Verify navigation to About Us page using link text

Preconditions (2)

Step 1: Open the browser and navigate to 'https://example.com'

Step 2: Locate the link with the exact visible text 'About Us'

Step 3: Click on the 'About Us' link

Step 4: Wait for the About Us page to load

✅ Expected Result: The browser navigates to the About Us page with URL 'https://example.com/about' and page title contains 'About Us'

Automation Requirements - Selenium WebDriver with Java

Assertions Needed:

Verify current URL is 'https://example.com/about'

Verify page title contains 'About Us'

Best Practices:

Use By.linkText locator to find the link

Use explicit waits to wait for page load or element visibility

Use assertions from a testing framework like TestNG or JUnit

Close the browser after test execution

Automated Solution

Selenium Java

import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.support.ui.ExpectedConditions;
import org.openqa.selenium.support.ui.WebDriverWait;
import org.testng.Assert;
import org.testng.annotations.AfterClass;
import org.testng.annotations.BeforeClass;
import org.testng.annotations.Test;

import java.time.Duration;

public class AboutUsLinkTest {
    private WebDriver driver;
    private WebDriverWait wait;

    @BeforeClass
    public void setUp() {
        // Set path to chromedriver executable if needed
        // System.setProperty("webdriver.chrome.driver", "path/to/chromedriver");
        driver = new ChromeDriver();
        wait = new WebDriverWait(driver, Duration.ofSeconds(10));
        driver.manage().window().maximize();
    }

    @Test
    public void testAboutUsLinkNavigation() {
        driver.get("https://example.com");

        // Locate the link by exact visible text 'About Us'
        WebElement aboutUsLink = wait.until(
            ExpectedConditions.elementToBeClickable(By.linkText("About Us"))
        );

        aboutUsLink.click();

        // Wait until URL contains '/about'
        wait.until(ExpectedConditions.urlContains("/about"));

        // Assert the URL is exactly 'https://example.com/about'
        String currentUrl = driver.getCurrentUrl();
        Assert.assertEquals(currentUrl, "https://example.com/about", "URL after clicking About Us link should be correct");

        // Assert the page title contains 'About Us'
        String title = driver.getTitle();
        Assert.assertTrue(title.contains("About Us"), "Page title should contain 'About Us'");
    }

    @AfterClass
    public void tearDown() {
        if (driver != null) {
            driver.quit();
        }
    }
}

This test class uses Selenium WebDriver with Java and TestNG for assertions.

setUp(): Initializes ChromeDriver and WebDriverWait with a 10-second timeout. Maximizes the browser window for better visibility.

testAboutUsLinkNavigation(): Opens the homepage URL. Uses By.linkText("About Us") to find the link with exact visible text 'About Us'. Waits until the link is clickable, then clicks it.

After clicking, it waits until the URL contains '/about' to ensure the page has loaded. Then it asserts the URL is exactly 'https://example.com/about' and the page title contains 'About Us'.

tearDown(): Closes the browser after the test to free resources.

This structure follows best practices: explicit waits avoid timing issues, assertions verify expected outcomes, and the test is cleanly organized.

Common Mistakes - 4 Pitfalls

Using By.partialLinkText instead of By.linkText

Not using explicit waits before clicking the link

Hardcoding URLs without waiting for page load

Not closing the browser after test

Bonus Challenge

Now add data-driven testing to verify navigation for three different links: 'About Us', 'Contact', and 'Services'.

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