Course path
How to Ship AI-Built Projects: GitHub, Vercel, WordPress, Domains, Backups, Staging, and QA
A launch path for getting AI-built projects out of drafts and into the world without skipping the basic safety work.
GitHub basics
Use branches for experiments, commits for known-good versions, and pull requests for review. Never commit API keys, private customer data, provider credentials, or production exports. A good handoff includes what changed, how it was tested, and how to revert.
Vercel basics
Use preview deployments, environment variables, route checks, logs, and production promotion only after the preview workflow passes QA. Confirm forms, routing, metadata, redirects, downloads, mobile layout, and error states before promoting.
WordPress basics
Back up first, use staging when possible, prefer child themes, Custom HTML blocks, shortcodes, block patterns, or small plugins, and test editor behavior after adding custom HTML, CSS, or JS. For Kingy AI/JNews, verify logged-in and logged-out rendering, cache, lazyload, Yoast output, and scoped assets.
Domains
Document DNS records, registrar access, SSL status, canonical host, www/non-www handling, and redirect rules before launch. Do not change DNS during a content launch unless the rollback owner knows how to restore the previous records.
Hosting
Know where the page or app runs: WordPress hosting, Vercel, Replit, a no-code platform, or a static asset path. Check build output, PHP/runtime requirements, file permissions, logs, cache, CDN behavior, and whether the host can serve downloads reliably.
Backups
Create or confirm a restore point before importing pages, activating plugins, changing redirects, editing templates, uploading media, or promoting deployments. Backups should cover database, uploads, plugins, themes, redirects, and any generated files needed to restore the Academy.
Staging
Run the launch on a staging or preview origin first. Import drafts, apply templates and Yoast metadata, upload PDFs, reconcile final media URLs, test email provider hooks, clear cache, and verify the same URLs that production will use before publishing.
QA checklists
Use a written checklist instead of a vibes pass. Test links, buttons, generated outputs, copy/download/reset actions, accessibility labels, keyboard paths, mobile layout, page speed, metadata, schema, cache behavior, logged-out state, and internal links.
Launch checklists
Freeze version one, list what is intentionally not included, assign owners for content, technical QA, privacy, and rollback, then publish the smallest useful version. Keep the first-hour public check ready before announcing broadly.
Rollback planning
Know how to unpublish pages, move imports back to draft, deactivate a plugin, revert a Vercel deployment, restore a backup, remove redirects, clear cache, and replace media links. If rollback cannot be explained in plain language, do not publish yet.
Privacy and security basics
Collect the least data possible, explain what is collected, protect secrets, keep humans in the loop for sensitive workflows, and do not connect email, databases, analytics, or agents until the provider, consent, retention, and deletion paths are approved.
How to test forms
Test empty submissions, invalid email, missing consent, success state, duplicate submission, provider outage, spam behavior, notification routing, unsubscribe/privacy copy, and logged-out WordPress nonce behavior where relevant.
How to test calculators
Test the formula by hand with realistic, empty, zero, extreme, and invalid values. Check rounding, units, assumptions, disclaimers, copied output, reset behavior, and whether sensitive estimates are clearly framed as guidance rather than guarantees.
How to test database tools
Start with fake records. Test create, read, update, delete, permissions, filters, exports, empty states, duplicate records, mobile tables, retention notes, backup/restore expectations, and whether write actions require approval.
How to test SEO tools
Check title/meta length, H1/H2 structure, visible FAQ text, internal links, schema duplication with Yoast/JNews, canonical URLs, no keyword stuffing, source-review reminders, and no invented facts, prices, specs, or rankings.
How to test dashboards
Test sample data, empty data, partial data, filter combinations, long metric labels, mobile cards/tables, source notes, stale-data warnings, read-only behavior, and whether the dashboard actually supports a decision.
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