It is totally fine if you do not understand a word of what I was talking about. We are going to take its advantage for identifying and inspecting the Web Elements of the application under automating using Selenium. Now let me show how our Selenium IDE looks when it is launched.Ī few words on Firebug: It is a free and open-source web browser extension for Mozilla Firefox. Click on Tools -> Selenium IDE or Tools -> Web Developer -> Selenium IDE. Just press Alt if you don’t see the menu and it will pop up.
When the download completes, click on the “Install” button. Click on the “Allow” button to proceed with the installation. Once you click on the version number, due to the security settings, you might see a pop-up. (Please note that the version number that you are seeing might be different from the one in the snapshot here as 2.9.0 is the latest at the time this post is created.) Click on the latest version number as shown below. Scroll down until you reach the Selenium IDE section. Once the Firefox browser is launched, go to. Just click on the “Install” button.Ĭlick on “Finish” and launch the Firefox browser to get started. I am choosing “Standard” and clicking Next.Ī summary of the location where Firefox will be installed is shown. It’s completely left to your convenience. You can very well go ahead with the Standard as your set up type.
Once the extraction reaches 100%, Mozilla Firefox Setup Wizard will pop up. Once the Setup file is downloaded, it looks something like this. Scroll down a bit to get going from the most awaited Step 2) Step 1: Installing Firefoxĭownload the latest version of Firefox from (Those who already have Mozilla Firefox browser on your system, it’s time to sit back and relax until step 1 is completed. So all you need to get started with the installation process is an active internet connection. Sounds a bit technical, isn’t it? But no worries, it is quite easy as Selenium IDE comes as a Firefox plug-in. In the land of Magic Meadows, before we see some real magic happening, it’s time we set the environment for it.
To get the best out of our selenium series it is recommended that you follow closely and work along.
Welcome to our first explore-along (just like sing-along!) post.