QA/Execution/Web Testing/PluginCheck

Overview

• Main implementation bug: bug 522585
• Project homepage: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Plugins:PluginCheck/CrossBrowserRelease

Found a Bug?

• Help us, please! File in the "websites" component, product: plugins.mozilla.org, and in the whiteboard field, enter "0.6.0" (without the quotes).

Thanks!

Timeline/Milestones

• Testing starts:
• Tentative ship date:

Supported Browsers

• Internet Explorer 8
• Chrome on Windows, Mac
• Opera on Windows, Mac
• Firefox 3.0, 3.5, 3.6
• Safari 4 on Mac, Windows

Supported Plugins

• Adobe Flash
• Adobe Reader Plugin
• Microsoft Silverlight
• Divx Web Player
• Java Embedding Plugin
• Acrobat Reader
• MoveNetworks Quantum Media Player (used for videos on ESPN360.com and other major video streaming websites)
• Quicktime
• BrowserPlus Plugin

Positive Test Cases

1. Load https://www-trunk.stage.mozilla.com/plugincheck with any of the above supported browsers, using the most recent version of each supported plugin
2. Verify that those plugins are recognized as being up-to-date (green button)

1. Load https://www-trunk.stage.mozilla.com/plugincheck with the supported browsers, but with outdated version of plugins (oldversion.com is a great resource for Win32.)
2. Verify that we detect the plugins as out-of-date, and link the user, via a red button, to the plugin vendor's homepage

Staging Server

• https://www.authstage.mozilla.com

Fixed Bugs to Verify

• fixed bugs

Links to Useful Resources

• Oldversion.com to download old versions of Windows plug-ins
• Adobe's archived Flash versions page
• Austin's perfidies debug page