Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 259 on New_Public page

Basics

About the New_Public page

• URL: https://newpublic.org/
• Tested 20 days ago by job 40e on 2026-05-13 at 05:28

About HTML element 259

• Tag name: A
• Text: January 25 … A survey of European AT Protocol projects, including 4 mini case-studies
• Start tag: <a href="https://newpublic.substack.com/p/the-future-of-social-media-may-be" target="_blank" class="Feed__block">
• XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/a[5]
• Bounding box: x = 40, y = 2532, width = 285, height = 229

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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 259 of the New_Public 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