Basic Checklist
- Delete Dummy Data
- Permalink Check
- Admin email / username check
- White Label Client Portal / Login Press
- Change WordPress admin login url
- Change default username admin / sitename
- Removed unused plugins
- Rankmath / SEO Press Activation and SEO configuration
- Meta Title & Description
- OG Graphs & Tags
- Social Icons Sharing plugins
- Google Analytics
- Hockey Stack
- Google Sitemap Submission via Search Console
- Linking Search Console with Google Analytics
- Tracking Conversion in Hockeystack & Google Analytics
- Check Email and all Conversion forms on site
- Check Payment product on live site
- Optimize DB
- Webhooks & Google Sheet linkage if WooCommerce
- Create a staging site
Optimization
- Cloudflare NS
- Cloudflare CDN / Bunny
- Image Optimization Shortpixel / WP Compress
- Page Speed Optimization WP Rocket / Swift Performance / Litespeed
Security
- Security Plugin Wordfence / iThemes Security
- 2FA Actviation in some cases
- Backup Plugin WPvivid / ManageWP / Updraft Plus / AIO
- Uptime Monitoring Better Uptime / Uptime Robot
- Virus Die
Vital Information
- Domain Registrar Details
- Hosting Panel Login Details
- MySQL details
- WordPress Admin details
- FTP Credentials Check
- Email Account Details
- Before Handing Over – Backup Dump
- Export Settings of Theme
- Create a List of brandkit of Website
- Logo / Favicon
Plugin / Themes
- Theme Used
- List of Plugin Used – Paid & Pro
- Paid plugin purchased by Client
- Paid plugins activated for client using developer license
- WP Care plan – subscribed or not
Having a checklist in place before handing over finished WordPress website to client can help you a lot in long run”