There are times when you want to set up a new site. There are also times when you already have a site but you’re not currently happy about how it looks and want to apply a new theme/visual style (and I’m not talking about just replacing one .css file).

There are several things you may want to check:

• Your pages’ title
• Your pages’ keywords & description (META tags)
• Your pages’ character encoding (both in META tag and the one sent by web server)
• Check all images/stylesheets work and not missing
• Make sure all your sidebars/widgets are loaded
• Test the search function
• Check Google AdSense / other banners
• Check your Google Analytics / Crazy Egg code
• Make sure your RSS feeds work
• Make sure RSS auto-discovery works
• If you use FeedBurner, make sure auto-discovery and other feed links point to your FeedBurner’s feeds, not your original feeds
• If you have breadcrumbs/hidden text/anything SEO (Search Engine Optimization), put them back in
• Click Print Preview to make sure your pages display fine in print
• Use the browser’s text resizing feature to make sure your theme does it well

 

If you have more ideas, please let me know.

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