Once our theme has made significant progress, it is important to test it in various scenarios with different sets of sample data to ferret out bugs and anomalies that sometimes tend to be overlooked during the design phase. In this recipe, we will be using the Devel generate module to generate test data in the form of content, taxonomy categories, and users to simulate real-world input.
It is assumed that the Devel module is available and enabled. While the Devel module itself is not a prerequisite, the Devel generate module is part of its package and should also be enabled from the module installation page. It is also assumed that the Taxonomy, Comment, and if necessary, the Path and Upload modules are enabled. Furthermore, it is recommended that multiple node types be made available to the generator to ensure that our sample data encompasses as many permutations and combinations as possible.