Article feedback/Version 5/Testing

Welcome to our testing page for the Article Feedback Tool Version 5 (AFT V5)!

Thanks for helping us test the beta version of this new feature. Here are instructions on how you can contribute during phases 1.0 and 1.5 of this project in December 2011. You can also make suggestions in the talk page, as well as a file bugs in Bugzilla URL.

See also: project overview page, feature requirements page, interactive prototype, as well as technical design page, data and metrics plan.

Overview
We're looking for a few volunteers to help us test beta software for phase 1.0 of AFTv5. No special technical skills are required, though participants need to be methodical in their reporting. Of course, we would love contributors who already have some experience in software testing. A test plan is being developed with lists of things to check out, which we will be posting here shortly. If you have any questions, email okeyes@wikimedia.org.

Phase 1.0
Here are links to the key 1.0 modules we would like you to test first:


 * Option 1: Did you find what you were looking for?


 * Option 2: Share a suggestion, question, problem or praise


 * Option 3: Review this article

There is no direct link for this CTA. You have to complete one of the three feedback forms to see it. Please take the time to test that key deliverable.
 * Call to Action: Edit this page

Phase 1.5
Here are links to the key 1.5 modules we will want to test the following week:


 * Feedback page: This bare bones version is for internal tracking only, wait to test this feature until a full feedback page is ready.
 * Feedback page: This bare bones version is for internal tracking only, wait to test this feature until a full feedback page is ready.


 * Option 4: Call to Edit


 * Option 5: Current AFT v4


 * Option 0: No feedback form

Bugzilla
If you encounter a technical bug or serious issue, follow these steps to post it on Bugzilla:

1. Go to Bugzilla on Wikimedia: https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/

2. Log in ( or create a new account)

3. Enter a bug Click on 'Enter a new bug': https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/enter_bug.cgi

4. Click on 'MediaWiki extensions'  (our product type)

5. Component:
 * Enter 'ArticleFeedbackv5' (that's the new version)
 * Do *not* enter 'ArticleFeedback' (that's the old version)

6. Version:
 * Select 'any'

7. Severity: blocker, critical, major, normal, minor, trivial, enhancement.
 * Select one of these tags:

8. Hardware:
 * Select one of these tags to identify the computer you are using: All, HP, Mac, PC, Other

9. OS:
 * Select the operating system used by your computer.

10. Summary:
 * Enter a short headline for your bug, that describes the basic problem in one line

Tip:
 * Bugzilla automatically searches to see if a bug using these words has already been reported.
 * If your bug has already been reported, do *not* submit a new bug

11: Description:
 * Describe your bug, in detail.
 * What steps can we take to reproduce this bug?
 * What did you expect should have happened?

12. Attachment:
 * Include a screenshot (if it helps show your bug visually).

13. Submit your bug: Click 'Submit Bug' button at the bottom of the page

14. URL:
 * Add a URL for the page where your bug can be found

15. Keywords:
 * Add one of these keywords to identify which phase of this project is impacted by your bug:
 * aftv5-1.0 - Phase 1.0 bug (Dec. 12 launch)
 * aftv5-1.5 - Phase 1.5 bug (Dec. 21 launch)
 * aftv5-2.0 - Phase 2.0 bug (Jan.-Feb. 2012 launch)
 * If you are not sure, enter aftv5-1.0 so it's visible to us, and we will sort it for you.
 * To learn more about phases for this project, check our [ feature requirements page].

16. Web Browser: (e.g. Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox 4.x - see list of supported browsers)
 * Include your browser name and version, if this is a browser-specific bug

17. Save changes: Click 'Save changes' to save this additional information.

https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=aftv5-1.0&list_id=61530
 * To see all of the bugs that are now being worked on for phase 1.0, check this Bugzilla search page:

Other ways to report bugs
If you're not comfortable using bugzilla, bugs can also be posted in the "known issues" section of this page, or sent to improve@wikimedia.org. Please include precise details, including what browser (and what version) you are using.

