Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated?
violation by HTML element 307 on Portland OR Councilor Clark bulletin 2026-05-01 page
Basics
About the Portland OR Councilor Clark bulletin 2026-05-01 page
- URL: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORPORTLAND_ENT/bulletins/41547e4
- Tested 26 days ago by job
9bgon 2026-05-06 at 19:11
About HTML element 307
- Tag name:
A - Text: [not applicable]
- Start tag:
<a class="social-sharing-link" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORPORTLAND_ENT/bulletins/41547e4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> - XPath:
/html/body/div[2]/main[1]/div[1]/aside[1]/div[1]/a[1] - Bounding box: x = 1386, y = 361, width = 48, height = 48
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 307 of the Portland OR Councilor Clark bulletin 2026-05-01 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