Pausing Websites and Test Flows

CheckView allows you to pause websites and individual test flows at any time, providing flexibility in managing your test runs. This feature is especially useful when a website or test flow is experiencing known issues, or when testing is not currently necessary. Pausing helps conserve your test runs and maintain efficiency.

Why Pause Websites or Test Flows?

When to Pause a Test Flow

  • The test flow is failing due to known issues (e.g., a plugin update or temporary server outage).
  • The workflow being tested is no longer active or relevant for the time being.
  • Adjustments or fixes are being made to the website that would cause the test to fail.

When to Pause a Website

  • The entire website doesn’t require testing (e.g., staging or development sites not in use).
  • The website has known issues that will render tests unnecessary or inaccurate (e.g., planned maintenance or migration).
  • To temporarily conserve test runs for non-critical sites.

Key Points About Pausing

  1. Preservation of Data:
    • No test flows or associated tests will be lost when pausing a website or test flow.
    • Test flows will resume in their previous state (paused or active) when a website is unpaused.
  2. Impact of Pausing a Website:
    • Pausing a website automatically pauses all test flows associated with that site.
    • Unpausing a website restores all test flows to their previous states.

How to Pause a Website

  1. Log in to your CheckView dashboard.
  2. Navigate to the Websites section.
  3. Click on the specific website you wish to pause in the list.
  4. Go to the Test Flow Settings tab.
  5. Click the Pause website button.

Pro Tip: Use this option to prevent tests from running during known downtime or maintenance windows for your site.

How to Pause a Test Flow

  1. Open the desired Test Flow from your dashboard.
  2. Go to the Test Flow Settings tab.
  3. Scroll all the way down to the Danger Zone
  4. Click the Pause test flow button.

Pro Tip: Pause test flows that are tied to temporary workflows, outdated features, or workflows currently under revision.

Unpausing Websites and Test Flows

For unpausing a website or test flow, follow the above steps, but click Resume website or Resume test flow.

Additional Reasons to Pause

  • Seasonal Campaigns: Temporarily disable testing for workflows that are active only during specific times of the year.
  • Resource Management: Prioritize testing critical workflows by pausing low-priority websites or test flows.
  • Debugging: Pause failing test flows to troubleshoot and resolve underlying issues without wasting test runs.

For further assistance, contact our support team.

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