Website QA & launch checklist
Before a site goes live, run one clean quality pass. This free, interactive checklist covers the things that break launches — links, responsive layout, forms, SEO basics, performance and legal. Check items off, watch your progress, and export the list when you're done.
- No broken links anywhere on the site
- Main navigation works on every page
- Footer links go to the right pages
- External links open as intended
- A custom 404 page is in place
- Looks right on mobile
- Tablet layout holds up
- No horizontal scroll on small screens
- Images scale without breaking
- Buttons and tap targets are big enough
- Every form submits successfully
- Validation messages show correctly
- Confirmation / thank-you state works
- Notification emails actually arrive
- Spam protection is enabled
- Unique title and meta description per page
- One H1 on every page
- Alt text on meaningful images
- sitemap.xml is present and correct
- robots.txt allows the right pages
- Open Graph image and titles are set
- Images are compressed and sized right
- Pages load fast, no heavy blockers
- No errors in the browser console
- Caching / CDN is switched on
- Fonts load without a long flash
- Privacy policy is linked
- Imprint / contact details are present
- Cookie notice, if you need one
- SSL / HTTPS is active everywhere
- Copyright year is current
Handing the finished site to a client? Pair this with the website handoff checklist. "Open Graph image and titles are set" is the one item here you can't eyeball — test it with the free social preview checker.
Website QA checklist, answered
Yes, the checklist is platform-neutral. If you then want the client to comment on the finished site, dotts handles <a href="/solutions/wordpress/">client feedback on WordPress sites</a> and lets you <a href="/solutions/shopify/">review a Shopify store with your client</a> through one link.
Yes. Your checked items are stored in your browser, so you can close the tab and pick up where you left off.
Yes. Use Export / Print to save it as a PDF or print it — handy for sharing the QA pass with a client or teammate.
This one is the pre-launch quality pass (does everything work before go-live). The handoff checklist covers giving the finished site to the client. They pair well.
Yes, completely free and no sign-up. It runs entirely in your browser.
Collecting feedback is the next step
Once QA is done, share a dotts link and let clients comment right on the page. Free plan, no client login.