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Platform Update – Summer 2025

This summer’s CheckView update delivers one of two major behind-the-scenes upgrades we have in progress. While much of this work happens under the hood, the changes you’ll see will make your testing more reliable, more flexible, and more reflective of real-world user behavior. 🕵️‍♂️ Next-Generation Browser Bot for Improved Stealth and Compatibility We’ve rebuilt the…

August 12, 2025

Testing WooCommerce Checkout Manually

The checkout process is the single most critical part of your WooCommerce store. If customers can’t complete their purchase, it doesn’t matter how great your products are or how well you’ve designed your site, you’ll lose sales and, potentially, customer trust forever. That’s why regularly testing your WooCommerce checkout is essential. While automated testing solutions…

August 5, 2025

Why Don’t More WordPress Agencies and Plugin Developers Use E2E Testing?

In the relatively fast world of WordPress development, delivering reliable WordPress products is quite crucial for maintaining customer satisfaction and trust. This is especially true for WordPress plugin developers who need to ensure their products are stable and functional and can be used across a variety of site setups and configurations with other third party…

July 23, 2025

How to Reliably Test Date Pickers in WordPress

Date pickers are a staple of modern websites, used for booking appointments, event registrations, product reservations, and more. But when it comes to automated end-to-end testing for WordPress sites, they’re one of the trickier form fields to get right. If you’ve ever written a test that passed today but failed tomorrow because of a date…

July 1, 2025

“Not Our Bug”: Why WordPress Site Owners Must Take Ownership of Their Own Site Reliability

If you’ve spent any time managing a WordPress website, especially one with eCommerce or lead generation, you’ve probably run into a situation that goes something like this: You wake up to find out checkout is broken. Or a contact form is throwing errors. Or users are stuck on a login loop. You trace the issue…

June 11, 2025

Platform Update – April & May 2025 Edition

Spring has brought a wave of powerful new features to CheckView! From smarter iframe handling and Stripe test mode enhancements to new white-label options and precise click control, we’ve focused these past two months on giving you deeper testing flexibility and better client-facing presentation. Here’s what’s new across the platform: ✅ Stripe Test Mode Support…

May 13, 2025

How to Test Date Pickers in WordPress (The Smart Way)

Date pickers are a core part of many WordPress forms, whether you’re letting users book appointments, schedule services, select delivery dates, or filter content by time. But despite their common use, date pickers are often tricky to test reliably, especially in automated workflows. If you’re managing a WooCommerce booking plugin, a custom form built with…

May 2, 2025

How to Check if Your WooCommerce Checkout Is Still Working

Your WooCommerce checkout is the final, and most critical, step in your customer journey. If it stops working, even for a few hours, you could be losing sales without even realizing it. Unfortunately, checkout issues often go unnoticed until customers start complaining or conversions drop. So how can you proactively make sure your WooCommerce checkout…

April 24, 2025

The Best Ghost Inspector Alternatives for Automated Website Testing

If you’re looking for alternatives to Ghost Inspector for automated website testing, you’re likely searching for a tool that balances reliability, affordability, and ease of use. Ghost Inspector is a solid option, but its pricing, limitations in test customization specifically for WordPress sites, and integration requirements might lead some users to explore other choices. In…

April 9, 2025

Platform Update: February & March 2025 Edition

As we power into 2025, we’re excited to share a huge set of updates rolled out across February and March. From major form testing enhancements to UI improvements that save you time, we’ve been listening to your feedback and making CheckView smarter, faster, and more helpful. Let’s dive into what’s new and what’s coming next….

March 29, 2025