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title: Your online store launch checklist
canonical: "https://ecommerceplatforms.com/guides/online-store-launch-checklist/"
updatedDate: "2026-10-31T00:00:00.000Z"
description: "Work through products, payments, shipping, policies and test orders before launch, with practical checks to help prepare your store for customers."
---

## Products and content

Check product descriptions, images, variants and stock. Make delivery information, returns and contact details easy to find. Remove all template copy and test links.

## Checkout and fulfilment

Run a test order using your provider’s documented test process. Check payment configuration, order emails, shipping rules and the steps your team follows to fulfil an order.

## Mobile and accessibility

Try the store on a small screen. Navigate with a keyboard and check labels, contrast and focus states. Make sure customers can identify and correct checkout errors.

## Operations

Confirm who handles customer messages, stock changes and returns. Keep a recovery plan and verify how you can export your product and order data.

## After launch

Watch for failed payments and customer questions. Keep a record of issues and improve the store based on observed problems.