Web Application Testing


Web Application Testing Checklist:

Some or all of the following testing types may be performed depending on your web testing requirements.

1. Functionality Testing :

This is used to check of your product is as per the specifications you intended for it as well as the functional requirements you charted out for it in your developmental documentation.Testing Activities Included:

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

  1. Outgoing links
  2. Internal links
  3. Anchor Links
  4. Mail To Links
Test Forms are working as expected. This will include-

  1. Scripting checks on the form are working as expected. For example- if a user does not fill a mandatory field in a form a error message is shown.
  2. Check default values are being populated.
  3. Once submitted , the data in the forms is submitted to a live database or is linked to an working email address.
  4. Forms are optimally formatted for better readability
Test Cookies are working as expected. Cookies are small files used by websites to primarily remember active user sessions so you do not to log in every time you visit a website. Cookie Testing will include
  1. Testing cookies (sessions) are deleted either when cache is cleared or when they reach their expiry.
  2.  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
  1. Checking for Syntax Errors
  2.  Readable Color Schemas
  3. Standard Compliance.Ensure standards such W3C, OASIS, IETF, ISO, ECMA, or WS-I are followed.
2. Usability testing:

Usability testing has now become a vital part of any web based project. It can carried out by testers like you or a small focus group similar to the target audience of the web application.

Test the site Navigation:
  1. Menus , buttons or Links to different pages on your site should be easily visible and consistent on all webpages
Test the Content:
  1. Content should be legible with no spelling or grammatical errors.
  2.  Images if present should contain and "alt" text

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