Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 432 on Third Act page

Basics

About the Third Act page

• URL: https://thirdact.org/
• Tested 67 days ago by job f1c on 2026-03-26 at 23:59

About HTML element 432

• Tag name: A
• Text: Ohio
• Start tag: <a href="https://thirdact.org/ohio" target="_blank" class="stretched-link">
• XPath: /html/body/div[2]/main[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[9]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/a[1]
• Bounding box: x = 1418, y = 2981, 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 432 of the Third Act page.

1. This link should have a warning before automatically opening a new window or tab.

   Tool: ASLint (eSSENTIAL Accessibility)

   Rule: links_new_window_mark

2. 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

3. Link has a target=_blank attribute

   Tool: Testaro (CVS Health)

   Rule: linkExt