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TestCafe's Visual Test Recorder automatically creates selectors for all elements used in a test. This complicated algorithm balances many different variables, and we just recently added a few options so that you can customize it to meet your specific needs. This article first covers what we consider to be a reliable selector. We then mention the pros and cons of various selector strategies, and custom attributes in particular. Finally, we'll show you how to customize TestCafe options so that it ...

As you may know, we currently offer both scripting-based (TestCafe) and visual recording-based (TestCafe Studio) platforms for web test automation. Though both options can get you where you want to go, we believe that visual test recording offers unique strengths for those who want to incorporate automated testing in the product delivery process....

Our customers love TestCafe Studio for many reasons – among them its accurate and easy-to-use test recording engine. By clicking through a target website, TestCafe Studio allows you to emulate end-user actions and automatically record stable web tests without writing any code. In this post, we will show you 6 tips to boost productivity and leverage TestCafe Studio’s Test Recorder to address a variety of usage scenarios....

In this quick tutorial, I’ll describe how to get started with TestCafe Studio and how to test an existing webpage (in this instance, a relatively advanced web page with integrated file upload functionality). As you’ll soon see, I will select and upload...

TestCafe v15.1 (due out this week) will ship with a number of new features which I described in this blog post . Among the features I outlined last week was the ability to export your TestCafe test results in JSON, JUnit and NUnit formats. I wanted to...

As I mentioned yesterday, we are getting close to the official release of TestCafe v15.1. Among the new features we'll introduce in this release is the ability to automatically capture screenshots during test execution so you can track down defects...

It's getting close to that time of year - our mid-year release period. The first product we'll update in late May is TestCafe - our automated web app testing platform. If you've not yet evaluated TestCafe and if functional testing is important...

In the most recent release of TestCafe v14.2, we've improved how you record test steps for elements located within IFrame. Simplified Syntax Steps are now executed within the document's IFrame context. You no longer need to use complex selectors...

Yesterday I discussed the new features we're shipping in TestCafe v14.2 - among them our new and improved visual Test Recorder. In this blog post, I'll describe the ease with which you can create your first automated test script, how to modify...

As we get ready to release TestCafe v14.2, I wanted to briefly describe TestCafe's re-designed Visual Test Recorder. If you're not familiar with TestCafe or if you are ready to automate your QA processes and test your websites across browsers...