Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated
violation by HTML element 957 on Centre for Effective Altruism page
Basics
About the Centre for Effective Altruism page
- URL: https://www.effectivealtruism.org/
- Tested 38 days ago by job
6gwon 2026-04-24 at 21:54
About HTML element 957
- Tag name:
A - Text:
Why this might be humanity’s most important century … Holden Karnofsky
- Start tag:
<a dir="auto" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="css-9web4w-Card-wrapper-Card-link" href="https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/s/isENJuPdB3fhjWYHd"> - XPath:
/html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/section[8]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[6]/div[1]/a[1] - Bounding box: x = 1172, y = 5334, width = 328, height = 300
About the tab-opening link action unstated
issue
- Why it matters: Following a link opens a new window, surprising a user
- Priority: high
- Related WCAG standard: 3.2.5
Diagnoses
Here is how tools diagnose the tab-opening link action unstated
issue for HTML element 957 of the Centre for Effective Altruism page.
- <p>Readers can always choose to open a link a new window. When a link forces open a new window, it can be confusing and annoying, especially for assistive device users who may wonder why their browser's "back" button is suddenly disabled.</p> <p>There are two general exceptions:</p> <ul> <li>When the user is filling out a form, and opening a link in the same window would cause them to lose their work.</li> <li>When the user is clearly warned a link will open a new window.</li> </ul> <p><strong>To fix:</strong> set this link back its default target, or add a screen-reader accessible warning (text or an icon with alt text).</p>
Tool: Editoria11y (Princeton University)
Rule:
linkNewWindow