Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 849 on EarthShare page

Here is how tools diagnose the tab-opening link action unstated? issue for HTML element 849 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 849
  • Take me there
  • Tag name: A
  • Text: EarthShare Connect
  • Start tag: <a href="https://www.earthshare.org/earthshare-connect/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
  • XPath: /html/body/footer[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/p[1]/a[4]
  • Bounding box: x = 594, y = 3771, width = 145, height = 18

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