Once the site is built its then up to testing to make sure that it all works and continues to work going forwards.
Testing starts with the code itself. With each piece of custom development we have tests built into the code. We can then run these tests and these make sure that each part of that code works correctly and gives the correct desired output.
We have link checkers that make sure all of the links in the site work correctly. We also have front end code checkers that make sure the front end code (design) complies with as many of the correct practices as possible.
Some things can't be automatically tested and that is where our manual tests come in. This is then between ourselves, a checklist and our clients using the site to pick up on any user interface issues that may occur.
Once the site is signed off by the client then we move the domain to the correct full domain (www.yourdomain.com) so that it can be submitted to the search engines and other indexing sites. At this time we install further software that recognises if any errors occur and then report this back to us, so that any issues can be dealt with in a timely manner.
