Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 426 on EarthShare page

Basics

About the EarthShare page

• URL: https://www.earthshare.org/
• Tested 29 days ago by job al0 on 2026-05-03 at 17:03

About HTML element 426

• Tag name: A
• Text: DAF Login
• Start tag: <a class="elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm" href="http://app.earthshare.org" target="_blank">
• XPath: /html/body/header[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
• Bounding box: x = 1376, y = 59, width = 144, height = 36

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 426 of the EarthShare 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