Enhanced complete blog feature-Samiha

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Pull Request Details

PR Information

• PR Number: Added checkout page #8
• Author: Samiha Muhabathulla
• Created Date: 14-Jun-2026
• Branch Name: feature/blog-feature
• Target Branch: main

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Team Information

• Team Lead: @TAMILKUMAR0027
• Reviewer(s): TBD
• Approver(s): TBD

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Related Issue

Fixes #8

Closes #8

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Summary

Implemented the complete Blog Feature Automation for the LambdaTest E-Commerce Playground application using Selenium, PyTest, and the Page Object Model (POM) framework.

The automation validates blog navigation, latest article visibility, category-based article filtering, article content expansion using the Read More functionality, and comment submission across multiple blog categories.

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Detailed Changes

Added

• BlogPage class with all required locators
• BlogAction class containing reusable blog methods
• Blog test suite (test_blog.py)
• Category navigation automation
• Article validation automation
• Comment submission functionality
• Success message verification after posting comments

Modified

• Framework structure updated to support Blog module
• Test execution suite enhanced with Blog feature coverage

Removed

• None

Refactored

• Reusable methods implemented for:

  • Opening Blog page
  • Selecting categories
  • Opening articles
  • Posting comments
  • Validation checks

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Type of Change

• Bug Fix
• New Feature
• Enhancement
• Refactoring
• Performance Improvement
• Test Automation
• CI/CD Changes
• Documentation Update
• Dependency Upgrade

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Testing Performed

Pytest Execution

• All tests passed
• Smoke suite passed
• Sanity suite passed
• Regression suite passed
• E2E suite passed
• Negative test scenarios verified

Browsers Tested

• Chrome
• Firefox
• Headless Chrome
• Headless Firefox

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Evidence

Validated the following scenarios:

1. Navigate to Blog page
2. Verify Latest Articles section is displayed
3. Open first available article
4. Verify article content visibility
5. Validate Business category navigation
6. Validate Electronics category navigation
7. Validate Technology category navigation
8. Validate Fashion category navigation
9. Expand article using Read More functionality
10. Enter comment details:

• Name
• Email
• Comment

11. Submit comment successfully
12. Verify success confirmation message

Execution completed successfully through PyTest automation.

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Configuration Changes

• config.ini modified
• pytest.ini modified
• requirements.txt updated
• Environment variables added
• No configuration changes

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Impact Analysis

Affected Modules

• pages
• actions
• tests

Potential Risks

• Low

Rollback Plan

• Revert PR Added checkout page #8
• Remove Blog feature files
• Execute regression suite to confirm application stability

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Checklist

Code Quality

• Code follows project standards
• No hardcoded values
• Logging added where required
• Exception handling implemented
• Unused imports removed
• PEP8 guidelines followed

Testing

• Test cases added/updated
• Existing tests are passing
• Local execution verified

Documentation

• README updated
• Comments added where necessary
• Documentation updated

CI/CD

• GitHub Actions passed
• Build succeeded
• No merge conflicts

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Reviewer Notes

Special instructions for reviewers:

• Verify Blog menu navigation.

• Verify Latest Articles page validation.

• Verify category navigation for:

  • Business
  • Electronics
  • Technology
  • Fashion

• Verify Read More functionality.

• Verify comment submission workflow.

• Execute Blog feature test suite independently before approval.

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Final Approval

• Reviewed by Team Lead (@TAMILKUMAR0027)
• Ready for Merge

[TAMILKUMAR0027]

Approved

[raviravi31799-crypto]

Reviewed