Go-live checklist
Since v0.16.0A new district starts in Draft status and only safemode IT can flip it to Live, after a review. This keeps a half-finished site from accidentally becoming a taxpayer’s first impression of the district.
Before requesting review, make sure you’ve…
- Set your branding: logo, colors, and (recommended) a hero image.
- Added your current Board of Directors.
- Added at least your most recent Board and ARB meetings, with correct Posted At times.
- Added any known holidays and office closures to the Calendar, so visitors aren’t surprised.
- Uploaded your core forms (homestead exemption, at minimum) in the Forms library.
- Added your taxing-unit links (Tax Entity type) and any Resource links.
- Filled in Contact & Office info — phone, email, address, and hours.
- Reviewed the SEO & Social tab — a real site description matters for both search and AI-assistant visibility.
- Published at least a homepage and a Contact page you’re happy with (use Live Preview to check before publishing).
Some launch-readiness items are platform-level, not per-district — email delivery for the contact form, bot/abuse protection, and a security/accessibility review, for example. Those are tracked by safemode IT, not something an individual district needs to configure. See Texas legal requirements for what the LAW specifically expects a CAD website to do.
When you’re ready, tell your safemode IT contact — they’ll review branding, content, and domain setup with you before flipping the district to Live.