Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated?
violation by HTML element 234 on EarthShare page
Basics
About the EarthShare page
- URL: https://www.earthshare.org/
- Tested 29 days ago by job
al0on 2026-05-03 at 17:03
About HTML element 234
- Tag name:
A - Text:
Check out our latest … Annual Report!
- Start tag:
<a href="https://www.earthshare.org/annual-report-2025/" target="_blank"> - XPath:
/html/body/header[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/a[1] - Bounding box: x = 0, y = 0, width = 0, height = 0
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 234 of the EarthShare 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