“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.