Introduction

This document outlines the manual testing strategy for WordPress development projects including CMS customization, eCommerce development, plugin creation, and API integration. This Test Plan ensures all components meet functionality, usability, performance, and security standards.

Objectives

  • Ensure the application meets documented specifications and user requirements.
  • Verify system functionality, reliability, performance, and security.

Scope

The scope of this document includes manual testing of WordPress development projects focusing on CMS and eCommerce platforms, custom plugins, and API services.

Test Items

CMS Custom Development

  • User role verification and permissions testing.
  • Content management operations (create, update, delete).
  • Navigation and menu functionality across devices.
  • Page loading and response times under various conditions.
  • Compliance with web accessibility standards*
  • SEO configuration and effectiveness.

eCommerce Custom Development

  • Product addition, modification, and removal processes.
  • Cart functionality and transaction processes.
  • Payment gateway integration and transaction security.
  • Customer account creation, login, and data security.
  • Order management and status updating capabilities.
  • Email notifications for transactions and user actions.

Plugin Development

  • Plugin compatibility with core WordPress functionality.
  • Impact of the plugin on website speed and performance.
  • Plugin settings and administration features.
  • Conflict tests with other commonly used plugins.
  • Security testing for vulnerabilities specific to the plugin.

API Integration and Development

  • API request and response accuracy.
  • Stress testing to evaluate API performance under load.
  • Security testing for data breaches and injections.
  • Integration testing with existing WordPress components.

Features to be Tested

Includes all key functionalities mentioned in the test items, focusing on system stability, data integrity, and user experience across various modules.

 

Features not to be Tested

  • Features outside the scope of the current development cycle.
  • Deprecated functionalities not supported by the current WordPress version.
  • Third-party services where no integration code was modified.

Approach

  • Test cases creation based on functional specifications:
    For example, if a feature requires user authentication, test cases will validate login, session persistence, and logout functionality.
  • Manual testing including exploratory, usability, and regression testing: Initial exploratory testing assesses feature behavior, followed by usability testing to ensure logical flow and user friendliness, and concluding with regression testing after updates.

Item Pass/Fail Criteria

  • Pass: Feature fulfills all functional and performance requirements without errors.
  • Fail: Feature does not meet requirements or negatively impacts user experience.

Suspension Criteria and Resumption Requirements

  • Suspension: If a critical bug prevents further testing or a major feature fails.
  • Resumption: After the critical issues are addressed and verified.

Test Deliverables

Test Plan Document: Detailed strategy and scope.

  • Test Cases: Document specifying conditions and expected results for each feature.
  • Test Scripts: Step-by-step instructions for testing a specific functionality, e.g., “Log in with valid credentials and verify redirection to the dashboard.”
  • Defect Reports: List of defects, their severity, and status.
  • Test Summary Reports: Comprehensive overview of all testing activities and outcomes.

Testing Tasks

Preparation of test environments: Configuring hardware and software to match production settings.

  • Creation of detailed test cases: Based on specifications for each project type.
  • Execution of test cases: Performing tests according to the scripts.
  • Reporting and re-testing of defects: Documenting issues in the Bug Tracking system and verifying fixes.
  • Preparation of final test report: Summarizing the findings and providing feedback.

Environmental Needs

Hardware: Range of desktop computers and mobile devices (iPhones, iPads, Android smartphones, and tablets).

  • Operating Systems: Windows 10/11, macOS Catalina to Monterey, latest stable release of Ubuntu.
  • Browsers: Latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge.
  • Online Testing Tools: BrowserStack, LambdaTest for CrossBrowserTesting.
  • Network: High-speed Internet connection, local development servers.
  • Software and Tools: IDEs (Visual Studio Code, PhpStorm), database tools (phpMyAdmin), version control (Git), security scanners (OWASP ZAP), performance tools (New Relic), accessibility tools (Axe).

Responsibilities

Project Lead: Oversees the project to align testing with goals.

  • Test Engineers: Execute tests, log issues, and ensure resolution.
  • Developers: Perform unit testing on their code before handoff, address identified defects, and ensure the system is ready for QA testing.

Approval

This plan requires sign-off from the Project Manager and Project Lead to initiate testing.

  • This Test Plan is designed to guide the manual testing efforts for WordPress development projects, ensuring comprehensive coverage and adherence to quality standards.

Checklist

Testing WordPress development projects

  • Verify documentation outlines manual testing strategy.
  • Confirm inclusion of CMS customization, eCommerce development, plugin creation, and API integration.
  • Ensure application meets documented specifications and user requirements.
  • Verify system functionality, reliability, performance, and security.
  • Confirm manual testing scope for CMS, eCommerce platforms, custom plugins, and API services.
  • Verify user role verification and permissions.
  • Test content management operations.
  • Check navigation and menu functionality across devices.
  • Assess page loading and response times.
  • Ensure compliance with web accessibility standards.
  • Verify SEO configuration and effectiveness.
  • Test product addition, modification, and removal processes.
  • Verify cart functionality and transaction processes.
  • Test payment gateway integration and transaction security.
  • Check customer account creation, login, and data security.
  • Verify order management and status updating capabilities.
  • Test email notifications for transactions and user actions.
  • Verify plugin compatibility with core WordPress functionality.
  • Assess impact of plugin on website speed and performance.
  • Test plugin settings and administration features.
  • Conduct conflict tests with other commonly used plugins.
  • Perform security testing for plugin vulnerabilities.
  • Verify API request and response accuracy.
  • Conduct stress testing for API performance under load.
  • Perform security testing for data breaches and injections.
  • Test integration with existing WordPress components.
  • Create test cases based on functional specifications.
  • Perform exploratory testing.
  • Conduct usability testing.
  • Execute regression testing after updates.
  • Ensure feature fulfills all functional and performance requirements.
  • Identify if a feature does not meet requirements or impacts user experience.
  • Suspend testing if a critical bug prevents further testing.
  • Resume testing after critical issues are addressed.
  • Prepare test plan document.
  • Create detailed test cases.
  • Develop test scripts.
  • Generate defect reports.
  • Prepare test summary reports.
  • Configure test environments.
  • Execute test cases.
  • Report and re-test defects.
  • Prepare final test report.
  • Ensure availability of required hardware.
  • Confirm operating systems compatibility.
  • Test with latest versions of browsers.
  • Utilize online testing tools.
  • Ensure high-speed Internet connection and local development servers.
  • Utilize required software and tools.
  • Assign responsibilities to project lead, test engineers, and developers.
  • Obtain approval from the Project Manager and Project Lead.