Angry Launch Guard

Description

«Before you hand over the site, check everything.»

Every agency has launched a site that still said «Discourage search engines», ran in WooCommerce «coming soon» mode, sent order emails from wordpress@, or left a public debug.log behind. Angry Launch Guard runs 41 launch checks in one go and gives you a clear verdict:

• READY: no errors, no warnings
• WARNING: nothing blocking, but worth a look
• NOT READY: fix the errors first

Each check shows its status, a one-line explanation, and either a Fix button (only where it is safe), clear How to fix instructions, or a link to the right WordPress screen.

What it checks

• Visibility & SEO: search engine visibility, a blocking robots.txt, plain permalinks, site icon, default tagline, sample content («Hello world!», «Sample Page», the default comment), privacy policy page, and leftover development/staging domains (site URLs, menus, content, Elementor layouts, widgets, theme settings).
• Security: «admin» username, administrators still using agency email addresses, debug mode and displayed errors, the file editor, a public debug.log, XML-RPC, public user listing through the REST API.
• Configuration: HTTPS site address, basic mixed content, timezone, administration email, site language, comments.
• Content & maintenance: inactive plugins and themes, pending updates, missed scheduled posts, trash, post revisions.
• Server: PHP version, memory limit, upload limit, max execution time, WP-Cron, SSL certificate expiry, persistent object cache.
• Email: send a test email and see if it was accepted; detect a custom mailer/SMTP setup.
• WooCommerce (only when active): coming soon mode, store pages, payment gateways left in test/sandbox mode, store address and currency, the «From» address of store emails.

Built for handover

• Ignore (intentional): mark a check as intentional with a note; it is greyed out and doesn’t affect the verdict.
• Fix log: every one-click fix is recorded with time, user and the exact change.
• Copy as Markdown: the full report (verdict, every check, ignored items with notes, fix log) ready to paste into a handover email or ticket.
• Print view: a clean printable report.
• Agency settings: your agency’s email domains and development domains, so the checks can spot what still points to you.
• Optional dashboard widget with the last verdict.

Safe by design

• Nothing changes unless you press a Fix button, and every fix first shows exactly what it will change.
• No file is ever edited (wp-config.php, .htaccess). The only file it can delete is wp-content/debug.log, after confirmation.
• Two optional hardening settings (disable XML-RPC, hide the users REST endpoint from visitors) are off by default and removed when you deactivate the plugin.
• This plugin makes requests only to your own site. No tracking, no external services.