The Test Team helps manage testing and triage across the WordPress ecosystem. They focus on user testing of the editing experience and WordPress dashboard, replicating and documenting bug reports, and supporting a culture of review and triage across the project.
If you’d like to help test Full Site Editing, please join the FSE Outreach Program. You can find current calls for testing for this program here and you can join the fun in #fse-outreach-experiment.
The team gathers in #core-test. Please drop by any time with questions or to help out.
In context of bug repositories such as TracTracTrac is the place where contributors create issues for bugs or feature requests much like GitHub.https://core.trac.wordpress.org/. or GitHubGitHubGitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/, triage means sorting, labeling, and closing duplicate incoming issues and testing means manually testing bug reports, questions, and feature requests.
Triage is intended to be fast and to clear away clutter. Testing checks to make sure each issue is accurate and concise and has enough relevant information needed in order for a contributor who is a developer or designer to take action. Then end goal for testing and triage is a clean list of verified bug reports and feature requests that are ready for action or decision.
Search right away for duplicate issues or issues that can be consolidated, and note them.
If asking for more information would be helpful, ask right away.
If the issue appears valid and urgent, test it right away.
If you do not have rights to add labels, continue to the Testing Bugs section. If you do have rights to add labels, continue to the Triage for Admins section.
In the case of GitHub, such as the gutenberg repo, not everyone has write permissions to add labels or update titles. If you do have write permissions, you have the option to do a bit more in depth triage.
Start with the newest incoming issues or unlabeled issues.
Label each issue with a focus area and type.
Update the title if it can be made more clear while still keeping it as short as possible.
If the issue is a duplicate or can be consolidated, close it with a note and add the [Status Duplicate label.
If more information is needed, add the [Status] Needs More Info label and ask troubleshooting questions.
Add workflow labels if needed, such as Needs Testing, Needs Design Feedback, or Needs Decision.
Add a screenshot whenever it makes sense. Videos should only be added if a screenshot isn’t enough to communicate the issue.
Version numbers for WordPress, pluginPluginA plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party (if applicable), OS, and browser.
Errors from the browser Console tab in Developer Tools.
Failed APIAPIAn API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways. calls from the browser Network tab in Developer Tools.
Server error logs.
When testing reported issues, try to remain as unbiased as possible. Follow the steps or explanation of the problem to the best of your ability and try to repeat it. State facts about what you tested and what happened. Stay concise, and only add a comment if you think it adds value.
Note: this document is currently centered around GutenbergGutenbergThe Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/, and we expect that to change, because this is just a starting point. Please join us in #core-test on Slack to discuss!