Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 862 on Sightline Institute page

Basics

About the Sightline Institute page

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

About HTML element 862

• Tag name: P
• Text: Press Releases
• Start tag: <p class="gb-headline gb-headline-e40efc68 gb-headline-text">
• XPath: /html/body/div[3]/footer[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/p[1]
• Bounding box: x = 1061, y = 3230, width = 153, height = 22

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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 862 of the Sightline Institute page.

1. This link should have a warning before automatically opening a new window or tab.

   Tool: ASLint (eSSENTIAL Accessibility)

   Rule: links_new_window_mark