AI-Native Site Launch Checklist

18 checks before you launch a new AI-native site — covering rendering, schema, crawlability, performance, analytics, and the AI-search signals that separate a modern site from a WordPress port.

1. 1. Server-rendered HTML for every routeCritical

   View-source shows real content, not <div id='root'/>.

2. 2. Every route has a unique <title>Critical

   No 'Untitled', no site-name-only fallbacks.

3. 3. Every route has a unique meta descriptionCritical

   Under 160 characters, no duplicates across routes.

4. 4. Absolute canonical on every routeCritical

   HTTPS, primary domain, no trailing slash mismatch.

5. 5. og:title, og:description, og:image per routeImportant

   Never a shared default.

6. 6. Sitemap.xml lists every public routeCritical

   Content pages, blog posts, worx items, answers, guides.

7. 7. robots.txt allows all major and AI botsCritical

   Sitemap: line points to production URL.

8. 8. llms.txt at rootImportant

   Markdown index of canonical content for LLMs.

9. 9. Organization JSON-LD with sameAsCritical

   Every social profile you actually own.

10. 10. Analytics + Search Console verifiedCritical

    Both live before the DNS switch.

11. 11. Core Web Vitals passing on top 10 routesCritical

    LCP under 2.5s, INP under 200ms, CLS under 0.1.

12. 12. Images WebP/AVIF with width and heightImportant

    No layout shift, no oversized JPEGs.

13. 13. Favicons and Apple touch icons presentImportant

    Plus manifest.webmanifest.

14. 14. 404 page returns a real 404 statusImportant

    Not a 200 with 'not found' text.

15. 15. TLS certificate valid and auto-renewingCritical

    Grade A on SSL Labs.

16. 16. Contact form tested end-to-endCritical

    Real submission, real email delivery.

17. 17. Legal pages: privacy, terms, cookiesImportant

    Linked from footer.

18. 18. Rollback plan documentedImportant

    How to revert DNS in under 15 minutes.