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    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

    How to Bypass CAPTCHAs When Testing Forms in WordPress

    CAPTCHAs are great for blocking spam, but they can also block your automated testing. Whether you’re running routine QA or using a platform like CheckView to test form submissions across multiple WordPress sites, CAPTCHAs like reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, or Turnstile can cause your tests to fail if not properly handled. In this post, we’ll cover how…

    March 18, 2025

    Why Automated Testing Matters for WordPress Sites (And How to Actually Get Started)

    When most people think about testing websites, they picture a developer manually clicking through pages, hoping to catch something broken before it goes live. For WordPress, that approach might work—for a while. But as your site (or your client list) grows, manual testing becomes a bottleneck. Worse, it leaves plenty of room for error. That’s…

    February 21, 2025

    CheckView vs. Other Automated WordPress Testing Tools

    If you’re testing WordPress or WooCommerce, you’ve likely come across tools like Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, and Ghost Inspector. While these are great for general web testing, they aren’t designed for WordPress or WooCommerce-specific challenges like checkout flows, plugin conflicts, and complex forms. That’s where CheckView.io stands out. It’s built specifically for WordPress agencies, WooCommerce store…

    February 6, 2025

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