Kilotest: Diagnoses of input has placeholder instead of name violation by HTML element 211 on Charity Navigator search page

Basics

About the page

• URL: https://www.charitynavigator.org/search
• Tested 3 days ago on 2026-10-07 at 19:48 by job 261007T1941-dku
• Summary of results:
  • Rule engines:
    • Called: 12
    • Were able to test: 12
    • Reported any rule violations: 12
  • Violations: 1528
  • Violators: 476
  • Issues: 67
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About the issue

• Why it matters: User cannot get reliable help on what information to enter in a form item
• Priority: high
• Related WCAG standard: 4.1.2
• Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
• Violations: 2
• Violators: 2

About the violator

• Tag name: INPUT
• Text: [not applicable]
• Start tag: <input type="text" name="q" id="search" placeholder="Search by Charity or Cause" class="form-input tw:!flex-auto tw:!flex-grow tw:!inline-block tw:!items-stretch tw:!pl-5 tw:!pr-0 tw:!py-0 tw:!ring-0 tw:!shadow-none tw:!transition-colors tw:sm:text-sm tw:!text-base tw:!text-night-sky-800 tw:!bg-white tw:!rounded-md tw:!rounded-tr-none tw:!rounded-br-none tw:!border-opacity-100 tw:!border-gray-500 tw:!border tw:hover:!bg-gray-100 tw:hover:!border-gray-500 tw:hover:!border-opacity-50 tw:!outline-none tw:focus:!ring-0 tw:focus:!bg-gray-100 tw:focus:!border-blue-400 tw:placeholder:!text-gray-600" value="" style="">
• XPath: [not obtained]
• Bounding box: x = 720, y = 66, width = 350, height = 38
• Reported by Testaro

Diagnoses

Here is how rule engines diagnose the input has placeholder instead of name issue for HTML element 211 of the Charity Navigator search page.

1. Element has a placeholder but no accessible name

   Rule engine: Testaro (CVS Health)

   Rule: phOnly