Website handover checklist
BYstudio | 22 October 2026
https://bystudio.ru/en/solutions/website-handover-checklist/

Project:
Live URL and release:
Verification date:
Client owner:
Supplier owner:

For each item record: received / verified / open / not applicable.
Record the result, responsible person and correction deadline.
Do not include passwords, tokens, payment details or customer data here.

1. DOMAIN AND HOSTING
[ ] Registrar account, registrant details and recovery checked.
[ ] Billing owner, renewal date and notification recipient assigned.
[ ] Hosting login, file access and database access checked where relevant.
[ ] Hosting plan, renewals and limitations recorded.

2. ADMINISTRATION AND INTEGRATIONS
[ ] Client owner signed in to the CMS from their own device.
[ ] Roles and recovery contacts checked.
[ ] Access to existing analytics and search properties received.
[ ] Forms, CRM, email, payments and notifications listed.
[ ] Each service has a responsible person and recovery method.
[ ] Dependencies on technical accounts documented.

3. CONTENT AND SOURCE DELIVERABLES
[ ] Agreed copy, images and design materials received.
[ ] Third-party licences and restrictions listed.
[ ] Custom code: correct repository/release archive, dependencies,
    build and deployment instructions, configuration without secrets.
[ ] Site builder: project in the intended account, permissions,
    subscriptions and explicit export/migration limits.
[ ] Rights and deliverables match the agreement.

4. BACKUP AND VERIFICATION
[ ] Backup scope, date, storage and responsible person recorded.
[ ] For WordPress, database and files checked.
[ ] Recovery instructions received.
[ ] Recovery verified on an isolated copy.
[ ] Outbound notifications and payments disabled during the check.
[ ] Handling of personal data agreed beforehand.
[ ] Core pages, editing and integrations checked.
[ ] Enquiry intake checked through an agreed procedure;
    test records clearly labelled and counted separately.

5. AFTER HANDOVER
[ ] Launch date and support start/end dates recorded.
[ ] Agreed-release defects separated from new work.
[ ] Support channel and responsible person assigned.
[ ] Supplier roles needed during support agreed.
[ ] Access is not revoked before dependencies and your login are checked.

OPEN ITEMS
Item | Missing deliverable | Owner | Deadline | Recheck

RESULT
Received:
Verified:
Still open:
Migration and recovery limitations: