Success Story – Test Automation (DotDash )

About Customer: DotDash Meredith Inc. is a leading digital and print publisher that owns and operates some of the most renowned lifestyle, health, and entertainment

brands, including Better Homes & Gardens, People, Health, and Investopedia. Known for its innovative approach to content creation and delivery, the company boasts one

of the most unique and complex software design systems in the industry. This system integrates cutting-edge technology to seamlessly manage diverse content types,

ensure scalability across millions of users, and deliver personalized, high-quality experiences across platforms. DotDash Meredith combines data-driven insights with

creative excellence to set new standards in modern publishing and digital media.

Support Needed: A complete refactor for the test automation framework of the CMS Team NGN Advisory Solution

• An audit was performed scanning the whole automation project.

• Based on the audit results, a plan was then traced and designed to split

the work spending the least amount of time possible while delivering a

quality work to the client.

• The project was globally split into three parts: helper files, pages (POM

model) and tests. The refactor was performed following that same

order.

• Executed the plan within a 3 month time-window and accomplished the

goals effectively. Tech Landscape

Tools: VS Code.

Technologies: Playwright, Typescript Business Benefits

• Code maintainability greatly increased.

  
  

• Redundant code eliminated.

  
  

• Added code documentation.

  
  

• Fixed confusing/failing tests using the implemented upgrades.