About this plugin
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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.