Use this guide in the final stage before launching your Presspage newsroom. It helps you confirm that everything is complete, correct and ready for visitors.
Table of contents:
Go Live Checklist
Content and structure
- Articles: After the content migration, add any new articles that were published in the meantime so the timeline stays complete.
- Tags created in Tags Manager.
- Tags added to articles and newsroom modules.
- Homepage layout checked
- Modules enabled
- Module settings correct
- Article pages checked
- Layout correct
- Recent and important articles look good
- Custom pages checked
- Media library
- Correct categories
- Assets visible with title and description
- Archive pages show the correct content
- Newsroom meta title and description added
Template and branding
- Logo, colors, fonts and text styling match brand guidelines
- Module styling reviewed
- Mobile view checked
- Navigation items work as expected
Redirects and links
- Prepare redirects from old URLs to the new newsroom
- Ask Support for the list of newsroom production URLs
- Replace all staging links in articles and modules
- If your header or footer uses staging links, send the production links to your Implementation Specialist
- Update all website links that point to your newsroom
Soft Launch
Before making the newsroom publicly available, run a soft launch to review the Newsroom and ensure everything looks and works as intended.
- The implementation specialist puts the Newsroom live with the no-index tag enabled so search engines do not index the newsroom yet
- Review the newsroom in the live environment
- Check layout, navigation, search and archive pages
- If using a subfolder integration, verify headlines, search and archives behave correctly
- Report any issues to your implementation specialist.
Launch
On the agreed Go Live date:
- The implementation specialist will make the newsroom public (or remove the no-index)
- Update all links on your website to point to the new newsroom
- Set up redirects from old URLs to the new URL
- Check RSS feeds or other embedded content to confirm everything still works
After Go Live
During the first two weeks after the launch:
- Monitor for issues or unexpected behavior
- Add all feedback to the aftercare sheet (provided by your implementation specialist)
- Discuss the list during your after go live call or send it to your Implementation Specialist
Items will be solved during the aftercare period
After the aftercare phase, your account is handed over to your Account Owner. For questions after that, reach out to Customer Support.