Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated?
violation by HTML element 645 on Tradeoffs page
Basics
About the Tradeoffs page
- URL: https://tradeoffs.org/
- Tested 30 days ago by job
5g2on 2026-06-20 at 13:59
About HTML element 645
- Tag name:
DIV - Text:
Spotify … Instagram
- Start tag:
<div class="wrapper site-info-contain"> - XPath:
/html/body/div[1]/footer[1]/div[1]/div[1] - Bounding box: x = 360, y = 7497, width = 1200, height = 45
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 645 of the Tradeoffs page.
- This link should have a warning before automatically opening a new window or tab.
Tool: ASLint (eSSENTIAL Accessibility)
Rule:
links_new_window_mark