Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 835 on Portland Community College page

Basics

About the Portland Community College page

• URL: https://www.pcc.edu/
• Tested 38 days ago by job ico on 2026-04-24 at 19:44

About HTML element 835

• Tag name: A
• Text: [not applicable]
• Start tag: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/PCCvideos" target="_blank" title="YouTube">
• XPath: /html/body/main[1]/div[1]/section[9]/div[4]/div[1]/div[4]/a[1]
• Bounding box: x = 1386, y = 7176, width = 70, height = 84

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 835 of the Portland Community College page.

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