Title: WordPress – going live checklist
Last modified: November 1, 2017

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# WordPress – going live checklist

 *  [mikewhitehead00](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikewhitehead00/)
 * (@mikewhitehead00)
 * [8 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-going-live-checklist/)
 * I’m about to move my first WordPress client site from localhost to live in the
   next few days and I’m just trying to make sure I have everything ready – the 
   client has given me their hosting details but do they have to install wordpress
   on their own computer before being able to access the back-end dashboard when
   the site goes live? I know I need to set them up as a user on the dashboard.
   
   Also, do I need to change the links on all the images in the media library to
   remove the localhost part for the domain name? I know about relative links – 
   I have all permanent images on the site set up with <?php echo home_url(); ?>
   in the link – do I need to do the same for all of those images part of the CMS/
   in the Adv. Custom Fields code?

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [8 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-going-live-checklist/#post-9642688)
 * > do they have to install wordpress on their own computer
 * No, WordPress is just software that runs on a server environment, you’ll use 
   your browser to work with it. You only had to install it on your computer because
   your computer was the server environment. After the move, the hosting provider
   will be the server environment.
 * > do I need to change the links on all the images in the media library to remove
   > the localhost part for the domain name?
 * Almost, you just need to change the URLs throughout the content. Use [https://wordpress.org/plugins/velvet-blues-update-urls/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/velvet-blues-update-urls/)
   after the move for that.
 * > do I need to do the same for all of those images part of the CMS / in the Adv.
   > Custom Fields code?
 * All plugins and themes should be referencing their resource images based on the
   WordPress Address set at Settings > General in your site’s Dashboard, so no.
 * Besides all that, just make sure that you follow this guide: [https://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress#Changing_Your_Domain_Name_and_URLs](https://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress#Changing_Your_Domain_Name_and_URLs)
 *  Thread Starter [mikewhitehead00](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikewhitehead00/)
 * (@mikewhitehead00)
 * [8 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-going-live-checklist/#post-9643842)
 * [@macmanx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) Thanks James, I really
   appreciate your help. My client wants to use GoDaddy hosting for the site (they
   have a one-page holder for their domain name at the moment) but I’m hearing that
   GD hosting is not very compatible with duplicator migration – which is what I
   aim to use? Should I recommend another hosting platform for them?
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [8 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-going-live-checklist/#post-9645388)
 * I haven’t heard that before, but if you’re confident it won’t work, we have some
   hosting recommendations at [https://wordpress.org/hosting/](https://wordpress.org/hosting/)
 *  [Jon (Kenshino)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kenshino/)
 * (@kenshino)
 * Lord Jon
 * [8 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-going-live-checklist/#post-9645436)
 * [@mikewhitehead00](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikewhitehead00/) I doubt
   that’s true. In any case, this is something you should talk to GoDaddy support
   about.
 * We’re also not at the liberty to tell you which hosting does what you want.

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