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http://www.coalmarch.com/

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Tips submitted by kwinters

Google Analytics
Drupal 5.xDrupal 6.xDrupal 7.x
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SEO SEO
analytics, google, google analytics

Google analytics is a free and useful tool for getting information about your site visitors, and there is little reason not to set it up on your site before launch.

You will need a GA account, and know it's account number. Install the GA module linked, and enter the account number into /admin/settings/googleanalytics and customize if desired.

When using GA in Germany you have to publish "datenschutzrechtliche Hinweise" on your site to inform users, that some of their data - e.g. IP-adress - will be tracked. Normally you set up a text block in your imprint. Using GA is maybe not conform with contemporary requirements of protection of private data.

Google Analytics Module
kwinters

Contact Forms
Drupal 5.xDrupal 6.xDrupal 7.x
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Going live Going live
contact, live

There are a number of settings for contact forms that are easy to miss, since they aren't readily visible on the site. After you are sure that all the settings are right, you should also submit a test contact on every unique contact form to make sure the email address actually works.

The Site Information settings page at /admin/settings/site-information contains the from address setting.

/admin/build/contact has "To:" addresses and auto-responders, etc.

If you use Webforms, there are similar settings at /admin/settings/webform and per-node at /admin/content/webform (minimally, check the to address in each webform node).

kwinters

Remove Test Content
Drupal 5.xDrupal 6.xDrupal 7.x
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Going live Going live
devel module, generate, live

During site development, test content will have to be created so that features can be tested and styled. However, you don't want that test content to go live!

First off, avoid making any content that could potentially be damaging if it accidentally went live. The Devel module can generate content of most types for you automatically, in a way that is clearly test content and won't accidentally offend anyone.

When you are ready to go live, go through the user and content lists to remove anything that shouldn't be available. Also, browse through the entire site structure and look for menu links that shouldn't be appearing.

Sometimes, you won't have content for a section, but for layout or structure reasons it has to be in place. Make the text of the page say something like "Coming Soon" so it's apparent that the page is important, and get it resolved as soon after the live launch as possible.

Devel Module
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