2 minutes read When it comes to automated UI testing with Selenium WebDriver, speed is of the essence. Unlike their quicker counterparts—unit tests and API tests—UI Selenium tests can sometimes feel like they’re trudging through molasses. A significant factor in this speed discrepancy is the time it takes WebDriver to locate elements within a webpage’s HTML. Moreover, choosing… Read more »
Posts Categorized: UI Testing
How to Test your Websites in Smartphone & Tablet Mobile Emulators
2 minutes read Mobile Emulation service from LoadFocus allows you to understand how your websites and web pages render on mobile devices, in case you are keen on building mobile-first, fully responsive web sites. With Mobile Emulation service from LoadFocus you can load your websites and web pages in mobile emulators and inspect screenshots to find potential rendering… Read more »
How to Add UI Steps in a Automated Website Test
2 minutes read With Automated Website Testing Service from LoadFocus.com you can easily automated your manual tests. Just go to New Website Test page inside LoadFocus.com and click on the Step Action dropdown. Choose the desired Step Action for your Automated Website Test search for the desired the step action (Actions, ScreenShots, Navigation and Assertions) add the step… Read more »
Enable gzip compression on NGINX
2 minutes read During Speed testing of your website or web application using LoadFocus (https://loadfocus.com/website-speed-testing) on the Advice section you might get the tip that you need to enable compression like in the image below: Compressing responses often significantly reduces the size of transmitted data. Because the compression happens at runtime this can add a big… Read more »
How to use Header Presets to Reuse Set of Headers for Future Load Tests
2 minutes read We’ve implemented the Header Presets functionality in order to save time and reused same set of headers for future load tests. The steps on how to use the Header Presets are described below: Under the URL section click on the Headers button Click “Manage Presets” button and Popup appears with the list of current presets (empty… Read more »
How to take screenshots with Selenium WebDriver
4 minutes read Hey there! Ever found yourself in a situation where you wish you had a visual snapshot of a test failure or an odd behavior in your web application during testing? Well, Selenium WebDriver has got your back with its nifty screenshot feature. Whether you’re a non-technical business owner trying to get a grasp of how… Read more »
How to Pass Traffic Through a Proxy with Selenium WebDriver
3 minutes read Ever wondered how to make your Selenium WebDriver tests more versatile and mimic real-world user interactions more closely? Well, routing your traffic through a proxy might just be the trick you need. Whether you’re testing from a coffee shop or your cozy home office, using a proxy with Selenium WebDriver can give you insights and… Read more »