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Every issue is tracked with an Open \/ Fixed \/ Ignored status so nothing gets forgotten between rounds of edits.<\/p>\n\n<h4>What it checks<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Lorem Ipsum placeholder text in page and post content<\/li>\n<li>Generic placeholder\/demo text (\"sample text\", \"your text here\", \"coming soon\", etc.)<\/li>\n<li><code>example.com<\/code> references left in content<\/li>\n<li>Dummy or test email addresses (test@test.com, john@doe.com, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Empty links and <code>#<\/code> placeholder links in published content<\/li>\n<li>Empty Elementor buttons and Elementor buttons using <code>#<\/code> as their link<\/li>\n<li>Other common page builder fields (Divi, Beaver Builder, Bricks, Oxygen, CornerStone)<\/li>\n<li>Whether HTTPS is active on the site URL<\/li>\n<li>Search engine visibility (the \"discourage search engines\" setting)<\/li>\n<li>Site title \/ tagline placeholders<\/li>\n<li>Homepage configuration (a static homepage that isn't set or isn't published)<\/li>\n<li>Missing site icon \/ favicon<\/li>\n<li>Published posts or pages with obvious test\/demo titles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>How it works<\/h4>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Go to Tools &gt; Launch Checker in your WordPress admin.<\/li>\n<li>Click \"Scan Website\".<\/li>\n<li>Work through the list of Open issues and fix them on your site.<\/li>\n<li>Click \"Scan Website\" again \u2014 anything that's actually fixed is automatically marked Fixed, and anything still present stays Open.<\/li>\n<li>Use \"Ignore\" on any item that doesn't apply to your project (e.g. an intentional <code>#<\/code> anchor link).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h4>Privacy<\/h4>\n\n<p>All scanning happens locally, directly against your own WordPress database and content. 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