Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 558 on GiveDirectly page

Basics

About the GiveDirectly page

• URL: https://www.givedirectly.org/
• Tested 29 days ago by job 7tm on 2026-05-03 at 17:04

About HTML element 558

• Tag name: A
• Text: “GiveDirectly uses a rigorous, data-driven model to oversee the entire transfer process end-to-end — without a middleman or partner charity.” … Read more →
• Start tag: <a class="tptn__card tptn__card--tlycs" href="https://www.thelifeyoucansave.org/best-charities/givedirectly/" target="_blank" rel="external">
• XPath: /html/body/div[1]/main[1]/div[1]/section[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[8]
• Bounding box: x = 1818, y = 2221, width = 736, height = 268

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 558 of the GiveDirectly 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