Guides · Updated 2026-07-30
AI Website Launch Checklist: 25 Things to Check Before You Go Live
AI and no-code builders like Lovable, Bolt, v0, Framer and Webflow get you to "it looks done" fast. This checklist covers the gap between looking done and being launch-ready — the issues these tools quietly ship. Work through it before you send your link to a single real visitor.
1. Mobile & accessibility
- Open every important page on a real phone, not just the builder's preview — check for horizontal scroll, clipped text, and overlapping elements.
- Make sure tap targets (buttons, links) are big enough and not stacked on top of each other.
- Check colour contrast — light-grey text on white fails accessibility and is hard to read.
- Confirm images have alt text and form fields have labels (WCAG basics that also help SEO).
- Test keyboard navigation: can you reach every control with the Tab key?
2. Speed (Core Web Vitals)
- Run a real Google Lighthouse test and check LCP (largest content paint), CLS (layout shift) and TBT (blocking time).
- Compress and correctly size images — oversized hero images are the #1 speed killer on AI-built sites.
- Remove render-blocking scripts and unused third-party embeds.
- Test on a mid-range phone on mobile data, not just fast desktop wifi.
3. Found on Google (and AI search)
- Give every page a unique title and meta description — duplicates and blanks are common in prompt-by-prompt builds.
- Use one clear
<h1>per page and a sensible heading structure. - Add Schema.org structured data so search engines understand your content.
- Publish and submit a sitemap.xml, and add the site to Google Search Console.
- Critically: confirm your content is in the HTML. Many AI apps render text with client-side JavaScript, so Google and AI search (ChatGPT, Perplexity) see a near-empty page. Here's how to check and fix that.
4. Security (what's visible from outside)
- Serve everything over HTTPS with a valid certificate.
- Check for exposed API keys or secrets in your frontend code — a common AI-build mistake.
- Set basic security headers and secure cookies.
- Make sure no config files, admin tools, or source paths are publicly reachable.
- Check for outdated JavaScript libraries with known vulnerabilities (CVEs).
5. It actually works
- Click every button and link — AI builds often ship buttons wired to nothing and dead internal links.
- Submit every form and confirm it actually sends (and shows a success state) — silent failures lose leads.
- Open the browser console and check for JavaScript errors.
- Remove leftover placeholder text, lorem ipsum, and empty states.
6. Trust & conversion
- Every page should have a clear, single call-to-action.
- Show real contact information and, if you sell, clear pricing and refund/terms links.
- Remove the tells that a site was AI-generated and shipped unfinished — mismatched copy, generic stock imagery, and broken spacing.
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