WP Website Setup Tasks
Full site audit
Service includes:
- Site speed report, security audit report, SEO/content audit, Site information audit, plugin audit, minor design/CTA review, page functionality review, user experience review
Security audit
Service includes:
- Review of users, plugins, WP-core, server status, backend, and database security, the report comes with recommended actions
Speed audit
Service includes:
- Pagespeed report of each loading aspect of the site, server speed testing, domain and CDN response time report, and media size review
WordPress / hosting setup / safety (backups, uptime?) audit
Service includes:
- WP review including core and database, hosting testing and review, and a safety audit for redundancy replacement
Check Google indexing, setup Search Console
Service includes:
- Google Tag Manager configuration and setup
Install WordPress
Service includes:
- Installing core WP files, creating an admin user, and installing a specified theme
Migrate images and pages from an older WordPress website (XML export)
Service includes:
- Importing images and pages from the old site into a new WP content management system
Migrate images and pages from a non-WordPress website
Service includes:
- Downloading and installing images and media files from one source to the other, copying all page content and formatting it to the new platform
“So you don’t want to work with your old web developer any more…” checklist
Service includes:
- Checklist reviewing necessary website information, or if requested, custom site audit and asset audit
Migration of site from old host to a new host
Service includes:
- Site backup, install, and configuration, including DNS setup and propagation
Assist with migration of domain registration
Service includes:
- Assistance with the communication and the process of migrating a domain from one registrar to another
Setup staging server
Service includes:
- Backup and full install of your current site on a fresh staging server
DNS configuration
Service includes:
- Setup and configuration of the Domain Name Service on the domain registrar
Email configuration
Service includes:
- Setup of MX records and mail server system
Email migration
Service includes:
- Moving one email account from one email host to another with full configuration
Setup daily backups
Service includes:
- Installing and configuring the WP site with external services to download full site backups and store them daily
Setup uptime monitoring
Service includes:
- Installing and configuring external services to monitor the WP site 24/7
Setup DNS change monitoring
Service includes:
- Installing and configuring external services to monitor the domain registrar service 24/7
Setup server-space monitoring (don’t run out of space!)
Service includes:
- Installing and configuring external service to monitor server-side space 24/7
SSL installation and configuration
Service includes:
- Installing a valid SSL certificate to the backend and configuring the content on the website to point to https
Initial site hardening
Service includes:
- A comprehensive list of all necessary and recommended actions a user should take to ensure site protection and safety
Setup website traffic firewall
Service includes:
- Updating DNS to the firewall application and configuring the site to transmit through the firewall
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