can't click to a div button selenium webdriver

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var webdriver = require('selenium-webdriver');

var driver = new webdriver.Builder().
   withCapabilities(webdriver.Capabilities.chrome()).
   build();


driver.get('https://www.tumblr.com/login');
driver.findElement(webdriver.By.id('signup_email')).sendKeys('my_username');
driver.findElement(webdriver.By.id('signup_password')).sendKeys('my_password');
driver.findElement(webdriver.By.id('signup_forms_submit')).click();

driver.wait(function(){
driver.get('https://www.tumblr.com/search/love+gifs');
},5000);

driver.wait(function(){
  driver.findElement(webdriver.By.id("post_control like")).click();
},1000);

driver.wait(function(){
  driver.findElement(webdriver.By.id("follow-text")).click();
},1000);

driver.quit();

<div class="post-info-post-tumblelog">
<div class="post-info-tumblelog">
<a class="follow_link worded-follow-button show-unfollow" data-subview="follow" href="/follow/pleasingpics" style="width: 41px;">
<div class="follow-text" title="Follow">Follow</div>
<div class="unfollow-text" title="Unfollow">Unfollow</div>
</a>
</div>
</div>

I have a Javascript code for following some accounts on Tumblr using Selenium WebDriver.

In the HTML code, there is a follow button as you can see in a class named "follow-text". But my code doesn't work, also I'm wondering that follow button is not actually a button but they've made it a clickable div class. I'm not so familiar with HTML/CSS and I'm new with Javascript and Selenium Webdriver. What's wrong with my code? Also I have to click follow buttons on different posts on the same page. I'm thinking of creating a loop but I can't even click one of them. Any help will be appreciated.

Not to be the buzzkill here, but pretty sure this would be violating Tumblr's T's & C's: "... or overloading the Services, or by scripted use of the Services in such a manner as to interfere with or create an undue burden on the Services." - 1 follow every second could be deemed spammy/a burden. — ScottMcGready
– ScottMcGready, Commented Nov 29, 2015 at 2:15
I don't know the terms & conditions but this is a part of my internship program, that's why I'm doing it because it's important for me. Time between actions could be longer than 1 sec but anyway, thank you for your comment. — Cagatay Barin
– Cagatay Barin, Commented Nov 29, 2015 at 2:20
If it's an internship, and they're asking you to do that either knowingly violating rules, or unknowingly - that's a bad sign. — ScottMcGready
– ScottMcGready, Commented Nov 29, 2015 at 2:22

Cagatay Barin · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-29 17:37:51Z

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driver.wait(function(){
  var followButton = driver.findElement(webdriver.By.xpath("/html/body/div[4]/div/div/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div/article[5]/header/div/div/div/a/div[1][@class='follow-text']"));
  followButton.click();
},1000);

This code solved my problem. I guess firebug's xpath selector gave the wrong answer to me. I changed it a lot and finally it worked. Thank you all for your help.

answered Nov 29, 2015 at 17:37

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Mr Lister · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-29 09:40:32Z

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You need to click on the parent element. Not on the div, but to the <a> -- as parent of div.

edited Nov 29, 2015 at 9:40

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answered Nov 29, 2015 at 2:19

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Cagatay Barin Over a year ago

I've tried to click the part starting with <a class="...." but it didn't work either. driver.wait(function(){ driver.findElement(webdriver.By.className("follow_link worded-follow-button show-unfollow")).click(); },1000);

Andrew Over a year ago

its because of Selenium dont work with compilations of classnames. you need to search by xpath or by "follow_link" only

Andrew Over a year ago

@ÇağatayBarın did you fix the issiu?

Cagatay Barin Over a year ago

nope, I'm trying different things like By.className or By.xpath or By.cssSelector but it's not working :(

Andrew Over a year ago

@ÇağatayBarın by class "follow_link" will work for you =) try it

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