Read through the information below detailing steps to take before and after your website launches. 

Before Launch

 Anyone working on the website should know that they need to email the OpenScholar support team for urgent needs

To apply your current domain name to your new website, submit a support ticket

Set the website visibility to "public" before site launch

Check to make sure that all internal & external links are working

Check that all downloadable files such as PDFs work and have understandable file names

Make sure that Google Analytics ID has been added (if using)

Make sure URLs are named correctly (OpenScholar generates a URL automatically, and if you rename a page, it updates the URL automatically and creates a redirect from the old URL)

Ensure that content is marked-up semantically (<h2>, <h3>, etc.) and formatted correctly

After Launch

Review your user list to remove people who no longer need the ability to edit the website

Double check that all internal links work

Follow the steps in this blog post to boost SEO after site launch