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5 Tips For Website Testing That Will Never Go Wrong

Undoubtedly, in today’s modern competitive world which is ruled by online platforms, websites have become the face and identity of businesses. If you have a business and not a website, you are probably missing out on major growth prospects being restricted to the traditional marketing regime. Hosting a website becomes a necessity more than a choice if one needs to expand his business and widen the customer base.

As reported, about 80% of the consumers judge a brand based on the website and are less likely to return to a website after encountering a negative experience with the design and usability. Malwares, a major cyberthreat, are only one of the many errors which can hamper a website’s functionality and thereby, user experience. Hence, it becomes indispensable for organisations to get their websites tested thoroughly to assure smooth functioning before the final launch. 

If you have ever been in association with any ecommerce website development company, you will know that every details counts! Hence, before making your website go ‘live’, it becomes necessary to check each aspect with a fine-tooth comb. Fret not! Check out the handy website testing tips and ensure your website’s smooth flight. 

Functionality Testing

Functionality testing is nothing but quality assurance testing process including link testing, cookie testing and validation. 

  1. Test if the Logo is linked to the home page
  2. Inspect if the pages are redirected to the relevant page on clicking the internal links
  3. Test if links used to send email to admin or other users from web pages are working fine
  4. Test if the external links (if included) are redirected to relevant pages
  5. Check if error pops up on entering incorrect input
  6. Verify login session by enabling and disabling cookies
  7. Examine if numeric/ input fields intake alphabetical/ special characters
  8. Check for default values and validations 

Usability Testing

Here functionality testing is combined with over all experience testing. In usability testing, one has to check for general appearance, navigation and content.

  1. Check if the images and videos (if present) are appropriate and are of highest clarity
  2. Test if the common navigation objects appear on every page consistently
  3. Inspect if the content is appropriate and are logically arranged 
  4. Check for issues pertaining to buttons, fields, tooltips, and breadcrumb
  5. Examine if all widths, margins, and paddings match the specifications and also if the menu and submenu are placed properly

Compatibility testing

Make sure your website is compatible with all the web browsers, operating environment and mobile devices.

  1. Test if your web application is compatible with several browsers, including Firefox,  Chrome, Internet Explorer, Opera, and Safari
  2. Verify application function with browser features turned-off 
  3. Check desktop integration functions and file/image/GIF uploading and downloading
  4. Test if  your website works fine on different operating systems, such as Windows, Unix, MAC, and Linux
  5. Check website compatibility and UI rendering on mobiles with different screen sizes 

Performance testing

A website should perform well even under heavy load. Web performance testing includes web load and web stress testing.

  1. Test if the website can sustain in peak load
  2. Test for functions that crash at high loads and time it takes to recover
  3. Determine the speed of your website in desktop as well on mobile devices
  4. Identify forms and links that operate differently under high levels of load

Security testing

It becomes crucial to make sure that the website is secured and is protected from malwares, unauthorized access.

  1. Check for flaws associated with authentication
  2. Test the URLs in the browser without logging in
  3. Check for web server protection of inaccessible directories or files
  4. Test CAPTCHA fields for forms and logins
  5. Check if SSL is used; If yes, a message will be displayed when the user moves from secure to insecure pages and vice versa
  6. Inspect if the web application use encryption while dealing with sensitive data 
  7. Determine the number of times a user can input invalid password and if the user account is locked thereafter

Follow this comprehensive checklist curated by one the best ecommerce website development company in Bangalore to make sure no rankling error crops up while scrolling through any of your websites which disrupts user experience. Launch your website and see your business get its deserved breakthrough! 

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