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Find some of the most interesting articles to read, whether you’re new to testing, have some experience, or are a seasoned pro.

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Test Cycle Basics

Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #4	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #5	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #7

When an email address is valid or not \| testing the correct environment!	A special mention to rrmehta83 \| one test cycle hard fact for productive testing.	IMDb ❝There was a problem. Internal Error. Please try again later.❞ \| HTML anchors or the #s in URLs \| ASOS Marketplace Out Of Scope!

Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #15	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #29

Blur Out Attachments like a PRO \| In-built browsers, what are those? \| Master Bug Report Steps.	Browser Mastery \| Test Environment Tips \| Device Updates Checklist

Bug Report Attachments

Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #12	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #13

Special mention to abhijitrathoreabsn516 \| What does ❝This site can’t be reached❞ mean \| Browser's Cache issues \| How to record bugs triggered by the keyboard.	Special mention to mail.cruzmasloe & naved78shaikh \| Proper bug highlighting in screenshots \| Design inconsistencies that can be bugs \| Forced bugs?

Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #20	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #22

Shout-out to judekib for the fantastic job executing User Stories \| Attachments & Customers Information Protection \| Reminder of the Week: Test Scope.	Privacy in Attachments: Bug Reports, User Stories, and More \| Content Scope and Environments \| User Stories Documentation Reminder \| Test IO Testing Cup 2023.

Bug Report Examples

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Special mention to priyalmultani2101 and sgofl18 for an excellent example of testing creativity and quality reporting while testing the ❝Wishlist❞ feature!	From Newbie to Ninja: Greenhorn's Bug Report Bootcamp with Deadpool's Help	Bug Alert! ❝Splints-Casts❞ Link Gone Woof But Fear Not, Reporting Heroes to the Rescue!

Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #33

Heads Up, Grill Masters! ❝Franklin Pit Cover❞ Reviews Bug

Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #34	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #35	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #36

Signup Bug Mystery – How to Spot the Imposter Email?	Reporting Mystery: Blank Car Leasing Page After Price Filter Removal. Learn the correct name of elements and avoid errors in bug reports.	Where to look for high bugs? For example, check the filters! Learn the correct name of elements and avoid errors in bug reports.

Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #37	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #38	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #39

AI Power-Up! You'll learn about how to properly submit content bugs! Learn the correct name of elements and avoid errors in bug reports.	Where to look for high bugs? Check the combination of filter and sorting function! Learn the correct name of elements.	Example of high bug on the landing page. Learn the correct name of elements. Use hotkeys to record videos.

Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #40	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #41	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #42

Example of Visual bug. Learn the correct name of elements. Use checklist in manual testing	Example of Visual bug with screen resolution. Learn the correct name of elements. Always specify the type of UI elements	An example of a Content bug on the Cart feature: broken image/logo.

Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #43	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #44	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #45

An example of a High severity bug on the Search: search results page sorting and filtering functionality.	An example of a High severity bug in the Search feature: irrelevant results.	An example of a severity bug in the Search feature: change in total items.

Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #46	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #47	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #48

An example of a Low severity bug: wishlisting item status.	An example of a High severity bug: sorting functionality.	An example of a High severity bug: search functionality.

Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #49	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #50	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #51

An example of a High severity bug: list view functionality.	An example of a Content bug: navigational feature (header).	An example of a Content bug: missing information.

Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #52	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #53	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #54

An example of a Visual bug: text and background with the same colour.	An example of a Visual bug: text and button overlapping.	An example of a High-functional bug: sorting functionality.

Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #55	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #56	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #57

An example of a High functional bug: item not added to the cart.	An example of a High functional bug: sorting by price functionality.	An example of a High functional bug: sorting by price functionality.

Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #58	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #59	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #60

An example of a High functional bug: search retrieves irrelevant items.	An example of a Low functional bug: from product image to product overview page.	An example of a High functional bug: search retrieves irrelevant items.

Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #61	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #62	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #63

An example of a Critical functional bug: database error.	An example of a High functional bug: reCaptcha error to login.	An example of a Low functional bug: search suggestions list.

Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #64	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #65	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #66

An example of a High functional bug: search modal window blocked.	An example of a Visual bug: Chat button overlaps social buttons.	An example of a High functional bug: sorting order issue on search result page.

Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #67	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #68	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #69

An example of a Visual: PayPal Checkout button trimmed off plus screen resolution provided.	An example of a Low functional bug: query remaining within the search bar.	An example of a Content bug: Italian word on the website's English version.

Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #70	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #71	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #72

An example of a High functional bug: sorting misarrangement.	An example of a Low functional bug: input email validation.	An example of a High functional bug: browser's back button disclosing personal information on account.

Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #73	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #74	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #75

An example of a Low functional bug: pagination moves user to the top.	An example of a High functional bug: products unrendered and filtering functionality blocked.	An example of a High functional bug: 410 error with ❝Notify me❞ item availability feature.

Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #76	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #77	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #78

An example of a Visual bug: placeholder text overlaps user’s input.	An example of a functional-low bug: search suggestions list.	An example of a functional-low bug: validation message on product detail page.

Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #79	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #80	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #81

An example of a functional-low bug: auto-reloading after trigger by the audio player.	An example of a Visual bug: shifted button.	An example of a Visual bug: partially hidden subcategory by cookies button.

Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #82	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #83	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #84

An example of a High functional bug: items fail to be added to the wishlist.	An example of a Visual bug: number cut off within quantity field on product detail pages.	An example of a Low functional bug: price filtering redirection on product overview page.

Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #85	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #86	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #87

An example of a Visual bug: product tiles' next button cut off half bottom on search results pages.

Other Newsletters

Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #1	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #2	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #3

Good reporting examples, a tricky no-content bug, and a special mention to vietnm7597, artur.khannanov & sugada!	A good visual bugreport, a common mistake when testing forms, and a content bug that is a low severity bug and a special mention to ambika.br28 & nguyennth134!	A special mention to julia.mashkowski, ecanor & mangaiv.pdv, a content bug, usually mistaken for functional and much more!

Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #6	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #9

IMDb ❝There was a What do duplicate bugs look like? \| Not all searching-related bugs are functional \| When special items cannot be sorted or filtered, and more!	To help you improve your testing skills! IMDB.com examples \| how to construct a bug report title that responds to ❝where❞, ❝what❞, and ❝when❞ \| Determining the correct severity of bugs.

Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #7	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #8	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #9

IMDb ❝There was a problem. Internal Error. Please try again later.❞ \| HTML anchors or the #s in URLs \| ASOS Marketplace Out Of Scope!	Special mention to priyalmultani2101 and sgofl18 for an excellent example of testing creativity and quality reporting while testing the ❝Wishlist❞ feature!	To help you improve your testing skills! IMDB.com examples \| how to construct a bug report title that responds to ❝where❞, ❝what❞, and ❝when❞ \| Determining the correct severity of bugs.

Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #10	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #11	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #14

To help you improve your testing skills! Special mention to mail.cruzmasloe \| When to upgrade visual and content bugs to LOW functional?: Examples \| Understanding TLs requests.	Reproductions Most Common Mistake \| Identifying responsiveness issues...and a Google FREE online tool!	URLs conundrum in the Bug Form \| Requests and Quality Score \| Attachments for reproductions.

Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #16	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #17	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #18

Disputing Like a PRO \| Understanding Search Results Pages \| Reminder of the Week.	Shout-out to cayculamroido & rrmehta83 for their Quality Reporting \| Reminder of the Week: User Stories.	Shout-out to trauhayan \| Mentors and Suggestions tab... what? \| Reminder of the Week: Reproductions.

Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #19	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #21	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #23

Shout-out to Aziz Amreliwala & linaohanessian for their insightful comments on User Stories \| Real Examples of correct comments in User Stories by these two fellow testers! \| Reminder of the Week: General attachment requirements.	User stories key attachments specification \| Linking bugs to User Stories drop-down \| Reminder of the Week: Missing Images.	Master Screencast Guidelines – Tips for Quality and Impact!

Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #24

You should never do this on test cycles and how to avoid this simple content bug that is never in scope!

Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #25	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #26	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #27

Why do missing images on websites bug us? \| How do search results know what we want? \| Check the Academy’s available languages.	Mastering JavaScript on the Fly \| Cracking the Code on Failed Clicks \| Unmasking Markdown Formatting \| Academy's Multilingual Transformation	Unveiling Attachment Mastery \| Climbing Tester Levels \| Elevating Continuous Improvement in Testing

Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #28	Greenhorn 💚 insider Issue #30

Attachment Mastery - Nail Screencast Timing \| Tester Levels Unveiled \| Elevate Your Testing Game!	Test Like a Pro: Conquer Feedback , Instructions, and Attachments

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