Testing

Greg Ichneumon Brown goes deep on…

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Brian Krogsgard

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…

There is a call for testing…

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Dan Knauss

There is a call for testing for the WordPress mobile app (7.0 beta) for iOS. Some nice enhancements here: navigation arrows for notifications, adding and editing post excerpts directly from the app (a big one), better RTL support, and few…

Paul Gibbs announces WordHat, which is…

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Dan Knauss

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…

Envato now allowing guest checkout

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Brian Krogsgard

Envato is opening up guest checkout on their marketplace -- a move welcomed by authors. Upon checkout, the form gives you an option to sign in, or when you enter your email, choose to either create an account or checkout…

Many developers have heard the term…

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Brian Krogsgard

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…

Matt Medeiros does some testing to…

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Dan Knauss
Matt Medeiros does some testing to determine if Jetpack slows down a WordPress site. The short answer according to him? Not really. But his methods and opinions in his post are worth the read. While you are checking that out,…

With WordPress 4.7 nearing release, the…

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Brian Krogsgard

With WordPress 4.7 nearing release, the information posts for new features are showing up. For example, Jeremy Felt shared with us about the latest tweaks to multisite. Pascal Bichler also recently shared the new Post Type labels feature and Post…

WordPress 4.7 is officially in beta…

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Brian Krogsgard

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…

WordPress REST API content endpoints proposed for core

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Brian Krogsgard

Readers know that the WordPress REST API has had a lot of activity this release cycle. There has been a concerted effort to get the API ready for a core merge in 4.7. The release isn't slated until December, but…

I’m going to have a much…

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Brian Krogsgard

I'm going to have a much more complete review soon, but I've been testing Metorik -- a new and in beta WooCommerce analytics SaaS from Bryce Adams -- and it is absolutely amazing. It's the most promising WordPress tool I've…

A new life for WP Test

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Brian Krogsgard

WP Test is a micro-site previously run by Michael Novotny, initially with the aim of providing theme unit test data for WordPress sites. It was one of the first efforts of its kind, and is still quite popular. It's home is WPTest.io,…

How do you spot small visual…

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Brian Krogsgard

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…

ReviewSignal’s annual WordPress hosting results takeaways

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Brian Krogsgard
Kevin Ohashi does the best WordPress hosting technical analysis out there. He's just come out with his 2016 benchmarks, which are the culmination of months of testing twenty six companies, across six price tiers, with five different methodologies. In addition…

Statistics on search within WordPress plugin directory

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Brian Krogsgard

One of the things I said was important in my WordSesh talk on the future of WordPress was better access to WordPress.org data. Well, Greg Ichneumon Brown has posted a gold mine in an update regarding the new WordPress plugin…
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