Little Guy Branding Web Setup Checklist

If it's activated, deactivate WF before migrating to final url.

When you deactivate, it will ask if you want to delete everything. Yes, you do.

It will then interrupt itself and say extended protection is enabled and give you an option to disable it. Disable it.

Then try to delete everything again. And confirm that, yes, you really want to do that.

Two possible scenarios.
1) (common) We don't currently host the site on the final url. In this case, follow the instructions below to create a new site on SG and migrate the old site to it.

2) We currently host the site on the final domain. In this case, we need to backup the current site to a temporary domain (create new temp site, then migrate the current site to it via migrator). Then we first delete the current web application at the final url. Go to Websites>SiteTools for the final website>
WordPress>Install and Manage>3 Dots>Delete Application. Only do this once you're ready to migrate. Then get the migration code at the final url site at Sitetools>WordPress>Migrate. Then follow the instructions before for automatic migrations.

• Make sure client has bought the URL and we have the DNS login information (should be in the Onboarding Questionnaire)


• Go to SiteGround and click "New Website".


• Select a Hosting Plan


• Choose "Existing Domain" and enter url


• Select "Migrate Website" and choose the automatic option


• Copy the migration code and add that to SG Migrator at https://matts162.sg-host.com/wp-admin (template site)
  
• Click finish (do not add SG Site Scanner)


• Point DNS in the next steps.

NOTE: So, say you're updating a site that we were already hosting, as we did with La Casa Pizzaria. You have to delete the WordPress installation and any extraneous php files and folders in public_html. Do this under Site Tools > WordPress > Install and Manage > Three Dots and delete application. Then check public_html for anything that remains and delete it. Then go to WordPress > Migration and get a migration code. Then use that migration code in SG Migrator on the temp development site. The site will go down until the migration is complete. Oh well.

Find it under Settings>Reading

Do this even if developing on the final url with a coming soon page listed.

Be sure to disable this after development is finished.

We want to use SG nameservers to make use of the SG CDN.

If they're cool with this move, then do the instructions below. (If not, just point the A record to the SG IP for the correct account and tell them they don't get CDN.)

If they have current DNS set up on another nameserver, copy all their current settings and save somewhere.

Go to Site Tools for the new website Domains > DNS Zone editor and move the DNS settings over.

Be sure to combine any spf records (can't have more than one)

Don't transfer settings that are only related to the previous website host (when in doubt, research)

After all settings are updated, point the domain to the SG Nameservers, which are currently the ones below, but check.

NS1.SITEGROUND.NET

NS2.SITEGROUND.NET

Add Coming Soon by SeedProd plugin and create a coming soon page while the site is under development.

Check DNS at What's My DNS.
If you wait 24 hours and there are a few hold outs, go ahead and click Done and see if you can do the rest of the setup without issue.

Go to SG
Website List
Click "Site Tools"
Go to "Security > SSL Manager"
Choose "Let's Encrypt"
Login to WP Backend.
Go to "SG Optimizer> Environment"
Turn on "HTTPS Enforce"

Go to SG
Website List
Click "Site Tools"
Go to "Security > SSL Manager"
Choose "Let's Encrypt"
Login to WP Backend.
Go to "SG Optimizer> Environment"
Turn on "HTTPS Enforce"
Log back in.
Turn on "Fix Insecure Content"

Make sure we're using our Nameservers for everything, If we aren't using our NS, check with Kevin.



Sitetools > Speed > CDN

Choose the FREE version.

If on a temp site, copy license from temp site, unregister temp site at url below, then reregister on the new site and refresh at the link below.

Check on licenses here:
https://my.avada.com/licenses/?domain=sg-host.com

Old Way
Check if there is an available Avada license. Go to https://theme-fusion.com/support/purchase-codes/ (get login from Matt or Kevin)

If there's none available, get a license from
Google Drive

Delete the license from this folder once you've used it.

