Governance · Go Live

Go Live checklist

The canonical set of checks every project must pass before going live. Defined in config/golive.php. Blocking checks gate the "Mark as Live" button; advisory checks are shown but do not prevent launch.

6 blocking 4 advisory 8 automated 2 manual

Domain & SSL

DNS resolves to live server

dns_check

blocking automated

SSL certificate active (HTTPS)

ssl_check

blocking automated

SEO

"Discourage search engines" disabled

discourage_search_engines

blocking automated

Google Search Console verified

gsc_verified

advisory manual

Backup

First live backup completed

first_backup

blocking automated

Monitoring

Sentry project created + DSN pushed to WordPress

sentry_dsn

advisory automated

UptimeRobot HTTPS monitor active

uptimerobot_active

advisory automated

Matomo site created + tracking ID pushed to WordPress

matomo_active

advisory automated

Brevo account verified + SMTP credentials pushed to WordPress

brevo_smtp

blocking automated

Sign-off

Client has approved the site

client_approval

blocking manual

Implementation notes

Automated checks

dns_check and ssl_check run via GoLiveCheckJob against the project's live domain. discourage_search_engines and first_backup require the agency plugin API — they report as pending until the plugin endpoint is wired up.

Manual checks

Operator confirms in the project's Go Live checklist view. brevo_configured and client_approval are blocking — the gate won't open until both are checked. Advisory checks (sentry_dsn, uptimerobot_active, matomo_active, gsc_verified) are shown but do not prevent launch.