You’ve built your WordPress site—great. But before going live, how do you ensure everything is polished, secure, and ready for traffic?

Use this 2025-ready launch checklist from BerezaWP to make sure nothing slips through the cracks.

✅ 1. Set Your Permalink Structure

Go to Settings > Permalinks and choose “Post name” to make your URLs clean and SEO-friendly.

✅ 2. Optimize Site Speed

• Use caching (e.g., WP Rocket, LiteSpeed Cache)
• Compress images (e.g., Smush or TinyPNG)
• Minimize scripts and stylesheets

✅ 3. Secure Your Site

• Install an SSL certificate (HTTPS)
• Use a security plugin like Wordfence or iThemes Security
• Change the default “admin” username

✅ 4. Add Essential Plugins

• SEO: Rank Math or Yoast
• Forms: WPForms or Gravity Forms
• Backups: UpdraftPlus or Jetpack Backup
• Spam Protection: Akismet

✅ 5. Connect Google Tools

• Google Analytics (GA4)
• Google Search Console
• Submit your sitemap for indexing

✅ 6. Test Across Devices

Check how your site looks on mobile, tablet, and desktop. Use Chrome DevTools or BrowserStack to simulate devices.

✅ 7. Final Pre-Launch Checks

• Proofread all pages
• Test all contact forms
• Set a favicon
• Check social share previews with Open Graph tags
• Verify your business info in the footer

🚀 Ready to launch but want an expert to review it? At BerezaWP, we provide pre-launch audits to help you avoid costly mistakes and ensure your site runs smoothly from day one.