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    What WordPress Can Learn from the 2024 CrowdStrike Incident

    In 2024, CrowdStrike’s auto-update incident knocked 8.5 million devices offline globally, making headlines and causing massive chaos. Though WordPress sites weren’t directly impacted, there’s a crucial lesson for WordPress site owners and agencies alike: automated updates, while convenient, can be risky. Just as CrowdStrike’s faulty update grounded flights, disrupted online banking, and left healthcare systems…

    August 24, 2024

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    Guide to WordPress Testing

    A fluid user experience can make or break a business. For WordPress users, ensuring that their site is error-free, secure, and performs optimally is critical. This is where conducting a thorough WordPress test becomes indispensable. From checking functionality to ensuring compatibility across various devices and browsers, WordPress testing covers a broad spectrum of essential areas….

    August 19, 2024

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    Automated WordPress Testing: Tools and Strategies to Succeed

    By checking for errors, bugs, and performance issues, automated WordPress and WooCommerce testing ensures that websites function smoothly. This enhances site reliability and performance and also significantly reduces the time and effort required for manual testing. As a result, developers can focus more on creating features and improving user experience and website owners can breathe…

    July 15, 2024

    Adding Value to Your WordPress Maintenance Plans with Automated Testing

    In the ever-evolving world of web development, WordPress remains a dominant platform due to its flexibility, user-friendliness, and robust features. However, maintaining WordPress client websites can be rather involved, especially as the number of clients grows. For agencies, providing top-notch maintenance and care plans is crucial not only for maintaining clients but also for generating…

    April 17, 2024

    Stripe Test Mode for WooCommerce Testing

    When running an eCommerce store on WooCommerce, one of the most critical aspects to ensure smooth operation and customer satisfaction is the checkout process. A broken checkout not only leads to a poor customer experience, but can negatively impact your Woo store’s bottom line. The good news is that if you’re using Stripe as your…

    March 24, 2024

    3 Automated Testing Software Platforms for WooCommerce Stores

    If you’re running a WooCommerce store, ensuring everything from cart functionality to checkout flow works seamlessly is critical to your revenue and customer experience. Yet, manually testing your store every time you make changes or apply updates is time-consuming, error-prone, and inefficient. That’s where automated testing software comes in. Below, we break down three powerful…

    February 26, 2024

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    Automated Testing in WordPress: A Comprehensive Approach for Optimal Performance

    With WordPress powering over 40% of all websites globally, comprehensive testing of WordPress procedures is essential. Software updates, plugin conflicts, and other changes can easily break a site if not properly tested. Automated tests catch these problems before they impact end users. Automated testing utilizes code to simulate user interactions with a website. This allows…

    December 21, 2023

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    How WordPress Troubleshooting Can Solve Common Problems

    WordPress stands tall as the preferred platform for millions of users globally. Its user-friendly interface and extensive plugin ecosystem make it an excellent choice for creating diverse websites. However, like any technology, WordPress isn’t immune to occasional hiccups. That’s where WordPress troubleshooting comes into play, untangling the web of issues that may arise. In this…

    January 18, 2023

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