You must work with your WordPress developer to choose the best theme for your website. There are thousands of free & paid themes available that you can make use of.
But again, here are few tips to consider while choosing a WordPress theme:
Ensure that your shortlisted theme is responsive (mobile-friendly).
Before you give a go-ahead to your WordPress developer to launch your website, do make sure to test your website properly.
Here are but few important things to check before you launch your website:
Overall loading speed.
Content rendering (fonts, layout etc.)
Cross-browser compatibility.
Seamless flow of all the features.
Broken links.
#6 SEO-ability
The primary objective of building any website is to get relevant traffic & sales out of it.
And when we talk about relevant traffic for any website, search engine optimization (SEO) ranks among top major mediums to achieve it.
Fortunately, the basic architecture of WordPress websites is SEO-friendly. So, it becomes easier to rank WordPress website on noticeable positions of search engines.
After your WordPress website development is completed, you must make sure to have an SEO plugin in-place. One of the best SEO plugins for any WordPress website is SEO by Yoast.
This plugin enables you to write keyword-oriented meta tags and contents. It can also help you to generate a sitemap for your website. There are several other SEO features that come handy with “SEO by Yoast” plugin.
#7 Forms Testing
After your website is developed and launched, you must ensure that all the form submissions are working properly. In other words, all forms on your website are:
Validated for the respective input fields.
Able to send out the notifications to designated emails.