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The Essential WordPress Website Launch Checklist

You're launching your website…but is there something you may have forgotten? How about an automated backup schedule? Or site security configurations? Before you launch, consult our Checklist.

Broken links. Forms that don’t work. Missing images.

There’s a lot more to making sure your WordPress website is ready to launch than just these issues.

What about:

  • Setting up an automated backup schedule?
  • Ensuring site security with a plugin that helps prevent breaches and vulnerabilities instead of responding to them after they’ve happened?
  • Testing and previewing your site in various browsers and devices?

There’s a lot to think about. Pre-launch. Launch. Post-launch.

We’ve compiled all the essential checklist items for your next WordPress website launch into one handy Solid Guide.

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Last updated: July 2, 2026
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