Confirming it worked.
THE SITE
The homepage loads Several inner pages load Images display Forms submit and the notification arrives Login works Checkout completes, if applicable
THE APPLICATION
Permalinks work, re-saving them if not Settings are as expected Content is present and current to the backup date No error messages in the log
TECHNICAL
File permissions correct: 755, 644
Ownership correct Caches cleared Cron jobs present and running SSL working with no warnings
Send a message out and receive one in Mailboxes present with their contents
DATA RECONCILIATION
Anything created between the backup and the restore is gone. Work through your list of what needs re-entering.
MONITORING
Watch the error log for a day. Problems from a restore frequently appear in the first hours rather than immediately.
TELL PEOPLE
If customers or colleagues were affected, say what happened and what was lost.
