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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…
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…
The 8 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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
Top 5 Reasons Your WordPress Forms Might Be Failing (And How to Fix Them)
WordPress forms are essential for generating sales leads, capturing customer questions and even processing online orders and payments via WooCommerce checkout. However, form failures can lead to frustrated users, missed opportunities, and detrimental loss of revenue in no time. Why WordPress Forms Fail Here are the top reasons your WordPress forms might be failing and…
Platform Update: January 2025 Edition
As we step into the new year, we’re thrilled to share the latest enhancements to CheckView! While the weather may be chilly, we’re turning up the heat with exciting new features and improvements inspired by your valuable feedback. Recent Updates What’s Coming Next? Here’s a sneak peek at the exciting features we’re working on for…
Unlocking Hidden WooCommerce Performance Tips
If you’re running a WooCommerce store, you probably know the basics of performance optimization, caching, image compression, and quality hosting. But once those are checked off, what’s next? There’s a hidden layer of WooCommerce performance tuning that many developers and store owners miss. And if you want to scale your store without slowdowns or sales…
Stop Losing Revenue to Broken Websites
CheckView helps businesses and agencies catch website issues before they cost leads, sales, and client trust.