Selenium is a tool that developers can use to automate the testing of web apps. With this tool, it’s possible to write test scripts that perform several actions. For example, you can use Selenium to load a webpage, click on links and buttons, or even type text into an input field. Another important action Selenium…
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Selenium is a popular browser automation tool. Using Selenium, you can automate almost every action a regular user can perform on a web browser. For example, with Selenium, you can write a small script that can open a webpage and then complete a form on the page. However, to carry out an operation like this,…
On this blog, we’re all about testing, and that’s why we sometimes publish posts teaching you how to perform some task in Selenium—such as this one, where we show you how to find an element by text, or another in which we teach you all about Selenium’s waits. In today’s post, we provide yet another…
Web application testing is important for any business to maintain the quality of the website—it helps validate the various functionalities. As web applications and their use cases grow larger, the cost of manually testing for new feature functionality and regressions can spiral out of control. Automating common use cases is required to ensure test coverage…
When it comes to the automated testing and browser automation space, Selenium is a popular name. Selenium, rather than being a single tool, comes in different versions that solve different problems. One of these needs is grid testing, and Selenium Grid is Selenium’s answer to that. This post is an introductory guide to Selenium Grid…
Selenium is a tool that makes it possible to automate a web browser. According to the developers of Selenium, its usage is limitless. You can use Selenium to perform tasks that you would’ve done manually in the browser. Using Selenium to automate tasks can save time and reduce boredom. Selenium can perform actions including opening…
Selenium is probably the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of automated testing. No doubt selenium has a lot of capabilities — enough for almost every testing need. To make the most of Selenium, you need to be well-versed in different testing techniques and approaches to testing with Selenium. Modern web applications have…
Ever wanted more of your site’s users to email you? Or maybe they’re emailing you, but it would be better if they followed a specific format? Mailto links are an easy way to help your users send email messages. In this post, you’ll learn what mailto links are and when you’d want to use them….
When testing web apps through their UI, you must ensure you’re locating elements on the page in a safe and stable way. Otherwise, you might end up with fragile tests that hurt everyone involved. For instance, modern web apps will often load elements at different times, so to avoid errors, you need to wait until…
When it comes to an application, there are two kinds of user activity: the kind you can control and the kind you can’t. Irrespective of these actions, you need to build your application to work for all valid cases. The users’ choice of browsers is something that’s out of your control. You have to make…