Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated?
violation by HTML element 523 on Portland General Electric page
Basics
About the Portland General Electric page
- URL: https://portlandgeneral.com/
- Tested 38 days ago by job
9pnon 2026-04-24 at 19:42
About HTML element 523
- Tag name:
A - Text:
Investors
- Start tag:
<a class="jss201" href="https://investors.portlandgeneral.com/" aria-label="Investors" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"> - XPath:
[not obtained] - Bounding box: x = 824, y = 2610, width = 60, height = 17
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 523 of the Portland General Electric page.
- 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