All about web application development

What is Web Testing?

Web testing is checking your web application for potential bugs before the website is launched and made live.During this stage the issue of web application security, the functioning of the site, its access to handicapped as well as regular users and its ability to handle traffic is checked.

Web Application Testing Checklist:

The following testing types may be performed depending on your web testing requirements.

1. Functionality Testing:

To check whether your product is as per the specifications you intended for it as well as the functional requirements drafted out while documenting.

Testing Activities Include:

Test whether all the links in your webpage are working correctly and make sure there are no broken links. Links to be checked will include -

• Outgoing links

• Internal links

• Anchor Links

• Mail to Links

Test Forms are working as expected including the following

• Scripting checks on the form are working as expected. For example- if a user does not fill a mandatory field in a form an error message is shown.

• Check default values are being populated

• Once submitted, the data in the forms is submitted to a live database or is linked to an working email address

• Forms are optimally formatted for better readability

Test Cookies

Cookies are small files used by websites to primarily remember active user sessions to avoid logging in every time a user visits a website. Cookie Testing will include

• Testing cookies (sessions) are deleted either when cache is cleared or when they reach their expiry.

• Delete cookies (sessions) and test that login credentials are asked for when you next visit the site.

Test HTML and CSS to ensure that search engines can crawl your site easily. This will include

• Checking for Syntax Errors

• Readable Colour Schemas

• Standard Compliance. Ensure standards such W3C, OASIS, IETF, ISO, ECMA, or WS-I are followed.

Test business workflow- This will include

• Testing your end - to - end workflow/ business scenarios which takes the user through a series of webpage's to complete.

• Test negative scenarios as well, such that when a user executes an unexpected step, appropriate error message or help is shown in your web application.

Tools that can be used: QTP, IBM Rational, Selenium

2. Usability testing:

Usability testing is a vital part of any web based project. It can be carried out by testers or a small focus group similar to the target audience of the web application.

Test the site Navigation:

• Menus, buttons or Links to different pages on your site should be easily visible and consistent on all webpages

• check the content

• Prof read the content for any errors

• Align the text properly

• Content should be legible with no spelling or grammatical errors.

• Images if present should contain an "alt" text

Tools that can be used: Chalkmark, Clicktale, Clixpy and Feedback Army

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