Publishing

Going live checklist

What to verify before you publish to the public.

Once something is live, the bar for quality jumps. Run this checklist before your first real publish — it takes five minutes and prevents almost every “I should have caught that” moment.

Content

  • Every page’s copy is proofread. Ask PageFork to proofread if you want a second pass.
  • Placeholders are replaced — no “Lorem ipsum”, “Your name here”, or # buttons.
  • Images are final — no stock-photo watermarks, no unlicensed photography, no low-resolution hero images.
  • Contact details are correct — phone numbers, addresses, email addresses, social links all work.

Layout and responsive

  • Desktop preview looks balanced at wide widths.
  • Tablet preview (768 px) has no broken layouts.
  • Mobile preview (375 px) has readable copy, tappable buttons, and a working nav. See Preview devices.
  • Long content doesn’t overflow on mobile (tables, code blocks, long headlines).

Forms

  • Every form has the fields you actually want.
  • You’ve submitted a test entry to every form after publishing, and checked it arrived in the Submissions inbox.
  • You’ve received the email notification (check spam). See Email notifications.

Domain and SSL

  • Your free *.pagefork.ai subdomain is the one you want. See Your PageFork subdomain.
  • Your custom domain (if any) shows status Active. See Connecting your domain.
  • The site loads over HTTPS (padlock in the browser).
  • Both yourbrand.com and www.yourbrand.com resolve if you want both. See Apex vs www.
  • All nav links go where you expect.
  • All CTAs lead to a real destination (form, booking tool, pricing page).
  • No accidental links to /draft, /internal, or similar.

Analytics and SEO

  • Page titles and descriptions are meaningful on every page. Ask PageFork to “set a great title and meta description on every page” if you haven’t already.
  • Analytics is installed (if you want it).
  • Favicon is yours.

Test on a real phone

The in-editor preview is good, but real phones catch issues the preview can’t (touch scrolling, viewport quirks, font rendering). Publish first, then test on your phone.

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