Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 1240 on Institute for Progress page

Basics

About the Institute for Progress page

• URL: https://ifp.org/
• Tested 28 days ago by job 00v on 2026-05-04 at 17:00

About HTML element 1240

• Tag name: A
• Text: [not applicable]
• Start tag: <a href="IFP" target="_blank" title="Connect with us on Twitter">
• XPath: /html/body/footer[1]/div[2]/a[2]
• Bounding box: x = 1716, y = 4923, width = 23, height = 52

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 1240 of the Institute for Progress 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