If those are gone, buy a new license from Theme Forest(get login from Kevin or Matt)

After purchasing, go to https://themeforest.net/downloads The top item should be the license you just purchased.

Download the license text file.

Find the purchase code in the license file and use that to register the theme on the main Avada page in the WP Dashboard

Go back to https://theme-fusion.com/support/account/ and the Register Purchase Code, and paste the purchase code in here, too. This helps us track our purchase codes for potential re-use.

Add Gravity Forms by going to https://www.gravityforms.com/login/ (get login from Kevin)

Go to Downloads > Gravity Forms (core) and download


Gravity Forms should already be set up if you use the matts162 . But if for some reason it doesn't work:

Back to WORDPRESS > PLUGINS > ADD NEW

Upload Gravity Forms Plugin to new website and activate

Go to Licenses at Gravity Forms site and copy (or try this: Or use this: 63c488610a4208c5dc243830852b81c3)

Click "Forms" in left menu on the new site and paste license key

Refuse auto updates for Gravity Forms, otherwise accept default settings for now.

Install Gravity Forms Event Tracking Plugin

Enable ReCaptcha add-on and get codes from Google (instructions should be below on another step) Click here.

Go to: https://orion.managewp.com/ (get login from Matt or Kevin)

"ADD WEBSITE" with + icon in the top left corner

Type in URL, Click ADD WEBSITE, choose USE CONNECTION KEY INSTEAD

In WORDPRESS > PLUGINS - find ManageWP in the list and click to "Connection Management" to get a connection key

Paste connection key into ManageWP and make sure it connects

Make sure ManageWP is allowed in Wordfence Firewall under Advanced Firewall Options

Set up the Front end section in SG optimizer. Compile CSS. Maybe others

Go to LGX > Performance Wizard and remove unused elements etc.

lgx > Options > Advanced > Theme Features > Save Changes

If that doesn't work, try:

lgx > Options > Performance

Turn off CSS Compiling and JS Compiler and Save Changes

Reset Avada Caches

Reable CSS and JS compiling

Force HTTPS from within SG Optimizer > Environment Optimization

Go to google.com/recaptca

Sign in to Google.

Click v3Admin Console

Follow instructions, fill out form

Choose v3


Go to settings in Forms > Add-Ons > install the ReCaptcha plugin. Then go to Forms > Settings > ReCaptcha and enter the codes from Google.

After adding and activating WordFence, click to get a new license, choose free and use support@lgxbranding.com as the email.

uptimerobot.com
matt@littleguydesign.com + Standard PW
Add New Monitor

Choose HTTPS monitor, Add NAME, Add URL, 5 minutes checking frequency, Check mark SUPPORT email (NOT MATT) & SLACK downtime notifications - CREATE MONITOR

If email notifications aren't working, may need to either set up new sending email on SG (if email is through us) or get SMTP info from client and setup SMTP, or have them set up SendGrid. NOTE: For Gmail and some others you need to generate an app-specific password: https://wpmailsmtp.com/docs/how-to-set-up-the-other-smtp-mailer-in-wp-mail-smtp/?utm_source=WordPress&utm_medium=email-test&utm_campaign=liteplugin&utm_content=Other%20SMTP%20auth%20debug%20-%20our%20documentation#app-passwords

Settings > Reading

Make sure "Discourage search engines from indexing this site" is UNCHECKED

Also enable comments under Settings > Discussion if client wants comments on posts

Some plugins are loaded on the template site that you don't need for a particular build. Deactivate and remove the ones you didn't need.
This includes deactivating and deleting Seedprod, the the coming soon page, once the site is live. We've have issues with the

lgx>performance

Click the "Find Recommendations" button to identify elements that aren't being uses and so can be disabled.

Under lgx Branding > WP Admin > Hide Admin Menus, hide the following:

Dashboard

Plugins

Settings

Comments (unless they need it)

Users (unless they need it)

Tools