Before release
Scan the public staging or production URL you are authorized to inspect. Review the actual coverage and fix blockers before treating a high score as a complete check.
Website QA for designers and studios
Hand over a site you have checked.
Scan a client’s public page, review the evidence, and record unresolved work before handoff. A scan complements your manual checks; it does not certify the site.
Measured conditions and selected findings free. No email required.
Detailed findings and export files: $10 once.
Before you hand it over
- Review the scan coverage
- Resolve agreed findings
- Test the client’s key tasks
- Rescan the published site
A review checklist, not a completed inspection.
Use the free client handoff worksheet ↓
A useful pre-handoff check
Follow an important redirect before handing a rebuilt site to the client. Keep the destination intentional.
Where to look
A useful handoff has a record of the work.
The scan shows its actual coverage and applicable checks. Review the evidence before deciding which changes to make.
After release
Rescan the live site. Confirm that robots rules, canonical URLs, redirects, and visible content match the intended production configuration.
At handoff
Share findings and agreed next steps. Keep outstanding work explicit, including manual accessibility, content, and business checks that a crawler cannot finish.
A finding you can verify
Catch a staging rule before launch.
This controlled example runs captured HTML and headers through AuditLamp's measurement evaluator. It shows one failure, a correction and a retest. It is not a customer success story.
1. Inspect the response
The captured page contains an explicit indexing exclusion:
<meta name="robots" content="noindex">The condition fails. Confirm that this page is intended to be public before changing it.
2. Remove the unintended directive
Remove the tag in the template or CMS setting that generates it. Keep staging and private pages excluded intentionally. In this example, the retest finds no explicit noindex directive in the corrected HTML or captured headers. Everything else in the HTML is unchanged.
3. Check the HTTP header too
Adding
X-Robots-Tag: noindexto the corrected page makes the condition fail again. Fixing the HTML does not remove a header sent by the server.
Reproduced on 25 September 2026 with measured-checks-v2006. Download the inputs and results, including the captured HTML, headers and evaluator fingerprint.
This checks one condition. It does not establish that a URL is indexed or predict rankings or traffic. After publishing, inspect the actual URL and its indexing status. Read Google's noindex guidance.
Start with a free scan and selected findings. A Full Report costs $10 once; Agency costs $99 per month for five sites.
Free client handoff worksheet
Keep a record of what you checked.
Use this checklist before handing a website to a client. Record your own evidence, download the worksheet and include unresolved work. Every item starts unchecked.
No signup. Your entries stay in this page and its downloaded file; they are not saved when you leave or reload. Keep passwords and personal information out of the notes.
12 not checked · 0 need work · 0 marked passed · 0 not applicable
Confirm the release scope
List the pages and changes included. Record exclusions and the release date.
Check indexing permissions
Inspect robots.txt, page robots tags and response headers. Permission does not prove indexing.
Review canonical URLs
Check important pages name the intended URL and that the destination loads.
Test changed URLs
Open old URLs and verify the intended live destination; record any chains or failures.
Review titles and content
Check key pages for accurate titles, useful copy, broken images and placeholder text.
Submit the main enquiry form
Use an approved test, verify receipt and remove test entries according to the client’s process.
Test the purchase or booking journey
Use an approved test method. A crawler cannot establish that payment or booking works.
Check the site on a phone
Review navigation, text, buttons and the client’s main task on a small screen.
Review keyboard access
Test focus, navigation and form errors. This is a first check, not an accessibility certification.
Review privacy and consent behavior
Confirm the intended tracking and consent settings with the responsible person.
Confirm ownership and recovery
Record who controls hosting, domain and backups. Do not put passwords or recovery codes here.
Record the final review
Keep the dated report, outstanding issues, responsible owner and next review date.
Keep checking after handoff. Agency monitors five sites for $99 per month, with weekly scans, report history and score-drop alerts. A checklist records your review; monitoring checks the public pages again.
For a single site, Full Report costs $10 once. It includes detailed findings and export files. Neither a completed worksheet nor a scan guarantees rankings, enquiries or a complete manual inspection.
Before you scan
Before the client handoff.
What the audit can tell you, and what needs a separate review.
Can I compare the site before and after a rebuild?
Keep dated audits of both versions and compare the findings. The Site Diff view helps review saved scans. A score change describes measured audit signals; it does not establish a traffic or conversion improvement.
Does this replace a manual launch checklist?
No. Test forms, purchases, keyboard navigation, consent flows, content accuracy, and the client’s critical tasks directly. Use AuditLamp for additional evidence about the public pages and technical configuration.
Which plan fits several clients?
Full Report costs $10 once for one report. Agency costs $99 per month for five sites with monitoring and reports. Check the pricing page for current plan details and limits before purchase.
Can clients review the fixes before they go live?
Yes. The report and AI-ready fix file support a review workflow. They do not authorize changes to a client’s production site. Have the responsible person check the proposed changes before publishing.
Check the source.
Start with your website
Scan a client site.
Review the free preview. Choose Full Report when you need the detailed findings and export files.
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