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Selenium WebDriver 4

Comment on a post and verify the comment count

Easy30 pts~2 min
  • Text areas
  • Disabled buttons
  • Scoped locators
Practice app · ConnectIn

A professional network: a 3-step sign-up wizard, a feed with likes, comments and lazy-loaded posts, a notifications dropdown, a messaging drawer with auto-replies, job search with filters and a multi-step Easy Apply modal, member profiles with connect/withdraw, a skills tag input and company pages that open a careers site in a new tab.

Test URL
/lab/selenium-connectin-comment-post

Your starter code already declares TEST_URL — never hardcode a host.

Objective

Add a comment to Daniel Okafor's post, then verify the comment is listed under the post, the comment box is cleared and the comment count increased from 14 to 15.

Your task

  1. 1Open TEST_URL (you are already signed in).
  2. 2In the post with data-post-id="p2", assert .comment-count reads “14 comments”, then click Comment (.comment-toggle).
  3. 3Type “Agreed! Our page objects only describe the page now.” into #comment-input-p2 and click Post (.comment-submit).
  4. 4Assert the new comment appears in that post's comment list (data-mine="true"), #comment-input-p2 is empty and .comment-count reads “15 comments”.

Acceptance criteria

  • The comment is listed under Daniel's post.
  • The comment count reads 15 comments.
  • The comment box is cleared.
  • The test makes at least two assertions.

Fixtures

Email
alex@connectin.test
Password
Connect@2026
Account name
Alex Morgan
Password rules
8+ characters with an uppercase letter, a number and a special character
Locations
Bengaluru, India · Berlin, Germany · London, UK · New York, US · Toronto, Canada
Featured company
Northwind Labs (#/company/northwind-labs)

Selenium WebDriver 4 · Selenium Challenges · ConnectIn