Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated?
violation by HTML element 864 on Sightline Institute page
Basics
About the Sightline Institute page
- URL: https://www.sightline.org/
- Tested 29 days ago by job
wxvon 2026-05-03 at 17:04
About HTML element 864
- Tag name:
P - Text:
News Coverage
- Start tag:
<p class="gb-headline gb-headline-e636ff58 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[2] - Bounding box: x = 1061, y = 3257, width = 153, height = 22
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 864 of the Sightline Institute page.
- This link should have a warning before automatically opening a new window or tab.
Tool: ASLint (eSSENTIAL Accessibility)
Rule:
links_new_window_mark