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
owxon 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.
- 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 - Link has a target=_blank attribute
Tool: Testaro (CVS Health)
Rule:
linkExt