What is Website launch?
Also called: Go-live
The short answer
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.
Website launch, explained
Most launch problems come from forgotten redirects and forms that send to the wrong inbox.
Questions people ask about Website launch
What is Website launch?
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.
Related terms
To 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.
301 redirectA 301 redirect permanently sends visitors and search engines from an old URL to a new one, passing most of the old page's ranking signals along.
XML sitemapAn XML sitemap is a machine-readable file listing a site's URLs, and when each last changed, submitted to search engines to help them discover pages.
Web design agencyA web design agency is a company with designers, developers and strategists who plan, design and build websites for clients, usually on a quote-based project fee.
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