Setting up the A/B Test

To set up an A/B test in Umbraco Engage you need to go through a series of steps. Learn more about the required configuration is required for initating a test.

Setting up an A/B test in Umbraco Engage requires no code or need for any external tooling.

Starting A/B tests can be done in two ways:

• Initiate a Single Page, Multiple Page, or Document Type test via the Workspace View on the specific page,

• Initiate Multiple Page, Document Type, or Split URL tests via the Engage section.

Create a project

Every test must belong to a project.

To create a project:

1. Go to Engage > A/B Testing.

2. Click Add new project.

3. Enter the Name and Description of the new project.

4. Select Submit.

Create a project

Set up the test

Open the Umbraco content tree and select the A/B Tests Workspace View on the page.

You can find the A/B Tests Workspace View on each of the content items in the Content section.

Make sure that you have access to the Workspace View. These permissions can be specified per Document Types or User Groups.

When you open the Workspace View you will have an overview of all the A/B tests that are running or finished. You also have the option to Create new test.

Use the A/B Tests Workspace View to get an overview of running tests and create new ones.

Configure the A/B test

A test must belong to a project. Select an existing project with Choose in the Part of project field. To create a new project without leaving the test, select + next to Choose.

When you start a new test, you will have to specify the following:

• The Title of the test.

• Part of project.

• Description/hypothesis.

After that, you need to specify which Goal you want to measure, as it is all about optimizing for this goal. For details on how to set up a new goal, see the Goals article. Set the audience that you want to include in the test.

As a final step, you have to specify the type of test and set up the specific test. It is also possible to preview your variant from here.

An overview of all the configuration options available when setting up an A/B test.

Launching the A/B test

Once you have set everything up the test is ready to go. You can preview the final variants and check if everything set up correct.

If that is the case you can start the test immediately, or schedule it for later.

Launch the test right away, or schedule it to start at a later point.