Tester's Guide

Go to app.lorewoven.net/register and create an account with a real email address you can access.

Check these things:

• Does the registration form give clear errors if you fill it in wrong?
• Did you receive a verification email? Did it arrive promptly? Does the link work?
• After verifying, does the yellow banner disappear?
• If you try to register with an email already in use, does it tell you clearly?
• Try the forgot password flow — does it work end to end?

From your dashboard, create at least one character. Try creating one for a game you know and one for a game you don't.

Check these things:

• Are the fields labeled clearly? Do you know what each one is asking for?
• The Backstory field uses Markdown. Is it obvious that it does? Does the preview work?
• WoW characters get Profession fields that others don't — do those appear and disappear correctly when you change the game?
• Try uploading or linking a character image. Does it display correctly?
• After saving, does the character page look the way you'd expect?
• Try editing the character — are your changes saved correctly?

Add at least two story entries to your character. Think of these as journal entries or adventure logs.

Check these things:

• Is the story editor easy to use? Can you format text the way you want?
• Does the story date field accept input naturally?
• Try adding tags to a story. Do they save and display correctly?
• Does the story list on the character page look right with multiple entries?
• Try searching for a story by title and filtering by tag. Do they work?
• Try the sort order options (newest/oldest). Do they behave correctly?

Privacy controls exist on both characters and individual stories. This is one of the most important things to verify is actually working.

Check these things:

• Set a character to Private. Log out. Try to visit its URL directly. You should be blocked.
• Set a character to Friends Only. Log out. Try to visit it. You should be blocked.
• Set a story to Private on a Public character. Log out. Can you see the character but not the story?
• Does the character appear or not appear in the gallery based on its privacy setting?
• Are the privacy options labeled clearly? Do you understand what each one means?

These features require at least two accounts. If you can, test with a friend, a second device, or a second email address.

Friends:

• Find another user's profile and send a friend request. Does the pending state show correctly?
• Accept the request from the other account. Do both sides update?
• After becoming friends, can you see their Friends Only characters?
• Try removing a friend. Does access revert correctly?

Messages:

• Send a message to a friend. Does it appear in both inboxes?
• Does the unread message badge appear and clear correctly?
• Try sending a message to someone who is NOT a friend — it should be blocked.

Comments:

• Leave a comment on a public character, story, and user profile.
• Can you delete your own comment? Can the content owner delete it?
• Try the report button on a comment.

Log out entirely and browse the site as someone who has never heard of Lorewoven.

Check these things:

• Does the home page explain what the site is well enough to understand it?
• Browse the Gallery. Does it load correctly? Is it interesting?
• Open a public character page. Is it readable? Does the backstory render correctly?
• Try to do something that requires an account (comment, vote). Does the site handle this gracefully?
• Does the overall navigation make sense to a first-time visitor?

Open app.lorewoven.net on your phone and go through the steps above as normally as you can.

Pay specific attention to:

• Does any page require horizontal scrolling?
• Are buttons and links large enough to tap without missing?
• Does the hamburger menu open and close correctly?
• Is the character/story editor usable on a phone keyboard?
• Do any pages feel cramped, cut off, or overlapping?
• Please include your device and browser when reporting mobile issues (e.g., iPhone 14, Safari).