.com/

Has comments been disabled? *

Yes
No

* Disable Comments by WpSimpleTools plugin works well

Has the website been optimised for Mobile? *

Yes
No

Copyright year & Designed By Tactic *

Yes
No

* Preferably year should be shortcode for current year

Has privacy policy been created? *

Yes
No

* https://www.gdprprivacynotice.com/#wizard

Has cookie policy been created? *

Yes
No

* https://www.cookiepolicygenerator.com/cookie-policy-generator/

Is cookie policy popup plugin active? *

Yes
No

* Cookie Notice & Compliance for GDPR / CCPA Plugin

Has SG Optimizer been set up? *

Yes
No

Has SG Security been set up? *

Yes
No

* Make sure to deactivate Weekly Reports in SiteGround Security > Activity Log

Has Capabilities (for Shop Manager Role etc.) been set up? *

Yes
No

* PublishPress Capabilities Plugin

Has CloudFlare been configured?

Yes
No

* Make sure to apply the DNS record changes, and configure site to use www.