Production Readiness

Use this checklist before launching a live booking site.

License

• Activate the license on the production domain.
• Confirm the dashboard opens after activation.
• Confirm public booking pages are not locked.
• Confirm scheduled license validation is running through WordPress cron or a real server cron.

Booking setup

• Create all live locations.
• Create service categories, services, extras, durations, prices, deposits, and buffers.
• Assign staff to services and locations.
• Configure staff working hours, breaks, days off, and holidays.
• Test availability for the next 7 days and the next 30 days.

Customer journey

• Place a test booking from the public page.
• Confirm duplicate or unavailable slots cannot be booked.
• Confirm confirmation messages reach the customer and staff.
• Confirm cancellation and reschedule rules.
• Confirm customer dashboard behavior if enabled.

Payments

• Enable WooCommerce only if payment collection is required.
• Test live payment gateway mode with a low-value transaction.
• Confirm order status updates booking payment status.
• Confirm refund, cancellation, and failed checkout handling.

Operations

• Assign staff permissions.
• Review dashboard access for vendors or branch managers.
• Test reports needed by the owner or manager.
• Confirm backup and restore coverage for custom plugin tables.
• Disable demo data on production.

Performance and caching

• Exclude booking pages and REST responses from full-page caching when caching causes stale availability.
• Confirm REST API requests are not blocked by security plugins.
• Confirm background jobs can run on the production host.