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WPWebDriver
This module should be used in acceptance tests, see levels of testing for more information.
This module extends the WebDriver module adding WordPress-specific configuration parameters and methods.
The module simulates a user interaction with the site with Javascript support; if you don't need to test your project with Javascript support use the WPBrowser module.
Module requirements for Codeception 4.0+
This module requires the codeception/module-webdriver Composer package to work when wp-browser is used with Codeception 4.0.
To install the package run:
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composer require --dev codeception/module-webdriver:^1.0
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Configuration
Due to the combination of possible browsers, capabilities and configurations, it's not possible to provide an exhaustive coverage of all the possible configuration parameteters here.
Please refer to WebDriver documentation for more information.
url required - Start URL of your WordPress project, e.g. http://wp.test.
adminUsername required - This is the login name, not the "nice" name, of the administrator user of the WordPress test site. This will be used to fill the username field in WordPress login page.  
adminPassword required - This is the the password of the administrator use of the WordPress test site. This will be used to fill the password in WordPress login page.  
adminPath required - The path, relative to the WordPress test site home URL, to the administration area, usually /wp-admin.
browser - The browser to use for the tests, e.g. chrome or firefox.
capabilities - Depending on the browser set in browser this is a list of browser-specific capabilities.
Example configuration
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modules:
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  enabled:
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    - WPWebDriver
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  config:
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    WPWebDriver:
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      url: 'http://wp.test'
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      adminUsername: 'admin'
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      adminPassword: 'password'
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      adminPath: '/wp-admin'
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      browser: chrome
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      host: localhost
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      port: 4444
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      window_size: false #disabled for Chrome driver
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      capabilities:
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        chromeOptions:
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          args: ["--headless", "--disable-gpu", "--proxy-server='direct://'", "--proxy-bypass-list=*"]
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Public API
 activatePlugin​
 amEditingPostWithId​
 amOnAdminAjaxPage​
 amOnAdminPage​
 amOnCronPage​
 amOnPagesPage​
 amOnPluginsPage​
 deactivatePlugin​
 dontSeePluginInstalled​
 grabCookiesWithPattern​
 grabFullUrl​
 grabWordPressTestCookie​
 logOut​
 loginAs​
 loginAsAdmin​
 seeErrorMessage​
 seeMessage​
 seePluginActivated​
 seePluginDeactivated​
 seePluginInstalled​
 seeWpDiePage​
 waitForJqueryAjax​
activatePlugin
In the plugin administration screen activates one or more plugins clicking the "Activate" link. The method will not handle authentication and navigation to the plugins administration page.
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// Activate a plugin.
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  $I->loginAsAdmin();
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  $I->amOnPluginsPage();
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  $I->activatePlugin('hello-dolly');
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  // Activate a list of plugins.
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  $I->loginAsAdmin();
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  $I->amOnPluginsPage();
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  $I->activatePlugin(['hello-dolly','another-plugin']);
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Parameters
string/\Codeception\Module\array $pluginSlug - The plugin slug, like "hello-dolly" or a list of plugin slugs.
amEditingPostWithId
Go to the admin page to edit the post with the specified ID. The method will not handle authentication the admin area.
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$I->loginAsAdmin();
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  $postId = $I->havePostInDatabase();
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  $I->amEditingPostWithId($postId);
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  $I->fillField('post_title', 'Post title');
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Parameters
int $id - The post ID.
amOnAdminAjaxPage
Go to the admin-ajax.php page to start a synchronous, and blocking, GET AJAX request. The method will not handle authentication, nonces or authorization.
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$I->amOnAdminAjaxPage(['action' => 'my-action', 'data' => ['id' => 23], 'nonce' => $nonce]);
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Parameters
string/\Codeception\Module\array $queryVars - A string or array of query variables to append to the AJAX path.
amOnAdminPage
Go to a page in the admininstration area of the site. This method will not handle authentication to the administration area.
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$I->loginAs('user', 'password');
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  // Go to the plugins management screen.
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  $I->amOnAdminPage('/plugins.php');
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Parameters
string $page - The path, relative to the admin area URL, to the page.
amOnCronPage
Go to the cron page to start a synchronous, and blocking, GET request to the cron script.
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// Triggers the cron job with an optional query argument.
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  $I->amOnCronPage('/?some-query-var=some-value');
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Parameters
string/\Codeception\Module\array $queryVars - A string or array of query variables to append to the AJAX path.
amOnPagesPage
Go the "Pages" administration screen. The method will not handle authentication.
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$I->loginAsAdmin();
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  $I->amOnPagesPage();
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  $I->see('Add New');
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amOnPluginsPage
Go to the plugins administration screen. The method will not handle authentication.
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$I->loginAsAdmin();
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  $I->amOnPluginsPage();
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  $I->activatePlugin('hello-dolly');
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deactivatePlugin
In the plugin administration screen deactivate a plugin clicking the "Deactivate" link. The method will not handle authentication and navigation to the plugins administration page.
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// Deactivate one plugin.
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  $I->loginAsAdmin();
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  $I->amOnPluginsPage();
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  $I->deactivatePlugin('hello-dolly');
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  // Deactivate a list of plugins.
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  $I->loginAsAdmin();
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  $I->amOnPluginsPage();
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  $I->deactivatePlugin(['hello-dolly', 'my-plugin']);
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Parameters
string/\Codeception\Module\array $pluginSlug - The plugin slug, like "hello-dolly", or a list of plugin slugs.
dontSeePluginInstalled
Assert a plugin is not installed in the plugins administration screen. The method will not handle authentication and navigation to the plugin administration screen.
