Stage,Check,Done,Notes
Before launch,Export current indexable URLs,,
Before launch,Create redirect map for changed URLs,,
Before launch,Back up files/database and confirm rollback,,
Before launch,Freeze URL structure before final QA,,
Production,Homepage and core pages return 200,,
Production,Old URLs redirect to closest relevant replacements,,
Production,Canonical URLs use final HTTPS domain,,
Production,Robots directives allow public pages,,
Production,robots.txt is reachable,,
Production,sitemap.xml is valid and reachable,,
Production,Internal links use final URLs,,
Production,Forms submit and deliver successfully,,
Production,GA4 tag loads on public pages,,
Production,Images and fonts load without mixed content,,
Production,Mobile navigation works,,
Production,404 page returns correct status,,
Production,Structured data validates,,
After launch,Submit/confirm sitemap in Search Console,,
After launch,Inspect homepage and priority URLs,,
After launch,Monitor 404s and redirect errors,,
After launch,Monitor indexing and impressions,,
After launch,Check Core Web Vitals after field data accumulates,,