Performance
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Go to Site Configuration -> Performance and within the Cache area enable Cache
pages for anonymous users and Cache blocks by clicking in the checkbox if
necessary. You should see checks appear.
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Within Bandwidth Optimization enable Compress cached pages,
Aggregate and compress CSS files, and Aggregate JavaScript files.
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Turn off unnecessary modules, such as Devel.
User Interaction
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Protect your forms against spam and attacks.
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What kind of forms are anonymous and authenticated users able to
access on your site?
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Email: Verify that the site email address in /admin/config/system/site-information
is not a test address. Also verify email addresses in other modules that send
notifications, and verify the text of email messages your site generates.
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Index your site for search at search settings and test.
Domain
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Check if one of the domain redirect options is enabled in the
.htaccess file. Either redirect URLs without www. or vice versa.
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Web Services
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Update API keys for modules that make use of them, such as
Mollom, Twitter, or Google Apps.
Security
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Check that your admin passwords are secure.
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Upgrade Drupal Core and Contrib modules to the latest version.
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Turn off on-screen error reporting at
admin/config/development/logging. (admin/settings/error-reporting for Drupal 6)
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On the Permissions page, verify what permissions anonymous and
authenticated users have been given.
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On the User Settings page, verify that account creation settings
are as you intend (can users create their own accounts, and do they need
approval?).
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Check Reports > Status report and make sure there are no warnings or
errors.
Backups and Maintenance
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Cron - If cron is not running, your database will get bloated.
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Backups - Regular database backups are essential. Check out the Backing up and migrating section for more information.
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Statistics - You'll want to monitor your site going forward. Do
you plan to use Drupal core statistics, or have you set up another service such
as Google Analytics?
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Check Reports > Recent log entries for errors and warnings, such as missing
files or URLs. Check that there are no red flags in Status Report.
Quality Assurance
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Remove test content, such as "lorum ipsum" text, dummy
users, or content generated by the Devel module.
