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Checklist before publishing

Before you publish a project live, run through two checklists: one for every project, and one for the domain and navigation environment settings that you set once, before your first publication. Each item links to the article with the full instructions.


Checks for every project


Run these checks on a preview of your project. To make one, point to Publish in the editor and click Publish for preview. See how to preview and test your project.


  • Links and click actions: check in the preview that every click action works and every link opens the correct website.
  • Media: check in the preview that all images and videos display correctly. If a video doesn't start on its own, see why a video doesn't always autoplay.
  • Mobile version: check that every page displays correctly on mobile, that all interactive elements work and that all elements scale correctly. See how to create your mobile version.
  • Loading speed: check how long each page takes to load. Pages with a lot of content can load slowly. See how to keep your pages loading fast.
  • SEO and social share metadata: if people will find your project through search engines or share it on social media, check its metadata. You can set metadata on the project, on its pages and on the navigation environment. Search engines only index the project if the domain's Index for search engines setting is on. A new domain name starts with this setting off. See how to set up the correct metadata.
  • Security: decide whether the project needs to be secured, and set up its security before it goes live. To secure all projects a domain shows at once, use the Secure domain name setting in that domain's settings instead. See how to secure your projects.
  • Domain and category: check that the project is in the correct category and will appear on the correct domain. A domain shows the projects its Filter projects setting includes: projects in selected categories, specific projects, or no projects. If the domain filters by category, a project placed in one of those categories appears on that domain. You'll find this setting under Settings → Domain names → pencil button next to the domain → Filter projects. See how to set up your Maglr environment.


Domain and navigation settings to check before your first publication


These settings apply to every project published to a domain or shown in a navigation environment. Check them once, before you publish the first project there.


Domain settings to check


To open them, go to Settings → Domain names and click the pencil button next to the domain. The following settings are in its Statistics & integration section.


  • Cookie consent: if your projects use YouTube or Vimeo videos, Google Analytics or Google Tag Manager, you can turn on Activate cookie consent notification so visitors agree first, and then choose a Consent mode. The consent is shown on every project published to that domain. Until a visitor accepts, YouTube and Vimeo videos don't play, including videos set to autoplay. Analytics is also limited, depending on the consent mode: in Strict mode, Google Analytics and Maglr statistics wait for acceptance; in Light mode, Google Analytics runs anonymously. Video files you upload, or link to as .mp4 or .webm, play as normal. Without a cookie consent, videos and analytics run without asking. You edit the title and text of the consent pop-up in the navigation environment's Texts tab. See how to configure the cookie consent.
  • Statistics: Maglr statistics are on unless someone turned off Activate standard Maglr statistics. To also use your own analytics, turn on Google Analytics or GTM, choose Google Analytics or Google Tag Manager as the integration type and enter your GA4 or GTM code. Maglr statistics and your own analytics can run at the same time. See how statistics work in Maglr.
  • Search engine indexing: search engines only index the active and public projects on a domain when Index for search engines is on. A new domain name starts with this setting off, so turn it on if you want this domain's projects to appear in search results. The same section also holds the Google Search Console implementation setting.


Navigation environment settings to check


To open them, go to Settings → Navigation environment and click Edit settings.


  • Navigation menu: check that the navigation menu around your projects has the colors and style you want. Set these in the Navigation menu and Colors & fonts tabs. See how the navigation environment works.
  • Side menu: check that the contents and panels of the side menu show the correct information. Set these in the Side menu tab. To change the texts shown in the navigation environment, see how to change environment texts.

Updated on: 22/10/2026