QA Tips and Tools

Lyndsey Williams Technical Support Representative, Optimizely

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2 Methods of Quality Analysis

Force Variation Parameters Test Cookie Audience Condition

Allow us to view a specific variation of an experiment before it is live.

Force Variation Parameters

Force Variation Parameters ?optimizely_xEperimentID=VariationIndex

•  Great for viewing User Interface changes

•  Quickly view a specific variation

Force Variation Parameters ?optimizely_xEperimentID=VariationIndex

•  Does not adhere to URL Targeting or Audience Conditions

•  Best for using to QA User Interface changes, not targeting

•  Disables tracking: “&optimizely_force_tracking=true”

Allow us to set the experiment LIVE and view its behavior.

Test Cookie Audience Condition

Create a Bookmark Name: Test Cookie URL: Javascript Code

You’ll now have a cookie set on whichever domain you are browsing.

‘optly_YOURDOMAIN_test’

Audience Condition: Cookie, Has Any Value

•  Set the Experiment LIVE •  Navigate to the page and click your Test Cookie bookmark •  Referesh

Bucket Yourself In

Cookie Audience Condition:

•  DOES adhere to URL Targeting and Audience Conditions

•  Best for testing all aspects of an experiment : goal tracking, audience conditions, targeting

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Thank you!

Lyndsey Williams Technical Support Representative