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title: "The Essential WordPress Website Launch Checklist"
source: "https://docs.nexcess.com/software/kadence/solid/the-essential-wordpress-website-launch-checklist/"
description: "You're launching your website...but is there something you may have forgotten? How about an automated backup schedule? Or site security configurations? Before y…"
vertical: "Software"
area: "Solid"
date: "2023-09-14"
last_modified: "2026-08-12"
---

# The Essential WordPress Website Launch Checklist

**Coming soon:** SolidWP is becoming Kadence. You may see both names used while we update the product, documentation, and customer experience.

![](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Solid-Guides-Landing-Page_Essential-WP-Launch-Checklist.png)

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***.

Get this Solid Guide for free

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