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$I->loginAsAdmin();
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  $I->amOnPluginsPage();
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  $I->dontSeePluginInstalled('my-plugin');
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Parameters
string $pluginSlug - The plugin slug, like "hello-dolly".
grabCookiesWithPattern
Returns all the cookies whose name matches a regex pattern.
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$I->loginAs('customer','password');
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  $I->amOnPage('/shop');
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  $cartCookies = $I->grabCookiesWithPattern("#^shop_cart\\.*#");
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Parameters
string $cookiePattern - The regular expression pattern to use for the matching.
grabFullUrl
Grabs the current page full URL including the query vars.
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$today = date('Y-m-d');
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  $I->amOnPage('/concerts?date=' . $today);
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  $I->assertRegExp('#\\/concerts$#', $I->grabFullUrl());
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grabWordPressTestCookie
Returns WordPress default test cookie object if present.
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// Grab the default WordPress test cookie.
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  $wpTestCookie = $I->grabWordPressTestCookie();
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  // Grab a customized version of the test cookie.
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  $myTestCookie = $I->grabWordPressTestCookie('my_test_cookie');
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Parameters
string $name - Optional, overrides the default cookie name.
logOut
Navigate to the default WordPress logout page and click the logout link.
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// Log out using the `wp-login.php` form and return to the current page.
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  $I->logOut(true);
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  // Log out using the `wp-login.php` form and remain there.
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  $I->logOut(false);
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  // Log out using the `wp-login.php` form and move to another page.
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  $I->logOut('/some-other-page');
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Parameters
bool/bool/string $redirectTo - Whether to redirect to another (optionally specified) page after the logout.
loginAs
Login as the specified user. The method will not follow redirection, after the login, to any page. Depending on the driven browser the login might be "too fast" and the server might have not replied with valid cookies yet; in that case the method will re-attempt the login to obtain the cookies.
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$I->loginAs('user', 'password');
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  $I->amOnAdminPage('/');
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  $I->see('Dashboard');
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Parameters
string $username - The user login name.
string $password - The user password in plain text.
int $timeout - The max time, in seconds, to try to login.
int $maxAttempts - The max number of attempts to try to login.
loginAsAdmin
Login as the administrator user using the credentials specified in the module configuration. The method will not follow redirection, after the login, to any page.
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$I->loginAsAdmin();
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  $I->amOnAdminPage('/');
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  $I->see('Dashboard');
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Parameters
int $timeout - The max time, in seconds, to try to login.
int $maxAttempts - The max number of attempts to try to login.
seeErrorMessage
In an administration screen look for an error admin notice. The check is class-based to decouple from internationalization. The method will not handle authentication and navigation the administration area. .notice.notice-error ones.
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$I->loginAsAdmin()
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  $I->amOnAdminPage('/');
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  $I->seeErrorMessage('.my-plugin');
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Parameters
string/string/\Codeception\Module\array $classes - A list of classes the notice should have other than the
seeMessage
In an administration screen look for an admin notice. The check is class-based to decouple from internationalization. The method will not handle authentication and navigation the administration area.
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$I->loginAsAdmin()
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  $I->amOnAdminPage('/');
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  $I->seeMessage('.missing-api-token.my-plugin');
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Parameters
string/\Codeception\Module\array/string $classes - A list of classes the message should have in addition to the .notice one.
seePluginActivated
Assert a plugin is activated in the plugin administration screen. The method will not handle authentication and navigation to the plugin administration screen.
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$I->loginAsAdmin();
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  $I->amOnPluginsPage();
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  $I->seePluginActivated('my-plugin');
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Parameters
string $pluginSlug - The plugin slug, like "hello-dolly".
seePluginDeactivated
Assert a plugin is not activated in the plugins administration screen. The method will not handle authentication and navigation to the plugin administration screen.
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$I->loginAsAdmin();
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  $I->amOnPluginsPage();
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  $I->seePluginDeactivated('my-plugin');
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Parameters
string $pluginSlug - The plugin slug, like "hello-dolly".
seePluginInstalled
Assert a plugin is installed, no matter its activation status, in the plugin adminstration screen. The method will not handle authentication and navigation to the plugin administration screen.
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$I->loginAsAdmin();
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  $I->amOnPluginsPage();
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  $I->seePluginInstalled('my-plugin');
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Parameters
string $pluginSlug - The plugin slug, like "hello-dolly".
seeWpDiePage
Checks that the current page is one generated by the wp_die function. The method will try to identify the page based on the default WordPress die page HTML attributes.
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$I->loginAs('user', 'password');
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  $I->amOnAdminPage('/forbidden');
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  $I->seeWpDiePage();
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waitForJqueryAjax
Waits for any jQuery triggered AJAX request to be resolved.
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$I->amOnPage('/triggering-ajax-requests');
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  $I->waitForJqueryAjax();
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  $I->see('From AJAX');
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Parameters
int $time - The max time to wait for AJAX requests to complete.
This class extends \Codeception\Module\WebDriver
This class implements \Codeception\Lib\Interfaces\RequiresPackage, \Codeception\Lib\Interfaces\ConflictsWithModule, \Codeception\Lib\Interfaces\ElementLocator, \Codeception\Lib\Interfaces\PageSourceSaver, \Codeception\Lib\Interfaces\ScreenshotSaver, \Codeception\Lib\Interfaces\SessionSnapshot, \Codeception\Lib\Interfaces\MultiSession, \Codeception\Lib\Interfaces\Remote, \Codeception\Lib\Interfaces\Web
WPQueries
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