Testing

Greg Ichneumon Brown goes deep on the Elasticsearch algorithm that powers the new (in beta) WordPress plugin directory search functionality. I like the guiding questions for testing relevancy: In improving the fidelity of search results, it’s not just a question…

Paul Gibbs announces WordHat, which is an integration layer between Behat, Mink, and WordPress. It provides WordPress-specific functionality for "common testing scenarios specific" to WordPress sites. It seems to be THE go-to solution for developers wanting to run browser testing…

Many developers have heard the term unit testing, but some might have nightmares about how complex it might be. That's why I enjoyed Thorsten Frommen's straightforward introduction to unit testing for WordPress. There are five questions that every unit test…

WordPress 4.7 is officially in beta and there is a lot happening in the new release of WordPress. You should check it out and get testing if you aren't already. I'll have a much more thorough overview of the release…

How do you spot small visual differences on a site or theme? Kate Kligman shows how visual regression testing uses screenshot comparisons to automatically detect changes and report them back to you, using an app called Wraith. While the article shows…