Plan

• Discuss clients needs and determine course of action
• Set up progress list for client so they can see look at up-to-date any time.

Development Area

• Set up account space on server
• Establish domain control
• Remove unused server files

Content

• Receive approved copy from client

Design

• Create Static Design
• Static Design Approval

Code

• Install Core Files
• Create https / Security Certificate / SSL (if Lena is hosting)
• Create XML Sitemap
• Install SEO management if needed
• Harden site install and security
  • Prevent large uploads
  • Limit Post Revisions
  • Add robots.txt
  • Security Setting to htaccess
  • Block WordPress xmlrpc.php requests
• Set Up Server and Files
• Create Database
• Install framework
• Add preview of site to back end
• Add fonts to installation via the functions
• Set up maintenance mode
• Delete Sample Page and Post
• Discourage search engines from indexing this site
• Set up permalinks
• Add Form Software
• Add licenses to framework and plugins. Update as needed.
• Add google analytics
• Add site to Google’s Web Developer Tools (If I am hosting)
• Remove unneeded themes and extra files.

If I am hosting the site

• Install Plugin Manager
• Install Security Plugin
• Hide plugin folder to prevent unauthorized access
• Deny configuration access
• Add additional htaccess to upload area to prevent unauthorized access
• Add website to weekly update schedule for all plugins
• Add website to weekly update schedule for all core file updates
• Compress all images at the server level

Design and Development

• Prevent Google from indexing development site
  • When site is done: allow google to index the website
• Create custom child theme for client
• Create child theme preview interface
• Add content for XX pages
• Create contact Form
  • Add Spam protection
  • Required fields
  • Confirmation
  • Notification
• Create favicons for all devices
• Add Styling Post and Page
• Create custom page templates for each needed
• Create additional templates
• Create 404 Error Page
• Check W3 validation
• Create site map page if needed
• CSS for Print

Go Live

• Clean up unused images
• Clean up unused code
• Clean up  unused development items and pages
• Clean up server
• Optimize images
• Remove all snapshots
• Leverage caching
• .htaccess - rewrite to www
• Review original sitemap, double-check
• Deactivate or remove extra plugins as needed.
• Activate Security Plugin

Client Items

• Make user(s) for client
• Whitelist client's IP address
• Change test email to client's email
  • Test forms
• Send customer "exit exam"