The following checklist should be reviewed prior to launching your website.
- Analytics Code - Ensure analytics code such as Google Analytics is install on the new site. For Ittrium sites, you'll need to add the code using the HTML-USAGE-TRACKING variable or PAGE-POSTFIX variable.
- Stripe API Keys - If you're site includes e-commerce, then you'll need to switch from your test API keys to your production API keys. You'll also need to activate your stripe.com account before you can use your production API keys.
- 301 Redirects - If you're replacing an existing site, you need to setup 301 redirects for each page on the old site to tell Google and other search engines where to find the new page. Redirects are best to setup through Apache web server using a "Redirect permanent" directive. There will be one entry for each page name that has changed.
- DNS A Record change - The final change involves changing the IP address for the blank and www A record for your domain name through your registrar. Registrars include GoDaddy, Network Solutions, Namecheap and others. Check the WHOIS record on the account to verify which registrar was used for the domain name. You will need login credentials for that account in order to make this type of change.