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CI/CD July 9, 2026 CI/CD Testing Guide: What to Test at Every Pipeline Stage Learn what CI/CD testing is, which tests to run at each pipeline stage, and how automated browser testing helps teams catch issues before production. Test automation July 2, 2026 Smoke Testing vs Sanity Testing: What’s the Difference? Smoke testing checks whether a new build is stable enough for further testing, while sanity testing verifies whether a specific fix or small change… Test automation June 22, 2026 What is Smoke Testing? Meaning, Uses, Examples, and Tools Smoke testing helps QA teams quickly confirm whether a new build is stable enough for deeper testing. Learn what to check, when to run smoke tests,… QA tools June 12, 2026 Cypress vs Playwright vs No-Code Testing: Which Is Right for Your Team? Choosing between Playwright and Cypress is not just about features. It is also about who will create, maintain, and rely on your tests over time.… Test automation June 5, 2026 What is UAT? A Complete Guide to User Acceptance Testing UAT, or user acceptance testing, helps teams confirm software meets real user needs before launch. Learn the UAT process, checklist, best practices,… UI testing May 29, 2026 Your Tests Passed. So Why Is Your UI Broken? Visual regressions often slip past functional tests and reach production unnoticed. Learn why modern web apps are more vulnerable to UI bugs and how… Test automation May 22, 2026 Website Monitoring vs. Website Testing and Why Teams Need Both Website testing helps teams catch issues before launch, while website monitoring helps confirm critical workflows keep working after deployment.… Test automation May 15, 2026 What Is Automation Testing, and How Does It Fit into a QA Workflow? Manual testing is essential to quality assurance, but it doesn’t always scale with fast release cycles. Clicking through forms, checking user flows,… E-commerce testing May 7, 2026 7 Ways to Monitor Critical User Flows on Your Website Your website’s critical user flows are the lifelines of your business. A single broken button or unexpected error can send users packing — and that… QA tools April 30, 2026 The 16 Best Automation Testing Tools to Use in 2026 The automation testing landscape looks different in 2026. AI-powered tools are changing how teams build and maintain test suites, frameworks like… Test automation April 23, 2026 How to Build a QA Culture: Why Your Whole Team Should Write Tests (Not Just Engineers) QA isn’t just a team. It’s a mindset. This guide shows how to build a QA culture where everyone contributes to testing, improving quality, speed, and… Test automation April 16, 2026 How AI-Generated Code is Changing Software Testing AI generated code is increasing development speed, but also introducing new risks. Here’s where issues show up and how testing needs to adapt. Test automation March 13, 2026 What is Regression Testing? Definition, types, and tools Regression testing is a software testing process that ensures your existing features, designs, and dependencies continue to work as expected after… UI testing February 24, 2026 10 Best UI Testing Tools for Automated Testing in 2026 User interface quality directly impacts whether customers stay, convert, or leave. That’s why UI testing tools have become essential for modern… QA tools February 10, 2026 Top 5 BrowserStack Alternatives in 2026 BrowserStack is a popular web and mobile testing platform, but in 2026 many teams are actively searching for BrowserStack alternatives to simplify… QA tools January 27, 2026 The 7 Best Regression Testing Tools in 2026 QA engineers and developers constantly worry that new updates will hinder the functionality of their applications. Regression testing tools prevent… QA tools January 13, 2026 Sauce Labs vs BrowserStack: The Best Testing Tool in 2026 BrowserStack and Sauce Labs are industry-leading, cloud-based web and mobile testing platforms for developers. Both platforms offer quality features… QA tools January 6, 2026 The 7 Best QA Tools for Software Testing [2026 Update] Consider the following: You go to the Apple Store to pick up the latest iPhone. You get home and turn it on, only to find that the screen is… CI/CD December 2, 2025 10 Best CI/CD Tools in 2026 Modern development strategies rely on continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) to ship high quality software and updates. A… Test automation November 18, 2025 What is QA Automation Testing: The ULTIMATE Guide Quality Assurance (QA) teams must run extensive tests to ensure that a website or application performs as intended before release. However, rather… QA tools November 4, 2025 Cypress vs Selenium: Features, Pricing and More Compared Cypress and Selenium are two of the most popular website testing tools. Each has advantages, so it can be tough to know which is the best fit for… QA tools October 7, 2025 Top 7 Selenium Alternatives for Test Automation You’re searching for “Selenium alternatives” because, while Selenium is a popular open-source test automation tool, it has certain limitations. Its… Test automation September 8, 2025 9 Test Automation Best Practices for Browser Testing Whether you’re new to test automation or you’ve been utilizing it to save time for years, here’s our best advice for maximizing your automation… Test automation August 25, 2025 Test Plan vs Test Strategy: What’s the Difference? If you work in QA or have experience in software engineering, it’s likely that you’ve heard the terms “test plan” and “test strategy” used… Tutorials August 7, 2025 How to Automate Geolocation Testing Are you a QA tester grappling with the challenge of making sure geolocation testing is reliable and efficient? If so, then you’re in the right place.