Web content testing environments | HCL Digital Experience
Testing environments can be as simple or as complex as a test environment used to test content, theme, application changes, and the delivery environment performance.
A single website might have multiple testing environments. Some testing environments focus on content and design integration, application and data integration, performance, and more. A web content test environment is a layer of validation before changes are sent to the live website. The test environment might be used to accumulate changes from your authoring environments before the changes are syndicated to the production delivery environment.
Site testing within an authoring environment
When
testing within an authoring environment a testing server is paired
with an authoring server. The testing server simulates the delivery
environment and is used to test major changes to a website. 
System testing within a staging environment
When
testing within a staging environment, data from the authoring environment
is syndicated to a staging environment. User acceptance testing happens
in the staging environment. If all tests are passed, data is syndicated
from staging to the delivery production environment. 
Specific activities
take place in each environment.
- Authoring environment
- Create drafts
- Approve drafts
- Test changes
- Publish changes
- Syndicate live items to the staging environment
- Testing environment
- Test changes.
- Production environment
- Deliver live website.