Known issues
Here are some of the bugs, glitches and problems we already know about. If your issue matches one of these, you do not need to report it at this time: https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=aftv5-1.0&list_id=61781

Detailed Testing Instructions
Here is an edited log of the IRC chat session we held on Wikimedia's Office Hours on Dec. 8: Hello everyone! Is anyone here interested in helping test our Article Feedback Tool v5 today? [11:03am] We plan to launch new versions of the AFT v5 feedback forms next week, and are looking for a few people to help us test that they work as intended. [11:10am] To get started, here is our testing page URL: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Article_feedback/Version_5/Testing [11:11am] This testing page has simple instructions on how to help us test the beta version of this new feature. [11:11am] No special technical skills are required, though participants need to be methodical in their reporting. [11:13am] We recommend that contributors test the links on that page and if they find a bug, file it in Bugzilla -- or add a note on the talk page of this testing page. [11:14am] Here are links to the key 1.0 modules we would like people to test. [11:14am] First, try out option 1 of the feedback form: http://prototype.wikimedia.org/release-en/Golden-crowned_Sparrow?bucket=1 [11:15am] This first version of the form asks you if you found what you were looking for. Answer Yes or No, then add a comment and click 'Post your feedback.' [11:18am] We invite testers to try different variations of feedback. For example, on Option 1, try answering Yes and post the feedback without comments. Then try answering No without comment. Then try not answering Yes or No and just posting a comment. Does anything strange happen when you do that? http://prototype.wikimedia.org/release-en/Golden-crowned_Sparrow?bucket=1 [11:20am] The expected result of clicking 'Post your feeback' should be that you get a Thank you message, with a call to action inviting you to edit this page. Click on 'Edit this page': are you able to edit that page as intended? (please make minor edits only, so the page doesn't get vandalized in the process ;o) [11:21am] If you see anything that appears to be broken when testing the feedback form, the best way to let us know is to file a bug. To do that, follow the instructions on our testing page: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Article_feedback/Version_5/Testing#How_to_report_a_bug [11:22am] You may also leave a note in the talk page of our discussion page, but this will not be as visible to the developers. One of us would have to file a bug based on your note, which will delay the process. [11:25am] If you leave a note on the talk page, try to be as specific as possible about what happened, what you expected would happen, and give us details on the exact steps we need to follow to reproduce your bug. Also, please give us your operating system, browser version and connection speed. Like this we can narrow down the problem on our end, so we can try to fix it. [11:26am] Once you are done testing first version of the feedback form, try this second version: http://prototype.wikimedia.org/release-en/Golden-crowned_Sparrow?bucket=2 [11:29am] This one doesn't have a Yes/No button, but instead lets you specify the type of feedback which you are posting: Suggestion, Question, Problem or Praise. Please try each option, add a comment, and click on 'Post your feedback'. Any problems with any of these options? [11:29am] Here is the third version of the feedback form which we are testing this month: http://prototype.wikimedia.org/release-en/Golden-crowned_Sparrow?bucket=3 [11:31am] Give the article a rating, add a comment and click 'Post your feedback'. Does the feedback form work as intended? Anything out of the ordinary? [11:33am] Next, try clicking on the Feedback link at the top right of the page, below the title bar and above the photo. This shows the feedback form as a modal overlay with a gray page background. How is that working for you? Please take the time to test that feedback link and overlay form for each of the three options above. [11:33am] [11:36am] If you would like to see how your feedback is being saved, you can take a quick peek at this bare-bones feedback page. Note that this rough page is for internal tracking only, and will not be deployed next week, so there is no need to test it now, it's just there for us to monitor the feedback on this prototype site. [11:36am] http://prototype.wikimedia.org/release-en/Special:ArticleFeedbackv5/Golden-crowned_Sparrow [11:36am] To see all of the bugs that are now being worked on for phase 1.0, check this Bugzilla search page: [11:36am] https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=aftv5-1.0&list_id=61530 [11:38am] That's it for now. If you have any questions, feel free to email me at fflorin-at-wikimedia-dot-org. [11:41am] We are doing final prototype testing on Thursday 12-8 and Friday 12-9, and plan to launch these forms next Wednesday 12-14 for testing on a limited set of articles on the English Wikipedia. You can read more about all this on our AFTv5 project overview page: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Article_feedback/Version_5 [11:42am]