Types of testings for a Web site

Types of testing :

            Different types of testings are using to test web application

• Functionality Testing
• Usability testing
• Interface testing
• Compatibility testing
• Performance testing
• Security testing

Functionality Testing :

Test for – all the links in web pages, database connection, forms used in the web pages for submitting or getting information from user, Cookie testing.

Check all the links:

Test the outgoing links from all the pages from specific domain under test.

• Test all internal links.
• Test links jumping on the same pages.
• Test links used to send the email to admin or other users from web pages.
• Test to check if there are any orphan pages.
• Lastly in link checking, check for broken links in all above-mentioned links.

Usability Testing:

         Web site should be easy to use. Instructions should be provided clearly. Check if the provided instructions are correct means whether they satisfy purpose. Main menu should be provided on each page. It should be consistent.

Content checking:

       Content should be logical and easy to understand. Check for spelling errors. Use of dark colors annoys users and should not be used in site theme. You can follow some standards that are used for web page and content building. These are common accepted standards like as I mentioned above about annoying colors, fonts, frames etc.

Interface Testing:

The main interfaces are

• Web Server and application server interface.
• Application server and Database server interface.

Compatibility Testing:

Compatibility of your web site is very important testing aspect. See which compatibility test to be executed:

• Browser compatibility
• Operating system compatibility
• Mobile browsing
• Printing options

Performance testing:

Web application should sustain to heavy load. Web performance testing should include:

•   Web Load Testing
•   Web Stress Testing

Test application performance on different internet connection speed.

Web load testing:

       Test if many users are accessing or requesting the same page. Can system sustain in peak load times? Site should handle many simultaneous user requests, large input data from users, Simultaneous connection to DB, heavy load on specific pages etc.

Stress testing:

      Generally stress means stretching the system beyond its specification limits. Web stress testing is performed to break the site by giving stress and checked how system reacts to stress and how system recovers from crashes. Stress is generally given on input fields, log in and sign up areas.

Security Testing:

Following are some test cases for web security testing:

Test by pasting internal url directly into browser address bar without login. Internal pages should not open.


If you are logged in using username and password and browsing internal pages then try changing url options directly. Try directly changing the url site ID parameter to different site ID which is not related to logged in user. Access should denied for this user to view others stats.


Try some invalid inputs in input fields like login username, password, input text boxes. Check the system reaction on all invalid inputs.


Web directories or files should not be accessible directly unless given download option.