How to Prep WordPress
After cloning a website, there are several elements that need to be updated, removed or cleaned up before ever going live. It’s critical that there are NO traces of the source website prior to launch. Below are some important areas to pay close attention to when scrubbing old information.
Operating Spaces
WP Sweep - Purge Database
WP Sweep is a tool that scans and cleans the WordPress database, removing revisions, drafts, orphaned elements which might be left from the source site. Sweeping everything will help ensure a clean start to building.
- Go to Plugins > Add New > Search Plugins... (WP Sweep)
- Install the WP Sweep plugin
- Go to Tools > Sweep > Sweep All
- Once sweep is complete, delete the plugin
Media Library - Remove old files
- Go to Media > Library
- Click Bulk Select and delete all irrelevant files
Site Identity - Update
- Go to Appearance > Customize > Site Identity
- Update: Logo, Site Icon, Site Title, Tagline (if necessary)
Yoast - Update Settings
- Go to SEO > Search Appearance
- Update: Organization Name and Organization logo
Software Licenses - Update All
- Go to Crocoblock > License (Re-enter License Key)
- Go to Elementor > License (Elementor Credentials)
