Refer to this guide prior to deploying a website.
Development Tasks
| Task | Tools | Priority |
|---|
Create a code repository | GitHub | Required |
| Determine Browser support | Probably the same as Infusion | Required |
| Determine Site environment | e.g. static site, dynamic ( Wordpress ) | Required |
| Vagrant Box for testing | Would be helpful to have a vagrant box that has the same configuration as the production server, for testing on. | Nice to have |
Establish any required redirects | Also look to see which "old" urls are still trying to be accessed (maybe look at server logs) | Required |
| Implement Responsive Version | | Required |
| Minify JavaScript | Uglify. See if the static site generator can do this automatically. | Moderate |
| Minify / Optimize CSS | Styles from UIO could be an issue, but should see if the static site generator can do this automatically. | Moderate |
| Add sitemap.xml ( for SEO ) | | Moderate |
| Add Analytics | Google Analytics | Moderate |
| Hook up to the CI server | Run tests on merge ( need to determine the type of tests to create See: Prior to Deployment Tasks ) | Nice to have |
Prior to Deployment Tasks
Ensure tests are run under the same environments that the production is expected to be. (.e.g same versions and configuration of servers )
| Task | Tools | Priority |
|---|
| Smoke Test | | Required |
| Automated tests using web driver? | Including testing inputs to the site. | Nice to have |
| Validate Markup | W3C Markup Validation Service | Required |
| Check the custom 404 page loads | | Required |
Check for broken links | Screaming Frog | Required |
| Look for links that redirect | Screaming Frog | Nice to have |
| Make sure that any implemented redirects work | | Required |
Error Responses ( that can be found by crawling the site ) | Screaming Frog | Nice to have |
| Page Title Issues ( duplicate, missing, long ) | Screaming Frog | Required |
| Issues with H1s ( duplicates, missing, long ) | Screaming Frog | Required |
| Network Utilization | Chrome Accessibility Developer Tools extension | Nice to have |
| Web Page Performance | Chrome Accessibility Developer Tools extension | Nice to have |
| Check Responsive Layouts / Design | - Device Toolbar ( Chrome Developer Tools )
- Responsive Design Mode ( Firefox )
- Different window sizes
- Native devices ( e.g. phone, tablet, desktop, etc. )
| Required |
| Accessibility Test - Automated | - Chrome Accessibility Developer Tools extension
- Axe-Core browser extension ( Chrome, Firefox )
| Nice to have |
| Accessibility Test - Manual | could make use of some of the above automated tools | Required |
Post Deployment Tasks
| Task | Tools | Priortity |
|---|
| Re-run "Prior to Deployment Tasks" | Some set or subset of the pre-deployment tasks | Required |
| Check crawl errors | Google Search Console Can use same tool as the pre-deployment tasks | Required |
| Ensure Sitemap present ( for search engines ) | Google Search Console | Moderate |
| Check security Issues | - Google Search Console
- Check that the pages all have valid certificates.
| Required |
| Mobile Usability | | Required |
| Page Speed | Google PageSpeed Insights | Nice to have |
| Ensure site monitoring tools are enabled | Alert for outages, response time, etc. | Nice to have |