Kilotest: Diagnoses of link names a file instead of a purpose violation by HTML element 401 on Portland State University Senior Adult Learning Center page

Basics

About the Portland State University Senior Adult Learning Center page

• URL: https://www.pdx.edu/senior-adult-learning-center/
• Tested 38 days ago by job 51z on 2026-04-24 at 20:10

About HTML element 401

• Tag name: A
• Text: https://www.pdx.edu/registration/academic-calendar
• Start tag: <a href="https://www.pdx.edu/registration/academic-calendar">
• XPath: [not obtained]
• Bounding box: x = 390, y = 2186, width = 420, height = 19

About the link names a file instead of a purpose issue

• Why it matters: User may fail to understand what a link points to
• Priority: lowest
• Related WCAG standard: 2.4.4

Diagnoses

Here is how tools diagnose the link names a file instead of a purpose issue for HTML element 401 of the Portland State University Senior Adult Learning Center page.

1. <p>This link's text is:<br> <strong>https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.pdx.edu&#x2F;registration&#x2F;academic-calendar</strong></p> <p><a href="https://webaim.org/techniques/hypertext/link_text" title="Opens in new tab" target="_blank">Links should be meaningful and concise</a>. Readers often skim by link titles. This is especially true of screen reader users, who navigate using a list of on-page links.</p> <p>A linked URL breaks this pattern; the reader has to read the preceding paragraph to figure out the link's purpose from context.</p> <ul> <li>Meaningful and concise link: "Tips for writing meaningful links"</li> <li>Linked URL, as pronounced by a screen reader: "H T T P S colon forward-slash forward-slash example dot com forward-slash tips forward-slash meaningful-links"</li> </ul>

   Tool: Editoria11y (Princeton University)

   Rule: linkTextIsURL