Kilotest: Diagnoses of image link not named violation by HTML element 1459 on Open Secrets page

Basics

About the page

• URL: https://www.opensecrets.org/
• Tested 3 days ago on 2026-10-07 at 19:57 by job 261007T1941-pfb
• Summary of results:
  • Rule engines:
    • Called: 12
    • Were able to test: 12
    • Reported any rule violations: 12
  • Violations: 2429
  • Violators: 1331
  • Issues: 75
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About the issue

• Why it matters: User cannot get help understanding what a link points to
• Priority: highest
• Related WCAG standard: 2.4.4
• Reported by 3 rule engines (Editoria11y + HTML CodeSniffer + QualWeb)
• Violations: 3
• Violators: 1

About the violator

• Tag name: A
• Text: [not applicable]
• Start tag: <a href="https://www.bonfire.com/store/opensecrets/" target="_blank">
• XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[6]/section[1]/div[2]/a[1]
• Bounding box: x = 862, y = 4380, width = 748, height = 428
• Reported by Editoria11y + HTML CodeSniffer + QualWeb

Diagnoses

Here is how rule engines diagnose the image link not named issue for HTML element 1459 of the Open Secrets page.

1. <p>When a link is wrapped around an image, the image's alt text <a href="https://webaim.org/techniques/hypertext/link_text#alt_link" title="Opens in new tab" target="_blank">provides the link's title for screen readers</a>.</p> <p><strong>To fix:</strong> set this image's alternative text to something that describes the link's destination, or add text next to the image, within the link.</p>

   Rule engine: Editoria11y (Princeton University)

   Rule: altEmptyLinked

2. Img element is the only content of the link, but is missing alt text. The alt text should describe the purpose of the link.

   Rule engine: HTML CodeSniffer (Squiz Labs)

   Rule: E-WCAG2AAA.Principle1.Guideline1_1.1_1_1.H30.2

3. [failed] The image doesn't have an accessible name.

   Rule engine: QualWeb (University of Lisbon)

   Rule: QW-WCAG-T21