New Site Checklist

My checklist for setting up a new web page or site.

Essentials

• Add a custom typeface
• Self-host any Google Fonts used
• Add a favicon
• Add meta tags
• Add microformats (if applicable)
• Add a sitemap.xml file
• Add a robots.txt file
• Add a skip link
• Move styles to a stylesheet
• Add a manifest.json file
• Test website on a mobile device

Nice-to-Haves

• Dark mode (and test it!)
• Add a welcome comment to the site HTML
• Add an offline mode
• Add rel=edit and/or rel=source