Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 509 on Next Generation Playground page

Basics

About the Next Generation Playground page

• URL: https://www.playnextgeneration.com/
• Tested 14 days ago by job cg9 on 2026-05-18 at 15:01

About HTML element 509

• Tag name: A
• Text: [not applicable]
• Start tag: <a data-testid="linkElement" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/playnextgen/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="twXk19" aria-label="Linkedin">
• XPath: [not obtained]
• Bounding box: x = 1711, y = 2733, width = 25, height = 25

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 509 of the Next Generation Playground 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