New Site Checklist

February 2, 2026 · View on GitHub

Follow this checklist to replace placeholder content and make the site your own.

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🎯 Essential Setup

✅ 1. Update Site Configuration

File: site.config.json

  • Change site.name, site.description, site.url, site.author
  • Update all contact emails and address
  • Update social media URLs (remove ones you don't use)
  • Update legal dates

Why: Template variables like {{site.name}} will show your info throughout the site.

Full config guide →

✅ 2. Update Homepage

File: src/routes/+page.svelte

  • Update page title in <svelte:head>
  • Modify or remove components (Hero, Stats, etc.)

✅ 3. Customize About Page

File: src/routes/about/+page.svelte (if exists)

  • Update page content with your information
  • Use Statue components (PageHero, Mission, Team, etc.) or write custom code
  • Combine components with custom Svelte for unique layouts
  • Or delete the page if you don't need it

Tip: You can mix Statue components with your own custom Svelte components for complete flexibility.

File: src/routes/+layout.svelte

  • Update copyrightText with your name/company
  • Update legalLinks (privacy policy, terms of service)
  • Update socialLinks with your social media URLs

✅ 5. Update Assets

Location: static/ directory

  • Replace static/favicon.png with your favicon
  • Add your logo and images
  • Remove any placeholder assets you won't use

✅ 6. Remove Example Content

Location: content/ directory

  • Delete placeholder files (content/example.md, content/blog/hello-world.md)
  • Update content/docs/ with your docs
  • Update legal pages in content/legal/ with your policies

✅ 7. Add Your Content

Location: content/ directory

  • Create your first real blog post
  • Add your documentation
  • Create any additional content directories

Example structure:

content/
├── blog/my-first-post.md
├── docs/guide.md
└── projects/project-one.md

🎨 Customization (Optional)

✅ 8. Choose Your Theme

File: src/lib/index.css

  • Change the @import line to your chosen theme: 
    @import "statue-ssg/themes/blue.css";

Available: blue, red, orange, green, purple, cyan, pink, black-white

See all themes →

✅ 9. Update SEO

File: site.config.json

  • Set seo.defaultTitle, seo.titleTemplate
  • Set seo.defaultDescription, seo.keywords
  • Add seo.ogImage path

✅ 10. Configure RSS Feed (Optional)

File: site.config.js

  • Review rss.enabled (enabled by default)
  • Set rss.title and rss.description (or use defaults)
  • Configure rss.includeDirectories (defaults to ['blog'])
  • Choose rss.contentMode: 'summary' or 'full'
  • Set rss.maxItems if you want a different limit

Why: Your RSS feed will be automatically generated at /rss.xml for feed readers.

Full RSS config guide →

🚀 Before Going Live

✅ 11. Test Locally

npm run build
npm run preview
  • Visit all pages, check for broken links
  • Test on mobile and desktop
  • Verify images load correctly
  • Check that /rss.xml is generated (if RSS enabled)

✅ 12. Deploy

npm run build
npx wrangler pages deploy build --project-name=your-project
  • Choose hosting (Cloudflare Pages, Netlify, Vercel, etc.)
  • Configure custom domain
  • Enable HTTPS

📚 Post-Launch

  • Set up analytics (optional)
  • Submit sitemap to search engines (/sitemap.xml)
  • Promote your RSS feed (/rss.xml) - add to site footer/header
  • Share on social media

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