The Static Website Launch Checklist
Review the generated files and the real host behavior before sending visitors to a new static release.
The Lab / Topic
HTML describes the content and its relationships; CSS shapes how that content fits the available space. Start with a sensible reading order, meaningful headings, and native links and buttons. Then build a layout that tolerates long titles, enlarged text, and narrow viewports. These choices give a static page a useful foundation whether you edit files directly or generate them from templates.
The HTML guide covers the document layer, while the CSS guide develops the presentation workflow. Keep shared styles and repeated structures consistent, and test the unusual content that can break a layout. Inspect the finished page with a keyboard and a browser before treating a visually polished component as complete.
Read and build
Review the generated files and the real host behavior before sending visitors to a new static release.
Choose a template by the work it saves and the rights it provides, using a practical inspection matrix.
Keep reading content simple, add browser interactivity where it serves a task, and measure the actual page before making performance changes.
Create a reliable static publication from Ghost while accounting for the features outside a bare export.
Use familiar server templates to generate public HTML while keeping runtime requirements explicit.
Turn a broad website request into small, verifiable changes with clear context, useful examples, and a repeatable review process.
A practical build sequence for meaningful page structure, resilient layouts, keyboard navigation, images, and forms that communicate clearly.
Keep the WordPress editing workflow while publishing a carefully tested snapshot of public pages.
Start with your publishing routine and required interactions, then choose the simplest reliable way to produce and maintain the finished files.