What is Going live?
The short answer
Going live means publishing a website so the public can reach it at its real domain, after testing, redirects and final checks.
What people say: “launch my site”, “make it public”.
Going live, explained
The last step is usually a DNS change pointing the domain at the new host.
Questions people ask about Going live
What is Going live?
Going live means publishing a website so the public can reach it at its real domain, after testing, redirects and final checks.
Related terms
A website launch is the moment a new site replaces the old one or goes public, checked against a list: redirects, analytics, forms, speed, sitemap and search console.
DeployTo deploy is to publish a new version of a website to its host so visitors see it; modern hosts deploy automatically when code is pushed to Git.
DNSDNS is the internet's address book: it translates a domain name like example.com into the IP address of the server that hosts the site.
Make it popMake it pop usually means the design lacks a focal point: the fix is stronger contrast, one dominant element, bolder type or purposeful motion, not more colours.
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