Pre launch testing

Browser testing

Test every view and function on:

• Windows (IE, Edge, Chrome, Firefox)
• Mac (Safari, Chrome, Firefox)
• Android (Firefox, Chrome)
• iOS iPad and iPhone (Safari & Chrome)

Accessibility testing

ARIA Landmarks

See http://a11yproject.com/checklist.html

• ARIA Landmarks set up correctly for banner, navigation, main, article, aside ("complementary"), footer ("contentinfo"), meta info, copyright, company info, etc, form role="search", Language Attribute, etc
• Language attribute declared on HTML element
• Specify a language with the lang attribute on the element.
• Document Outline
• Use semantic headings and structure
• Links have :focus state
• Links are recognizable (underlined)
• Images have appropriate alt text (see: http://a11yproject.com/posts/alt-text)
• Javascript is unobtrusive (no inline scripting)
• Alternatives provided for users without Javascript enabled
• Tab order of forms follows logical pattern
• Associated label for all form controls (e.g. input, select etc.)
• Placeholder attributes are NOT being used in place of label tags
• Form elements grouped with fieldsets
• Fieldsets described with legend (esp. for Radio buttons and Checkbox groups)
• Transcriptions of video and audio media assets
• Site tested using a screen reader only
• Site tested using keyboard only

Flight-check tests

• Test that all file download links do not carry the test/dev server URLs
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Remote testing

• Prepare Live- site before inviting user testing group into test site:
• Check is site name and email correct?
• Is email configuration setup?
• Are typical performance and caching options enabled?
• Draft then send test email out to user group
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