How to click any element whose xpath changes every time, I visit that page

[Pulkit Garg]

1. Go to Facebook. Com
2. Login and navigate to view profile link which is just above the edit profile link.
3. Try to click on friends link
4. The xpath changes every time I visit that page.

[gati shah]

You can use xpath with class name instead of id. 

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[Oscar Rieken]

Unless you work for facebook I would suggest not trying to automate their site you will get yourself blocked

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[Shadaab]

If you record the script through selenium IDE you will find the "xpath position" in that use those xpath to do your usecases.

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