… Test automation July 30, 2025 What is E2E? An End-to-End Testing Breakdown What is E2E? E2E is the shorthand term for end-to-end testing. An essential part of the software development process, E2E testing verifies that… UI testing May 30, 2025 Protect Your UI with WordPress Automated Testing Many people don’t test their WordPress websites, and it’s a problem. While the core of WordPress is fairly well-tested by its creators, users, and… UI testing May 23, 2025 What is Accessibility Testing? A Simple Guide for QA Testers More than one in four adults in the U.S. has a disability. As the world’s largest minority group, it’s important that businesses design their… Test automation April 30, 2025 5 Common Test Automation Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them) Automation testing is designed to make your life easier by speeding up your releases, catching bugs before your users do, and providing you with some… Tutorials March 31, 2025 Insider Tips for Getting Started with Ghost Inspector If you’re new to Ghost Inspector, this article was created with you in mind. Today, we’ll be sharing some key info about Ghost Inspector to help you… Tutorials February 28, 2025 Build Your First Ghost Inspector Test in 4 Easy Steps If you’re feeling intimidated about creating your first automated web test with Ghost Inspector, we’ve got you covered! In this article, we show you… Tutorials February 14, 2025 11 Most Asked Questions about Ghost Inspector’s API How versatile is the Ghost Inspector API? We’re so glad you asked! With our API, you can easily integrate Ghost Inspector into your current software… CI/CD January 28, 2025 What are the Benefits of Continous Integration (CI)? Working in software development requires agility and speed. With competitive markets and constantly evolving user needs, organizations can’t… Tutorials January 13, 2025 CSS Selector Cheat Sheet for Automated Browser Testing “Change breaks the brittle.” — Jan HoutemaI love this quote, though I’m not quite sure if “Jan Houtema” is a real person. It may be a Paul Graham… Test automation December 20, 2024 What Is Integration Testing? Definition, Types, and Tools Integration testing is the second step of the software development process, occurring after unit testing. Once all the different components have been… Test automation December 13, 2024 The Fool-Proof Guide to Retesting vs Regression Testing Because retesting and regression testing have many similarities, it’s easy to get them mixed up. Both are software testing methods used to maintain… Test automation December 6, 2024 9 Test Automation Best Practices to Start the Year Off Right As we round the bend into 2025, here’s our best advice for maximizing your automation testing productivity and avoiding mistakes. Automated testing… Test automation November 8, 2024 Reduce Technical Debt Fast with Automated Web Testing When it comes to developing and building websites and web applications, a certain amount of technical debt is expected. In fact, some even argue that… Tutorials October 17, 2024 How to use Selenium IDE with Ghost Inspector: A Tutorial Selenium IDE is a popular open-source tool for recording and running automated browser tests. You can use it to interact with a browser the way a… Test automation September 20, 2024 9 Types of Software Testing that QA Testers Should Know Quality Assurance testers play an important role in verifying that company software maintains its functionality and reliability. Because the world of… Tutorials August 8, 2024 Guide to XPath Selectors +Free CSS to XPath Conversion Sheet Here’s a scenario: You’re a QA tester building automated tests for a new online email app. One test case requires you to confirm that the email reply… CI/CD July 23, 2024 Continuous Integration for WordPress: Testing and Deployment While continuous integration is a common practice for most software development teams, the stateful nature of WordPress makes it more challenging to… Tutorials June 14, 2024 Regex Essentials: Validating HTML id Attributes When we initially started building our test recorder, we needed a way to validate the id attributes being used on the page. We would sometimes… Tutorials June 6, 2024 5 Post-Launch Steps to Make Your App Successful This post originally appeared on the Build Blog by ThinkApps. View the original post by Runscope’s VP of Developer Relations, Neil Mansilla.So you’ve… Tutorials March 20, 2024 Data-Driven Testing: A Tutorial for QA Testers Picture this: you’re testing online registration forms, and you need to ensure that every input field in the form is working