Table of Contents1. Quick Executive Summary 2. 30 Days Before Launch: Lay Your Technical Foundation 3. 15 Days Before Launch: Content & Legal Compliance Audit 4. 7 Days Before Launch: Functionality & User Experience Tes...

Last Wednesday morning, I opened my six‑month‑old WordPress blog – which had just hit 5,000 visitors – and my browser flashed a red warning: This site is not secure. My heart dropped. All that hard work building traffic and user trust felt like it w...