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Test Setup
Lauren Levin (Pittenger) edited this page Oct 30, 2026
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You'll need:
- An Algolia test app with its
- Application ID
- Search-only key
- Admin key
- a unique index prefix for this site
-
WP_DEBUGandWP_DEBUG_LOGon inwp-config.php - Browser Console open
-
wp-content/debug.logopen
Then:
- Go to Algolia Search → Autocomplete, turn on Enable Autocomplete and the All posts and Posts cards, and click Save Changes.
- Go to Algolia Search → Search Page, choose a Use Algolia option, and save.
The above Critical Flows setup, plus:
- WordPress version 6.2.9
- WordPress on latest release
- PHP at the minimum (8.1)
- PHP at the newest supported (8.4)
- One classic theme (e.g. Twenty Twenty-One)
- One block theme (e.g. Twenty Twenty-Five)
- Sample content:
- 5+ published posts
- 3 pages (one with 2 child pages)
- 1 draft
- 1 private post
- 1 password-protected post
- images
- categories
- tags
- one tag used by both a post and a page
- 2+ authors with posts
- 1 user with no posts
- An admin account
- An Editor account
- WooCommerce (current version)
- a simple product
- a variable product
- Yoast SEO (current version)
- WPML (current version)
Schemas
Settings
Automated Sync
Synonyms
Custom Attributes
Index Replicas
Migration Guide
Customize Templates
Customize Search
Customize Autocomplete
Customize Autocomplete (Modern Template) debounce
Migrating InstantSearch Templates to Block Themes (FSE)
Which Flows to Run
Test Setup
Critical Flows
Testing Instructions for Critical Flows
Regression Checks
Release Flows
Testing Instructions for Release Flows