Kilotest: Diagnoses of option groups not marked? violation by HTML element 917 on Sightline Institute page

Basics

About the Sightline Institute page

• URL: https://www.sightline.org/
• Tested 29 days ago by job wxv on 2026-05-03 at 17:04

About HTML element 917

• Tag name: SELECT
• Text: All Authors … Al VanderklippAnna FaheyAnna FaheyCatie GouldDan BertoletDeric GruenTed WolfEmily MooreJay LeeJennifer LangstonJesse LondonKelly TrumbullKristin EberhardLisa StifflerMaoulay AdjorloloMargaret MoralesMichael AndersenNick AbrahamRicardo PelaiShannon GrimesTarika PowellTrish Weber
• Start tag: <select id="asf-author" name="author">
• XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[1]/form[1]/div[3]/select[1]
• Bounding box: x = 0, y = 0, width = 0, height = 0

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About the option groups not marked? issue

• Why it matters: User may be unable to get help recognizing groups of options
• Priority: lowest
• Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1

Diagnoses

Here is how tools diagnose the option groups not marked? issue for HTML element 917 of the Sightline Institute page.

1. If this selection list contains groups of related options, they should be grouped with optgroup.

   Tool: HTML CodeSniffer (Squiz Labs)

   Rule: W-WCAG2AAA.Principle1.Guideline1_3.1_3_1.H85.2