Private Pages Need More Than Noindex
Private website pages need layered protection: noindex metadata, sitemap exclusions, robots rules, and post-deploy verification.
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Analytics Tags Need Live Source Verification
Analytics setup is not complete when the snippet is added locally. It is complete when the live page source, production deploy, and analytics detector all agree.
Production Deploys Need Worktree Checks
Before shipping a small website edit, check the whole local worktree. The deploy sends the current project state, not only the line you meant to change.
A Website Is Not Live Until DNS Says So
A clean production deployment can still point visitors to the wrong place. Launch QA should verify DNS, custom domains, redirects, robots.txt, and sitemaps from the public URL.
Your Static Site Build Should Not Rewrite Every Page
A static site build that rewrites every page creates noisy deployments. Here's why deterministic output matters and how to keep generated files under control.
The Website Link Is Not the GitHub Repo
A private GitHub repository, a local preview, and a public website URL are three different things. Keeping those links straight prevents launch confusion.