Over on my main company website and blog, www.webdepend.co.uk, I’ve put up a post aimed at graphic design agencies but may relate to many types of agencies or organisations that produce websites and experience bottlenecks when it comes to fully testing and launching those sites.
I go on to suggest some solutions but what I really [...]
Browser Compatibility Testing using Browsershots
There are many different tools out there that can make life easier when it comes to all forms of testing web sites from HTML and CSS validation services to browser compatibility testing, link checking and stress or load testing.
We have started a collection of web testing tools, web-based and software [...]
Testing Web Forms
Forms can be one of the most common areas for problems on a newly launched web site. It can often be the case where a web site visitor takes the time to fill in a form, perhaps to enter a competition or make an enquiry to your company, they submit it and [...]
It can be pretty daunting before you set out to test a web site because it is important to get it right and to have a smooth launch with no bitter aftertaste of experiencing bugs once the web site is live.
This short guide will hopefully give you an idea of where to start so you [...]
It is often said that no web project is the same and when applied to the testing of web sites the truth remains.
With respect to the above statement, I have put a general testing process together that I normally look to follow, which looks something like this:
Plan testing at the start of the project – [...]
How frustrating is it when you are browsing the web and you hit an error or a problem on a web site?
You might be searching for something in particular and you a click on a link and find a ‘Page not found’ message or you want to buy a product and you hit ‘Buy now’ [...]