Check the page title inside your automated test
The page title is one of the most straightforward indicators of page identity and user context. Whether users are navigating to a specific section of your application, confirming they have landed on the right page after a form submission, or verifying that a redirect worked correctly, the title of the page provides immediate validation.
The Check Title step allows your test to assert that the browser’s title exactly matches the expected text. This gives a clear signal that the correct page has loaded and that navigation behaviour in your application is working as intended.
Why page title validation matters
Page titles are more than just labels. They help:
Confirm successful navigation
Support browser history and bookmarking
Inform accessibility tools
Improve search engine results
Clarify user context
If the title does not match expectations, it can indicate that the wrong page loaded, a redirect failed, or the application did not render the expected content.
Automating this check ensures that page-level behaviour stays consistent across releases.
Use page title checks in common flows
The Check Title step is particularly useful in sequences where navigation is critical. For example:
After login, confirm the dashboard title appears
After checkout, confirm the order confirmation page title
After navigating from a link, confirm the destination title
After failed submission, confirm the error page title
After language change, confirm localized title appears
By validating the title at key points, your automation confirms both navigation and context, giving confidence that your users are seeing the correct page.
Precise and readable assertions
With this step, you can define:
Exact title text matches
Partial title checks
Pattern or prefix matches (useful for dynamic titles)
This flexibility allows you to build robust checks that adapt to expected variations, such as including dynamic user names or IDs.
For example:
Expect “Dashboard – My App” exactly
Expect a title that contains “Order Confirmation”
Expect a language-specific title such as “Cuenta – Mis Pedidos”
These assertions help reduce false positives while giving clear intent in your test pack.
Combine with other steps for deeper verification
Title checks are often part of multi-step validation sequences. After this step, you can combine:
Check Text on the page
Check Value on specific inputs
Visual regression snapshots
URL assertions
Navigation tracking
This gives you comprehensive confirmation that not only did the right page load, but it also rendered the expected content and interactive context.
Improve clarity and confidence
Checking the page title is one of the simplest yet most reliable validations you can include in your flow. It gives both automation and humans a quick, unambiguous signal that the page state is correct.
By integrating title assertions into your tests, you reduce the chances of silent failures where the application appears to work but does not land the user in the expected destination.
When navigation and context matter to your users, validating titles automatically adds valuable depth to your coverage.