Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated?
violation by HTML element 647 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 647
- Tag name:
A - Text:
Powered by Newspack
- Start tag:
<a target="_blank" href="https://newspack.com/" class="imprint"> - XPath:
/html/body/div[1]/footer[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1] - Bounding box: x = 0, y = 0, width = 0, height = 0
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 647 of the Tradeoffs page.
- 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 - Link has a target=_blank attribute
Tool: Testaro (CVS Health)
Rule:
linkExt