1699152 - A search engine tile can no longer be added to Top Sites if its Sponsored version is active

Status: NEW

(Firefox :: Top Sites, defect, P3)

Description

[Maria Heres, inactive, contact Ecosystem QA]

[Affected versions]:

• Firefox Beta 87.0 RC (Build ID: 20210315170302)
• Firefox Nightly 88.0a1 (Build ID: 20210317095331)

[Affected Platforms]:

• Windows 10
• Linux Mint 20
• macOS 10.15

[Prerequisites]:

• Have Firefox open.
• Be enrolled in the Treatment branch of one of the TopSites Launch Phase 3 experiments or have the preferences used set. For the US version:
• browser.search.region set to US
• browser.search.experiment set to amazondotcom-adm
• browser.topsites.experiment.ebay-2020-1 set to true
• browser.partnerlink.useAttributionURL set to true
• browser.topsites.useRemoteSetting set to true
• Have the Sponsored top sites displayed.

[Steps to reproduce]:

1. Open a new tab using Firefox.
2. Open the Top Sites section menu from the “...” button.
3. Select the Add Search Engine option.
4. Click one of the search engine tiles from the same vendor as the Sponsored top sites displayed (e.g. Amazon).
5. Click the Save button.

[Expected result]:

• The Search Engine tile replaces its Sponsored version.

[Actual result]:

• The Search Engine tile is not added to Top Sites.

[Regression]:
Using Mozregression the issue seems to have been caused by: Bug 1687952
Last good revision: 7d4655478846479477d4adc44f199d4b32d7532f
First bad revision: f1a53c31c3af8ebea6f1da3a2122dd9a35b8514a
Pushlog:
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/pushloghtml?fromchange=7d4655478846479477d4adc44f199d4b32d7532f&tochange=f1a53c31c3af8ebea6f1da3a2122dd9a35b8514a

[Notes]:

• The Search Engine tile can be added if the Sponsored tile has been dismissed.
• Attached is a recording of the issue.

Comment 1

[Maria Heres, inactive, contact Ecosystem QA]

Attachment: search engine.gif