Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 485 on Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference page

Here is how tools diagnose the tab-opening link action unstated? issue for HTML element 485 of the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference 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 Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference page
  • URL: https://pnsqc.org/
  • Tested on 2026-04-02 at 14:53
• About HTML element 485
  • Take me there
  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Read previous letters
  • Start tag: <a href="https://pnsqcnewsletter.substack.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-pnsqc-gold hover:text-pnsqc-gold-light transition-colors underline underline-offset-2">
  • XPath: /html/body/section[5]/div[1]/div[1]/p[2]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1015, y = 3201, width = 136, height = 17

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