WordPress Pre-Launch Checklist for Client Handoff — What to Check, Clean Up, and Prove Before Delivery

Short summary

Before handing off a WordPress site, systematically verify: content is clean (no test posts, placeholder media, temporary pages), launch settings match production (indexing enabled, debug off, correct admin email, fresh rewrite rules), and security is hardened (file editor disabled, default admin removed, XML-RPC off). Check all plugins for outdated or inactive code. Catching issues before the client does protects both delivery quality and trust.

• •Clean content: remove test posts, placeholders, temporary pages, unused media
• •Lock down settings: disable indexing trap & WP_DEBUG, update admin email, flush rewrite rules
• •Secure the site: disable file editor, remove default admin, check for outdated plugins

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