The typical web development life cycle has 8 steps. These steps ensure customers receive the website or online application they need.
Information gathering: The initial step in a typical web development life cycle requires conducting research and talking to stakeholders to learn about user challenges and business objectives.
Planning: This step includes creating a project charter, identifying requirements, outlining a site map, choosing a website platform, and allocating resources.
Design: The design phase of the website consists of outlining exactly how the site works. It includes wireframing, designing mockups, and confirming the user interface (UI).
Content development: When developers build a website, they prefer final content be available during the coding and development phase. This phase allows you to deliver content that was written, reviewed, and approved for final use.
Coding and development: The coding and development phase of the web development life cycle enables developers to bring your online vision to life. This step allows you to see the components of the site during the development process.
Testing: After developing a website, the development team and a product manager must review and test the site, ensuring there are no bugs and the user interface operates correctly.
Launch: Once the site tests successfully, the developer moves it to the live site, therefore completing the website's launch.
Maintenance: Ongoing website maintenance to update plugins and address unforeseen glitches is the final step in the web development life cycle.