| Yoast SEO | Run Setup Wizard |
| Check breadcrumbs – Search Appearance > Breadcrumbs > Disable for theme | |
| SEO Data Optiomisation – run | |
| Add SEO metadata to key pages (ensure to have site name added rather than the page name on homepage) | |
| WP Mail SMTP | Connected to Sendgrid (Effector account) |
| Add API, email & Force from name | |
| Test email | |
| Wordfence security | setup & notifications |
| GDPR Cookie Consent Webtoffee | Enable and add read more link to policy – ensure to add [cookie_link] to customise bar |
| Google SiteKit | Set-up with Google Analytics (own account) |
| If an e-commerce site – add ecommerce to settings (Karl could you maybe add a screenshot/loom on how to do this) | |
| If an e-commerce site use this plugin instead | |
| Smush | Install and Set-up (needed if clients are uploading many images in future) |
| Akismet | Install and Setup API (free account) |
| Cloudflare | API: 0bacaaf80d72f607af0895b82529db9fd634d |
| Update Plugins | |
| Enable auto-updates for all plugins | |
| Add Classic Widgets Plugin | |
| Remove any unnecessary plugins | Tablepress, Amelia, Woocommerce for example |