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Quick Start Guide

3 min read Last updated: March 2026

This guide gets you from a brand-new account to your first test result in about five minutes.

1. Sign up

Create an account at qaproof.io/signup. The Free plan gives you 10 AI generations as a one-time lifetime trial and 1 monitor — enough to evaluate the product. Once you've used all 10, you'll need to upgrade to keep running tests. You can upgrade later from Settings → Billing.

2. Copy your API key

Open qaproof.io/app/api-keys and copy the key (it looks like qap_live_sk_…). The same page also shows your current AI-generation usage and monitor limit.

💡 Treat this key like a password. Anyone with it can run tests against your account quota. You can rotate it any time from the same page.

3. Install the WordPress plugin

The plugin is the fastest way to use QA Proof — it adds a QAProof menu inside your WordPress admin where you can run tests, schedule monitors, and view PDF reports.

  1. Download the plugin .zip.
  2. In WP admin, go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin, pick the file, click Install Now, then Activate.
  3. Open QAProof → Settings, paste your API key into the API Configuration field, click Save Changes.
  4. Click Test Connection — you should see "Connected! API status: ok" along with your account email and plan.

Detailed steps: Installing the WordPress plugin.

4. Run your first test

From the WP admin sidebar, open QAProof → Tests:

  1. Pick a test type — start with Visual Regression if you want to monitor a page over time, or Accessibility for a one-shot WCAG check.
  2. Enter the page URL.
  3. Click Run Test. The test takes 30–90 seconds.

When it finishes you'll see the score, summary, all detected issues with severity tags, and a side-by-side screenshot view. The result is auto-saved in Test History and you can download a PDF report from there.

What's next?

Need help?

Email support@qaproof.io — paid plans get priority response. Or browse the rest of the Help Center.