[QA] How to Test Softwares

Flow to Test Softwares

1. Understand the features & list questions 
2. List test cases 
3. Test functions 
4. Report 
   1. Progress 
   2. Challenges
   3. Questions
5. Write end-user documentation
6. Review with QA Lead
   1. Must to self-review first
   2. Mistakes
   3. Improvements
7. List test cases in detail (for automation test)

Testing Checklist

• File
  • File name
    • Space
    • Special characters: `~!@#$%^&*()-_=+{[]}\|;:'”,./<>?/*-+.
    • Unicode characters
    • Case-sensitive
    • Special filenames
      • california-cliff-300×140.jpg
      • i-am-pro.png.jpg
      • flower.jpg vs flower-cloud.jpg
  • File URL (location)
    • server
    • Media library 
    • multisite 
  • File type
    • PDF
    • Image
      • Srcset
    • HTML
    • ZIP, DOCX, DOTX
    • MP3, MP4
    • PHP
  • File size (upload)
  • CURD – permission
• Folder
  • Folder name
    • Space
    • Special characters: `~!@#$%^&*()-_=+{[]}\|;:'”,./<>?/*-+.
    • Case-sensitive
  • Location
    • Root
    • Uploads
    • Multisite
    • Sub-folder
  • CURD – permission
• Link
  • http vs https
  • www vs non-www
  • Sub-domain
  • Sub-directory 
  • Plain permalink
  • External link
• Password
  • Database (where is stored)
  • Password type 
  • Special characters:  `~!@#$%^&*()-_=+{[]}\|;:'”,./<>?/*-+.
  • Max length
  • Case-sensitivity
  • Duplicate
  • Empty
  • HTML tags
• Shortcode
  • Shortcode name: lowercase letters & numbers, underscores (_)
  • Attributes
    • ID & class
  • Values: 
    • special characters
    • space
    • HTML tags
• Text/string
  • Customizable
    • Default value
    • HTML tag
    • <script>
  • Translatable 
  • Max characters
• Number
  • Min – max
  • Float
• Table
  • Data
    • Format
    • Null/empty
  • Functions
    • Sort
    • Filter
    • Search
    • Display column
    • Refresh data
    • Export (data)
• Content 
  • Page
    • parent-child page
  • Post
    • Category page
  • Home page
  • Product
  • Custom post type
• Htaccess
  • Nginx
  • Multisite
  • Custom WP folder structure
• Database
  • prefix
• Cookie
  • Cookie name
  • Cookie value
  • Expiration time (follow settings)
  • WP default cookie (bypass caching)