- Remove obsolete content, e.g. Hello World
- Remove obsolete plugins, e.g. Hello Dolly
- Replace all placeholder texts, e.g. Lorem Ipsum
- Replace all placeholder images, e.g. placeholder.png
- Find and remove all broken links, e.g. with Broken Link Checker
- Create 404 page
- Create contact page
- Create legal pages, e.g. Terms and conditions and Privacy Policy
- Validate (X)HTML
- Validate CSS
- Check page speed, e.g. with PageSpeed Insights, Pingdom and GTMetrix
- Create favicon, e.g. with FavIcon Generator
- Check RSS feed
- Install SEO plugin, e.g. Yoast SEO
- Add Google Webmaster Tools, e.g. using SMNTCS Google Webmaster Tools
- Add Google Analytics, e.g. using SMNTCS Google Analytics
- Install security plugin, e.g. using All In One WP Security & Firewall
- Install backup plugin, e.g. Duplicator
- Set up redirect from www to non-www (or vice versa), e.g. using Apache redirects
- Choose unique database prefix, e.g. myproject_
- Choose unique admin user name (NOT: admin)
- Set up correct timezone, e.g. Europe/Berlin
- Update blog title and sub title
- Update media settings (NOT: Organize my uploads into month and years based folders)
- Rename default post category (NOT: Uncategorized)
- Delete wp-config-sample.php
- Prevent directory access
- Monitor site performance, e.g. using P3 (Plugin Performance Profiler)
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