as expected. To do this,… UI testing March 7, 2024 Simplify QA Accessibility Testing with Ghost Inspector The disability community represents the world’s largest minority group. Anyone can become disabled at any time, and as lifespans extend, it’s… Tutorials February 8, 2024 The Practical Guide to Getting the Most Out of Ghost Inspector At Ghost Inspector, we pride ourselves on creating tools that simplify the testing process, making it possible for anyone to build a test without… Tutorials January 19, 2024 QA Testing Tips: Are You Testing Assertions Properly? For QA testers, success boils down to delivering a seamless user experience. And though it may seem like a small step in the software testing… Tutorials December 27, 2023 Why Cantilever Recommends Ghost Inspector to Every Client [Case Study] Since 2011, Cantilever has provided world-class services in web design & development, branding, digital product design, and technical consulting to… Tutorials September 28, 2023 Why Eyefinity Recommends Ghost Inspector [Case Study] For the past 30 years, Eyefinity has been a leader in cloud-based software and technology tailored to the vision care industry. Eyefinity offers… Tutorials September 11, 2023 Case Study: How Geckoboard Automates Dashboard Testing Numbers don’t lie, and it’s Geckoboard’s mission to equip data-driven companies with high-quality, real-time KPIs that help motivate teams, gauge… Tutorials August 28, 2023 Understanding Command Line Interface + Free CLI Cheatsheet! At Ghost Inspector, we are passionate about empowering our users with testing solutions that ensure everything on your website or app works and looks… Tutorials July 24, 2023 Case Study: How Ghost Inspector ‘Transformed’ StellarWP’s QA In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, delivering reliable software products is crucial for businesses to maintain customer satisfaction and trust.… Tutorials July 3, 2023 How to use Selenium IDE with Ghost Inspector Selenium IDE is a popular open-source tool for recording and running automated browser tests. You can use it to interact with a browser the way a… Tutorials June 28, 2023 Back to the Basics: Browser Testing with Ghost Inspector Welcome to our guide on how to perform browser testing with Ghost Inspector! If you’re reading this, you may be trying Ghost Inspector for the first… Tutorials June 8, 2023 Case Study: How EnergyCAP Automates 3,600 Test Runs a Day Introducing Zac ODonnell, the Manager of Software Engineering at EnergyCAP, who shares his testimonial on how Ghost Inspector has revolutionized… CI/CD June 1, 2023 Keep Your Tests in Sync with Code Versioning Keeping up to the pace of software changes with good acceptance tests is challenging, and can often put a lot of pressure on the relationships… Product updates May 26, 2023 Introducing our New Feature: Explicit Window Targeting We’re excited to introduce a new (and much requested!) feature to the Ghost Inspector community: Explicit Window Targeting. Now you have the power to… Tutorials May 4, 2023 Case Study: How WP Dev Automates Tests with Ghost Inspector Whether you’re a solo developer or part of a larger team, it can be challenging to keep up with ever-evolving customer requirements and testing… Product updates January 21, 2022 Announcing our Jira integration Overview Jira is one of the most popular task management products available today, and for good reason: it’s been around for a long time. The team at… Product updates January 14, 2022 Upcoming Feature Changes — Q1 2022 These updates will be deployed on Monday Feburary 14th, 2022 Here at Ghost Inspector, we’re continually rolling out changes that we think make our… Tutorials October 8, 2021 Webinar: WordPress Witchcraft – How to Test Your CMS This webinar took place on October 28th, 2021. Watch the full video recording below. WordPress is a powerful tool for building great websites, but… Product updates October 5, 2021 Spooktacular Customer Appreciation Month With a name like Ghost Inspector, you know we take Halloween seriously. This year we’re finally embracing our spooky spirits and celebrating in… Tutorials September 9, 2021 Webinar: Back to Basics with Ghost Inspector This webinar took place on September 23rd, 2021. Watch the full video recording below. School is in session so we think it’s a great time for a… Tutorials August 5, 2021 Rebuilding Our Jekyll Website with Next.js and Theme UI Recently we redesigned and rebuilt our promotional site that was built in Jekyll and I thought it might be interesting to explain why we did it, as… Tutorials July 9, 2021 Webinar: Testing with Ghost Inspector & webapp.io (LayerCI) This webinar took place on July 14th, 2021. Watch the full video recording below. webapp.io (formerly LayerCI) is a continuous integration service… Tutorials June 17, 2021 Webinar: Getting the most out of Ghost Inspector This webinar took place on June 24th, 2021. Watch the full video recording below. Here at Ghost Inspector even some of our power users will ask, “Am… CI/CD May 14, 2021 Testing Before Releasing with Ghost Inspector and Netlify Ghost Inspector Netlify Plugin We’ve recently released a new plugin for Netlify that allows