While Drupal provides lots of functionality out-of-the box, even the simplest website requires a lot of configuration, installing contributed modules, and checking of checkboxes. Before you launch a Drupal site, how do you make sure that you haven't missed anything? How do you make sure the site is ready to launch? If someone else is going to be maintaining the site, how do you make sure the site can be easily maintained?

In this presentation, I'll walk you through my checklist of best practices for Drupal site building. This will include a list of default configuration that almost always needs to be updated, site building techniques to help site administrators and others maintaining the site, and pre-launch items that need to be updated before the site goes live.

Whether you're a site builder, administrator, or project manager, this presentation will help you avoid post-launch hassles and ensure that you're following best practices for building a sustainable Drupal website.