Website Testing and Pre-Launch Guidance

This job is for testing and reporting only. You are not required to fix or modify the website.

The objective is to identify functional bugs, usability/mobile issues, incorrect configuration, broken user flows and anything that should be corrected before launch.

1. Devices & Browsers

Test on:

* Mobile: Android/Chrome and/or iPhone/Safari
* Desktop: Chrome
* Another major browser where reasonably possible

Please specify actual devices, OS and browsers used. Mobile testing is particularly important.

2. Complete User Flows

Test complete journeys, not only individual buttons.

Example:

Visitor → Registration → Login → Search → Listing → Contact Seller → Message → Post Listing → Edit → Manage Listing.

Report anywhere the user becomes confused, stuck or encounters an error.

3. Homepage

Test:

* navigation and search;
* sticky header/search;
* categories/subcategories;
* location selection;
* listing cards and Premium badges;
* mobile bottom navigation;
* footer;
* links/buttons;
* scrolling and responsive behaviour.

Check for overlapping elements, broken layouts, bad spacing, truncated text, disappearing elements and inconsistent/incorrect information.

4. Registration & Accounts

Test:

* registration;
* login/logout and invalid login;
* password reset;
* email validation;
* Google/Facebook login if enabled;
* profile editing;
* public seller profile;
* dashboard;
* My Listings;
* Messages;
* account navigation.

Report confusing or duplicate functionality.

5. Posting Listings

Create several listings in different categories, including:

* Vehicles;
* Phones/Electronics;
* Home, Fashion, Sports or another unrelated category.

Test:

* category/subcategory;
* title and description;
* price / Check with seller;
* single/multiple photos;
* photo orientation;
* province/city/location;
* contact information;
* category-specific attributes;
* required/optional fields;
* validation;
* successful publication.

Also test short/long titles, short descriptions, missing fields, unusual characters and large/multiple images.

Verify that category-specific fields do not appear in unrelated categories.

6. Vehicles

Test:

* brand/model;
* Other options;
* body type;
* vehicle attributes;
* required/optional fields.

Check Cars and other Vehicle subcategories. Report missing, incorrect or unnecessarily mandatory fields.

7. Search

Test:

* full/partial title;
* words found only in description;
* category/subcategory;
* capitalization;
* partial keywords;
* nonexistent keywords;
* with/without location;
* zero results;
* changing/clearing location;
* navigation from results to listing and back.

Verify result relevance.

8. Categories & Subcategories

Test every main category:

* category opening;
* subcategories;
* horizontal scrolling;
* result pages;
* switching subcategories;
* removing category filter;
* empty categories;
* categories with listings.

Report incorrect counts or inconsistent behaviour.

9. Filters & Sorting

Test individually and in combinations:

* keyword;
* category;
* location;
* condition;
* transaction type;
* price;
* listing period;
* seller type;
* sorting.

Also test:

* Apply/Filter button on mobile;
* clearing/changing filters;
* resulting listings;
* mobile keyboard;
* fields losing focus;
* filter panel scrolling.

10. Locations

Test:

* selector;
* main cities/provinces;
* location during posting;
* changing/clearing location;
* location filters;
* listing location;
* map link if available.

Check desktop/mobile consistency.

11. Listing Page

Check:

* title, price and publication age/date;
* description/location;
* seller information;
* phone/contact;
* messaging;
* WhatsApp if enabled;
* seller profile and other listings;
* Similar Listings;
* Recently Viewed;
* Premium badge;
* Report Listing;
* map;
* breadcrumbs.

12. Photo Gallery

Mobile testing is especially important.

Test:

* swipe;
* full screen;
* pinch-to-zoom;
* zoom in/out;
* panning a zoomed image;
* closing gallery;
* portrait/landscape orientation;
* multiple images;
* thumbnails.

Gallery should behave naturally on touchscreen. Report lag or unreliable gestures.

13. Seller Contact

Test:

* reveal/call phone;
* Chat with Seller;
* WhatsApp if available;
* seller profile;
* seller listings.

Test as logged-in and logged-out users where possible. Report restrictions or duplicate contact methods.

14. Messaging

Test the full flow:

Buyer → Listing → Chat → Seller receives message → Seller replies → Buyer receives reply.

Check:

* conversation creation;
* send/receive;
* unread indicators;
* message list;
* replies;
* mobile keyboard;
* navigation;
* listing/conversation links;
* email/message notifications if enabled.

Report duplicate messaging systems or confusing behaviour.

15. Listing Management

Test:

* own listings;
* edit;
* deactivate/activate;
* delete;
* renew if available;
* listing status;
* expired listings if available.

Confirm changes are reflected publicly.

16. Related Listings

Check Recently Viewed, Similar Listings and Seller Listings for:

* correct listings/images/links;
* Premium badge consistency;
* consistent card design.

17. Footer & Static Pages

Test:

* About;
* Contact Us;
* Terms;
* Privacy;
* Companies/business page if present;
* displayed social links.

Report broken links, placeholders, wrong information or empty pages.

18. Errors & Edge Cases

Try normal user mistakes:

* incomplete forms;
* invalid price;
* missing photo/location;
* short/long input;
* repeated taps;
* browser Back;
* refresh during forms;
* multiple tabs;
* logged-out access to account functions.

Report blank pages, PHP errors, unexpected redirects or lost data.

19. Basic Performance

This is not a full performance audit.

Report obvious:

* slow pages/images;
* unnecessarily large images;
* layout jumping;
* slow buttons;
* gallery lag;
* poor mobile performance.

If possible, briefly test network throttling.

20. Pre-Launch Configuration Review

Separately identify settings/behaviours unsuitable for a live marketplace, including:

* unreasonable field-length limits;
* listings never expiring;
* missing renewal;
* incorrect required fields;
* missing user/message notifications;
* unsuitable image limits;
* obvious duplicate-listing opportunities;
* missing spam protection;
* confusing registration requirements;
* inappropriate defaults.

Do not change settings. Report recommendations only.

21. Basic Security/Privacy

This is not a penetration test.

During normal testing report obvious issues such as:

* private information exposed;
* ability to edit another user’s listing;
* account pages accessible logged out;
* access to another user’s messages;
* problematic uploads;
* obvious spam/abuse opportunities.

Do not perform destructive testing.

Required Deliverable

Provide one structured QA report in Excel/Google Sheets or equivalent.

For every issue include:

ID | Area | Device | Browser | Severity | Page/URL | Steps to reproduce | Expected result | Actual result | Screenshot/video | Recommendation

Severity:

* Critical — essential function/site/account/privacy failure
* High — important function significantly affected
* Medium — significant usability/consistency issue
* Low — minor visual/wording/usability issue

Create a separate section/tab:

Pre-Launch Configuration Recommendations

Include settings that technically work but should be reviewed before launch.

Screenshots are required for visual issues. Short screen recordings should be provided for multi-step issues where useful.

Your job is to find, reproduce, document and prioritize issues, not fix them.

The staging URL will be provided. Please create your own test user accounts through normal registration. No hosting, FTP, database or administrator access is required.

Before applying, please confirm:

1. What mobile device(s) will you use?
2. What desktop browser(s) will you use?
3. Have you tested classifieds, marketplace or e-commerce websites before?
4. Can you provide screenshots/videos?
5. Can you provide a structured final QA report?