Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 519 on Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference page

Basics

About the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference page

• URL: https://pnsqc.org/
• Tested 28 days ago by job owx on 2026-05-04 at 16:59

About HTML element 519

• Tag name: A
• Text: RSVP:
• Start tag: <a href="https://www.meetup.com/pnw-software-quality-professionals-pnsqc/events/312975891/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="inline-flex items-center justify-center w-9 h-9 rounded-full border border-white/10 bg-white/5 hover:bg-white/10 transition-colors" aria-label="RSVP on Meetup" title="RSVP on Meetup">
• XPath: /html/body/main[1]/section[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/article[3]/div[2]/div[3]/div[1]/a[1]
• Bounding box: x = 2498, y = 2547, width = 36, 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 519 of the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference 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