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Before configuring a coupon, state which products, customers and dates qualify. Decide whether sale products, minimum spend and other coupons are…
A cart recovery flow combines store events, contact information and a messaging policy. Identify how an address enters the workflow and which store…
Inspect a representative article on a cold browser load. Record the families, weights, formats and origins requested. A design using two visible weights…
Record the theme version, edited templates, custom sections and app integrations the store relies on. Separate changes made through supported settings…
A hidden admin control is not an authorization policy. Define the identity, capability and record scope required for the operation. Check those…
List the actual image hosts and path patterns the application needs. Separate trusted upload storage from arbitrary URLs entered into a directory or CMS…
Related products and complementary products solve different shopping tasks. Decide whether the section should offer an alternative, a compatible…
A delivery statement can depend on preparation time, destination, carrier and product availability. Ask the fulfillment owner which conditions are…
List first-party scripts, analytics, embeds, fonts and relevant application-generated code. Understand how the framework handles nonces or other…
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6 published guides · about 15 minutes
Start reading ↗Tools and downloads
Simple, editable checklists and worksheets. Free to download, with no account needed.
Record each plugin’s purpose, owner, cost and maintenance risk.
Download checklist ↓Map old URLs to their destination and track verification.
Download CSV ↓Compare content editing, accessibility, support and performance.
Download scorecard ↓Describe the expected result, actual result and steps to reproduce.
Download template ↓Quick snippets
Small examples to adapt to your project. Check the platform and test changes before using them on a live site.
# In Apache .htaccess only
Redirect 301 /old-guide /new-guideUse for a permanent move on Apache. Next.js redirects belong in next.config.mjs.
<img src="photo.webp" width="1600"
height="900" alt="A useful description">
img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; }Real width and height reserve the correct space before the image loads.
<img src="photo.webp" width="800"
height="600" loading="lazy"
alt="Describe the useful details">Use for offscreen images. Load your main hero image eagerly.
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