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Release Flows

Lauren Pittenger edited this page Oct 30, 2026 · 10 revisions

Flow Areas

Installation

User Type Flow Name Testing Instruction Status
Backend Fresh install and activation Refer
Backend Activation is blocked on PHP below 8.1 Refer
Backend Activation is blocked on WordPress below 6.2.9 Refer
Backend Deactivation falls back to WordPress search Refer
Backend Deleting the plugin Refer

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Upgrade

User Type Flow Name Testing Instruction Status
Backend Upgrading from 2.x keeps settings and search working Refer

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Settings

User Type Flow Name Testing Instruction Status
Backend Empty credentials are rejected Refer
Backend A wrong Admin key is rejected Refer
Backend The Admin key is rejected as the Search key Refer
Backend The index prefix only allows letters, numbers and underscores Refer
Backend wp-config.php constants lock their fields Refer
Backend Hiding the Algolia logo Refer
Backend Insights records click events Refer

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Indexing

User Type Flow Name Testing Instruction Status
Backend Re-indexing All posts gives the right count Refer
Backend Re-indexing post type indexes gives the right counts Refer
Backend Only terms in use are indexed Refer
Backend Only authors with posts are indexed Refer
Backend Leaving the page during a re-index warns you Refer
Backend Long posts are split into records Refer
Backend ALGOLIA_SPLIT_POSTS keeps long posts as one record Refer
Backend Push settings Refer

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Security

User Type Flow Name Testing Instruction Status
Backend Editors can't re-index or push settings Refer
Backend Requests without a valid nonce are refused Refer

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Sync

User Type Flow Name Testing Instruction Status
Backend Editing, trashing and deleting a post stay in sync Refer
Backend Unpublished posts are removed Refer
Backend Password-protected posts are removed Refer
Backend Scheduled posts aren't indexed until they publish Refer
Backend Child page URLs update after a parent slug change Refer
Backend Featured image changes sync Refer
Backend Custom field changes don't sync Refer
Backend Uploading, editing and deleting an image stay in sync Refer
Backend Images attached to a draft aren't indexed Refer
Backend A new tag added in the block editor is indexed Refer
Backend A new tag typed by name is indexed Refer
Backend Renaming a tag updates the posts that use it Refer
Backend Renaming a tag used by more than 50 posts shows a notice Refer
Backend Editing a tag shared by a post and a page Refer
Backend Deleting a tag removes it Refer
Backend Changing an author's display name syncs Refer
Backend An author's first post indexes them Refer
Backend Deleting an author's only post removes them Refer
Backend Deleting a user removes them Refer

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Autocomplete

User Type Flow Name Testing Instruction Status
Backend Autocomplete with no indexes shows a warning Refer
Backend Saving autocomplete settings Refer
Backend Reordering autocomplete sections Refer
Backend Changing a section's label and number of suggestions Refer
Backend Turning off an autocomplete card Refer
Backend Autocomplete debounce Refer
Frontend The Legacy dropdown works with mouse and keyboard Refer
Frontend Autocomplete handles typos Refer
Frontend Some search boxes don't get autocomplete Refer
Frontend The Modern template doesn't attach without a container Refer
Frontend The Modern template works with a container Refer

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Search

User Type Flow Name Testing Instruction Status
Frontend Native WordPress search mode Refer
Frontend Algolia with the theme's search template Refer
Frontend Searching, filtering and paging on the InstantSearch page Refer
Frontend Legacy and Modern InstantSearch templates Refer
Frontend A theme can override the search template Refer
Frontend InstantSearch on a block theme Refer
Frontend Empty searches Refer
Frontend Searches with no results Refer

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WP-CLI

User Type Flow Name Testing Instruction Status
Backend wp algolia reindex with no arguments Refer
Backend wp algolia reindex for one index Refer
Backend wp algolia reindex with the prefix in the index name Refer
Backend wp algolia reindex with an index name and --all Refer
Backend wp algolia reindex with an out-of-range batch Refer
Backend wp algolia reindex --all keeps existing records Refer
Backend wp algolia reindex --all --clear empties indexes first Refer
Backend wp algolia reindex --all with no enabled indexes Refer
Backend wp algolia reindex with no API keys Refer

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Admin

User Type Flow Name Testing Instruction Status
Backend Plugin notices only show on Algolia screens Refer
Backend Site Health shows the plugin's status Refer
Backend Site Health works with no keys Refer
Backend Missing PHP extensions show a notice Refer
Backend The admin footer Refer
Backend The Premium Support, WooCommerce and SEO screens load Refer
Backend The Pro requirements check is accurate Refer

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Integrations

User Type Flow Name Testing Instruction Status
Backend WooCommerce internals aren't offered as indexes Refer
Backend WooCommerce products are indexed Refer
Backend Editing a variable product Refer
Backend Yoast SEO Refer
Backend WPML Refer
Backend WP All Import Refer
Backend WPBakery Refer
Backend W3 Total Cache Refer
Backend ClassicPress Refer

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