Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 515 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 515

• Tag name: A
• Text: Read the article
• Start tag: <a class="Btn is-external nobg is-null" to="[object Object]" href="https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/07/could-social-media-support-healthy-online-conversations-new_public-is-working-on-it/" target="_blank">
• XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[4]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[5]/a[1]
• Bounding box: x = 2747, y = 5782, width = 196, height = 67

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 515 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