you to automatically run Ghost Inspector tests on every… Tutorials May 7, 2021 Webinar: Accessibility & Automated Testing for GAAD 2021 This webinar took place on May 20th, 2021. Watch the full video recording below. May 20th, 2021 marks the 10th annual Global Accessibility Awareness… QA tools April 22, 2021 Test Management with QADeputy & Ghost Inspector Quality assurance is a broad initiative. Ghost Inspector strives to be an all-in-one tool when it comes to browser automation. However, QA testing… Product updates July 10, 2019 Browser & System Updates — July 2019 These updates will be deployed at 10:00am Pacific Time on Tuesday July 16th, 2019 Here at Ghost Inspector, we’re continually rolling out new browser… CI/CD May 28, 2019 Continuous Integration Testing for WordPress While continuous integration is a common practice for most development teams, the stateful nature of WordPress makes it difficult, but not… UI testing May 15, 2019 Automated UI Testing for WordPress Many people don’t test their WordPress websites, and it’s a problem. While the core of WordPress is fairly well-tested by its creators, users, and… Product updates April 11, 2019 Ghost Inspector’s New WordPress Plugin Ghost Inspector is an automated browser testing tool for continously monitoring websites. Many of those websites run on WordPress. After lots of… Tutorials April 1, 2019 Develop a WordPress Plugin Using Webpack and React Ghost Inspector is an automated browser testing tool for continuously monitoring websites. We recently released our WordPress plugin to show test… Test automation March 19, 2019 Headless Browsers and Testing at Scale The Ghost Inspector team got together for our annual company offsite in Austin, TX this year. We always plan our offsite around presenting at an… CI/CD March 21, 2018 Deploy and Test Your App with VSTS, Azure, & Ghost Inspector Visual Studio Team Services is a one-stop-shop for managing source code, custom packages, agile workflow, and continuous integration. Having recently… UI testing November 20, 2017 Testing Your Responsive Design with Viewports It’s 2017, and “mobile first” isn’t just that thing that’s “nice to have” any more. It’s become expected that you’re going to provide a consistent… Product updates November 7, 2017 New! Duplicate Tests and Suites with the Ghost Inspector API We are pleased to announce today some new features available immediately via the Ghost Inspector API! You now have the ability to duplicate a test or… Tutorials April 12, 2016 Simulate Drag and Drop with JavaScript and CasperJS We use a number of browser automation tools here at Ghost Inspector including CasperJS — which is a handy wrapper for controlling operations in… Product updates January 28, 2016 Selenium Import is Here! Yes, you read that correctly! Selenium testing is a popular, open source browser automation tool set — and for a while now, Ghost Inspector has… Test automation August 18, 2015 Democratizing QA: How Automated Testing Tools Empower Teams We’re excited to have Patrick McKenna, Global Head of Product Engineering at Kurtosys, discuss the evolution of QA with the Ghost Inspector… Tutorials July 7, 2015 5 Post-Launch Steps to Make Your App Successful This post originally appeared on the Build Blog by ThinkApps. View the full, original post by Runscope’s VP of Developer Relations, Neil Mansilla. So… CI/CD May 1, 2015 Automate Continuous Integration with CircleCI and ngrok Note: this article relates to CircleCI 1.0 configuration which is scheduled to be sunset on August 31, 2018. Documentation for integrating with… Product updates December 7, 2014 GruntJS Plugin for Ghost Inspector We just released a new Ghost Inspector plugin for GruntJS called grunt-ghost-inspector. Grunt is a JavaScript task runner that’s often used for… Product updates August 18, 2014 We’re now recording video of all tests! We launched a huge new feature over the weekend that we thought was worthy of a blog post: Video! We’re now recording video of all your test runs.… Tutorials August 18, 2014 Tips for Making CasperJS Tests More Reliable — a powerful open source navigation scripting & testing utility. Over the past 6 months we’ve learned a ton about what it takes to make CasperJS… Tutorials June 27, 2014 Webcast: PhantomJS, CasperJS, Ghost Inspector Comparison Last night I had the privilege of presenting a webcast to the NYC Metro Selenium Users Meetup. I’m happy to report that over 80 people tuned… Tutorials May 21, 2014 All You Need to Configure a 10 Server Stack for $50/mo We’re excited about a lot here at Ghost Inspector. One of the things we’re most excited about is our server stack — specifically, just how easy and… Tutorials April 3, 2014 Regex for Validating the HTML id Attribute When we initially started building our test recorder, we needed a way to validate the id attributes being used on the page. We would sometimes… Product updates March 24, 2014 Why Did We Build Ghost Inspector? For our first blog post, I wanted to elaborate on why we built Ghost Inspector. The simple answer is to meet, not just one, but two needs that we see… ← Previous 1 2 3 4… 16 Next →
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