Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 775 on EarthShare page

Here is how tools diagnose the tab-opening link action unstated? issue for HTML element 775 of the EarthShare page.

Basics

• 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
• About the EarthShare page
  • URL: https://www.earthshare.org/
  • Tested on 2026-04-02 at 14:23
• About HTML element 775
  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Facebook-f
  • Start tag: <a class="elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-facebook-f elementor-repeater-item-9758c9c" href="https://www.facebook.com/EarthShare" target="_blank">
  • XPath: /html/body/footer[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/span[2]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 441, y = 3619, width = 29, height = 29

Diagnoses

1. 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

2. Link has a target=_blank attribute

   Tool: Testaro (CVS Health)

   Rule: linkExt