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Selenium Builder Plugin (legacy)

Legacy page. Selenium Builder is no longer actively maintained, and the Firefox add-on does not work on modern Firefox (Firefox dropped legacy XUL add-ons in 2017). For current codeless test recording on TestingBot use the Selenium IDE upload flow or the TestingBot AI agent for natural-language test creation. This page is kept for historical reference.

About the Selenium Builder Plugin

Selenium Builder was a Firefox add-on that supported WebDriver test recording. TestingBot maintained a Selenium Builder plugin that ran recorded tests on the TestingBot grid in parallel without local setup.

Installing and using the plugin

  1. Install Selenium Builder addon in FireFox.
    Installing the Selenium Builder add-on in Firefox
  2. Launch the addon in Firefox.
    Launching the Selenium Builder add-on from the Firefox menu
  3. In Selenium Builder, click "Manage Plugins"
    The Manage Plugins option in Selenium Builder
  4. Install the TestingBot Plugin & restart Selenium Builder
    Installing the TestingBot plugin in the Selenium Builder plugin manager
  5. Enter "https://testingbot.com" in the input field below "Start recording at".
    Entering https://testingbot.com in the Start recording at field
  6. Depending on the type of test you want to record, click Selenium 1 or Selenium 2.
    We recommend Selenium 2 since Selenium 1 is deprecated, so we'll continue with Selenium 2.
  7. Once you clicked Selenium 2, wait for the browser to open "https://testingbot.com"
    Firefox opening https://testingbot.com after starting a Selenium 2 recording
  8. Now we'll record a verification, click "Record a verification".
    Select the "Online Selenium Testing" title on the TestingBot home page.
    Clicking the Online Selenium Testing heading on the TestingBot home page while recording
  9. Click the "Stop Recording" button, we will now run this test on TestingBot!
    The Stop Recording button in Selenium Builder
  10. Select "Run on TestingBot" from the "Run" menu.
    Choosing Run on TestingBot from the Run menu
  11. Enter your Key and Secret which you received after signing up with TestingBot.
    Entering your TestingBot key and secret in the Run on TestingBot dialog
  12. Select a browser/platform and click "OK", your test will run on TestingBot and you will see the test results in your member area.
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