Before we go into the detailed discussion on web application testing checklist, you should know what actually web testing is. In a layman’s term, it involves checking your web application for possible bugs before it goes live or before its coding is moved into the production department. During the stage of web testing, issues like functioning of the site, security of web application, the site’s access to the regular users as well as the handicapped and its capability of handling traffic is checked. Read on the types of testing that may be performed in accordance with the requirements of web application testing.
Test the functionality of the site
This is done to check whether or not your product is at par with the intended specifications and functional requirements that were jotted down in the document while development. You should test all links in each of the webpages and ensure there are no broken links. Outgoing links, internal links, anchor links and MailTo links need to be checked thoroughly. Test cookies to know whether or not they’re working as expected, test HTML and CSS to make sure search engines can crawl your site and test your business workflow.
Test the usability of the site
Testing usability has nowadays become one of the most important portions of a web testing project. This task can be carried out by testers who are similar to the target audience of the respective application. You have to test the navigation of the site, the menus, buttons and links on different pages, test the content to ensure that it’s legible with no grammatical and spelling mistakes. Images must contain an “alt” text.
Test the database of the site
One of the critical components of web application is database and you should be careful while testing it. Check if there are any errors while executing queries, check the time of response of the queries, check is data integrity is maintained while creating and test the data that has been retrieved from your database to know whether it’s showing accurately in the web application.
Test the interface of the site
Application, Database Server and Web are the areas that need to be tested here. Check if test requests are sent appropriately to the database and the output is displayed correctly. Ensure that the queries sent to the database offer predicted results and also make sure whether the web server is managing all application requests without a denial of service.
Test compatibility of the site
This test ensures that your website is displayed at its best across different devices. Test if your web application is displayed aptly through all browsers, JavaScript, and whether AJAX authentication is fine. You website should look same in all OS’s like Windows, Mac, Linux and browsers like Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Opera etc.
Web testing is indeed a daunting process and you’re sure to face certain impediments. Plan your work ahead of time and know exactly what is expected out of you. Define each and every task and create a work chart for proper planning and estimates.