Practical Tips for Improving Web Testing Efficiency: Browser Cache, MySQL Tools, and JSON Viewer
This article shares a collection of practical testing shortcuts—including browser cache clearing methods, Chrome cookie management, MySQL query reuse, full‑database search techniques, JSON formatting plugins, and cookie editing tools—to help testers boost efficiency and reduce repetitive work.
Testing efficiency can be greatly improved by mastering a few simple tricks, and this article compiles the author’s most frequently used tips.
Browser cache handling : In Chrome, right‑click the refresh button (or long‑press) in DevTools and choose “Empty Cache and Hard Reload” for a deep cache clear. The differences among F5 (normal refresh, may return 304), Ctrl+F5 (shallow clear, forces 200), and “Empty Cache and Hard Reload” (deep clear) are explained.
Clearing cookies in Chrome : Open the three‑dot menu → More tools → Clear browsing data, then select cookies, or use the shortcut Ctrl+Shift+Delete.
MySQL visual tools : Use Navicat to create reusable queries. Name each query after the module being tested so that previous queries can be quickly retrieved for regression testing.
Full‑database search : In Navicat, right‑click the target database, choose “Find in Database”, and enter a fuzzy search term to list all tables containing that term, helping verify changes across multiple tables.
Data verification : Record the fields and tables involved, then compare after insert/update/delete operations to ensure all related tables reflect the expected changes.
JSON formatting : Install the “JSON Viewer” Chrome extension to automatically format API responses, eliminating the need for external formatting tools.
Cookie management : Install the “EditThisCookie” Chrome extension for easy addition, deletion, editing, searching, locking, and blocking of cookies.
By continuously summarizing and applying these tools, testers can reduce manual effort, increase overall efficiency, and make their work lighter.
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