Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated
violation by HTML element 149 on Oregon Museum of Science and Industry page
Basics
About the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry page
- URL: https://omsi.edu/
- Tested 20 days ago by job
42won 2026-05-12 at 23:14
About HTML element 149
- Tag name:
A - Text:
Read more about these purposes
- Start tag:
<a class="cmplz-link cmplz-external cmplz-read-more-purposes tcf external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://cookiedatabase.org/tcf/purposes/" aria-label="Read more about TCF purposes on Cookie Database"> - XPath:
/html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[4]/ul[1]/li[4]/a[1] - Bounding box: x = 0, y = 0, width = 0, height = 0
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 149 of the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry 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