Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 1078 on Metropolitan Transportation Authority page

Basics

About the Metropolitan Transportation Authority page

• URL: https://www.mta.info/
• Tested 30 days ago by job oyu on 2026-06-20 at 13:49

About HTML element 1078

• Tag name: A
• Text: Facebook Social Network Link
• Start tag: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mta/" target="_blank" class="" aria-label="Facebook Social Network Link">
• XPath: /html/body/div[1]/footer[1]/div[1]/section[1]/div[3]/ul[1]/li[3]/a[1]
• Bounding box: x = 1117, y = 4436, width = 44, height = 44

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 rule engines diagnose the tab-opening link action unstated? issue for HTML element 1078 of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority 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