Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated?
violation by HTML element 175 on Third Act page
Basics
About the Third Act page
- URL: https://thirdact.org/
- Tested 67 days ago by job
f1con 2026-03-26 at 23:59
About HTML element 175
- Tag name:
A - Text: [not applicable]
- Start tag:
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thirdactorg/" target="_blank"> - XPath:
/html/body/div[2]/header[1]/div[2]/nav[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/a[5] - 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, possibly surprising a user
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 3.2.5
Diagnoses
Here is how tools diagnose the tab-opening link action unstated?
issue for HTML element 175 of the Third Act page.
- This link should have a warning before automatically opening a new window or tab.
Tool: ASLint (eSSENTIAL Accessibility)
Rule:
links_new_window_mark - Check that this link's link text contains information indicating that the link will open in a new window.
Tool: HTML CodeSniffer (Squiz Labs)
Rule:
W-WCAG2AAA.Principle3.Guideline3_2.3_2_5.H83.3 - Link has a target=_blank attribute
Tool: Testaro (CVS Health)
Rule:
linkExt