Types of Web Testing

Basically, there are 4 types of web-based testing that are available and all four of them are discussed below:

• Static Website Testing: A static website is a type of website in which the content shown or displayed is exactly the same as it is stored in the server. This type of website has great UI but does not have any dynamic feature that a user or visitor can use. In static testing, we generally focus on testing things like UI as it is the most important part of a static website. We check things font size, color, spacing, etc. testing also includes checking the contact us form, verifying URLs or links that are used in the website, etc.
• Dynamic Website Testing: A dynamic website is a type of website that consists of both a frontend i.e, UI, and the backend of the website like a database, etc. This type of website gets updated or change regularly as per the user’s requirements. In this website, there are a lot of functionalities involved like what a button will do if it is pressed, are error messages are shown properly at their defined time, etc. We check if the backend is working properly or not, like does enter the data or information in the GUI or frontend gets updated in the databases or not.
• E-Commerce Website Testing: An e-commerce website is very difficult in maintaining as it consists of different pages and functionalities, etc. In this testing, the tester or developer has to check various things like checking if the shopping cart is working as per the requirements or not, are user registration or login functionality is also working properly or not, etc. The most important thing in this testing is that does a user can successfully do payment or not and if the website is secured. And there are a lot of things that a tester needs to test apart from the given things.
• Mobile-Based Web Testing: In this testing, the developer or tester basically checks the website compatibility on different devices and generally on mobile devices because many of the users open the website on their mobile devices. So, keeping that thing in mind, we must check that the site is responsive on all devices or platforms.

Web testing is a software testing technique to test web applications or websites for finding errors and bugs. A web application must be tested properly before it goes to the end-users. Also, testing a web application does not only mean finding common bugs or errors but also testing the quality-related risks associated with the application. Software Testing should be done with proper tools and resources and should be done effectively. We should know the architecture and key areas of a web application to effectively plan and execute the testing.

Testing a web application is very common while testing any other application like testing functionality, configuration, or compatibility, etc. Testing a web application includes the analysis of the web fault compared to the general software faults. Web applications are required to be tested on different browsers and platforms so that we can identify the areas that need special focus while testing a web application.